Lead Nurse / Practitioner - CAMHS Groups

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic Nurse, OT, or Social Worker to lead therapeutic groups for young people within a new CAMHS initiative. The role requires a strong background in mental health treatment and effective collaboration with other professionals. The position offers opportunities for development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

Health service discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to assess, plan, deliver treatment and evaluate care packages.
• Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the delivery of high-quality day service support for young people.
• Develop effective care pathways for children and young people.

Skills

Knowledge of mental health disorders within children

Effective communication skills

Skills in risk assessment and management of self-harm

Education

HCPC registered Occupational Therapist

Qualification in therapeutic modality

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Nurse, OT or Social Worker who is keen to plan and run a varied therapeutic group programme.

This is a newly commissioned role that has been developed to support the emerging group programme across CAMHS from new investment into the service. The post holder will lead, with the support of the team manager, in the planning of, and running of a range of therapeutic groups to meet the needs of the service, co-facilitating groups with clinicians and peer support workers from the wider service.

There is a lot of scope for personal and professional development within the service supported by our leadership team and training and development lead.

The group programme will be a mix of a face to face and virtual offer, the ability to travel across the County is essential.

Main duties of the job

• Co-ordinate the delivery of high quality day service support for young people and their families, utilising knowledge and skills for interpretation, analysis of patients' needs and care planning.
• Promote and conform to the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Policy and Procedure for safeguarding children, and national guidelines.
• Ensure effective joint working between agencies and professionals and effective information sharing to safeguard children and young people.
• Have an understanding of, coordinate the delivery of and provide a range of interventions such as family work, solution focussed therapy, cognitive therapy, behavioural management, individual counselling and group work
• Access supervision to support practice development.
• Liaise with other professionals, offer consultation and joint working to provide early interventions in and prevention of mental health problems in young people.
• Develop effective care pathways for children and young people.
• Work within the Multi-Disciplinary pathway team to offer and access supervision and support to ensure good practice.
• Practice and demonstrate knowledge that promotes child protection and the rights of the child.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

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CAMHS offers a high level of supervision and development for our staff.

The service works on a locality-based model to ensure strong team working and high levels of locality knowledge.

As a practitioner, the post holder will work in partnership with the CAMHS leadership team, Medical Consultants and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure the highest level of clinical practice in assessment, case management, care coordination and treatment.

You will be required to ensure that the best evidence-based care is given to children, young people and their families, within the resources available to the service.

There will be an emphasis upon working with complex presenting difficulties and multi-agency networks.

We welcome applicants with transferable skills from other areasof practiceand through the delivery of robust supervision and training opportunities we will aim to develop your knowledge, skills and experiencewithin a CAMHS IAPT Service.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk websiteSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist
• Qualification in therapeutic modality

Skills

• Knowledge and understanding of mental health disorders within children
• Ability to assess, plan and deliver treatment and evaluate care packages.
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written.
• Skills in risk assessment and management of self harm.

Transport

• Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum, pro rata