Senior CAMHS SPA Practitioner

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; London; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Senior CAMHS SPA Practitioner to join their innovative team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on the mental health needs of children and young people. You will play a pivotal role in assessing and managing complex cases, ensuring that families receive the best possible care. With a commitment to professional development and a supportive work environment, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in mental health care. Enjoy flexible working patterns and a range of benefits that prioritize your well-being.

Benefits

Excellent NHS Pension Scheme

Generous Maternity/Paternity Leave

Flexible Working Options

Up to 27 Days Annual Leave

Health and Wellbeing Support

Free Flu Vaccinations

Lease Car Options

Salary Sacrifice Bikes

Qualifications

• First level professional qualification in mental health or related field.
• Extensive post-registration experience in mental health settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard clinical expertise in assessment and treatment.
• Develop clinical care pathways and quality standards.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Risk Management

Multi-agency Collaboration

Clinical Expertise

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Mental Health Nursing/Social Work

Professional Registration with HCPC/NMC

Job description

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Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

About

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust provides physical and mental health care, learning disability and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis including perinatal, eating disorder and forensic services. We deliver out-of-area sexual health services, and our Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.

As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.

We Have a Wide Range Of Exciting Opportunities For People Looking To Work In a Truly Integrated NHS Organisation. By Joining MPFT You Will Become Part Of a Team Who Are Empowered And Supported To Deliver Care In a Way Which Is Consistent With Our Values

• Putting people at the heart of what we do
• Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
• Delivering better health, better care in partnership
  
  

Contact

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Key details

Location

SiteAnglesey HouseTownRugeleyPostcodeWS15 1ULMajor / Minor RegionStaffordshire

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHours22.5 hours per week

• Part time
• Flexible working
  
  

Salary

Salary£46,148 - £52,809 Pro RotaSalary periodYearlyGrade(NHS AfC: Band 7)

Specialty

Main areaSPA Practitioner

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity available within our CAMHS Single Point of Access team (CAMHS SPA) for a Band 7 Senior CAMHS SPA Practitioner.

Our CAMHS SPA is a new development that provides a single point of access for children and families accessing our mental health services across our South Staffordshire localities. This service aims are to process, assess and determine the mental health needs of children and young people (CYP) to ensure their needs are met with the correct service provision through liaison and multi-agency working.

The SPA is first point of clinical contact for CYP, families and referrers and offers consultation and advice prior to referral and during the triage phase.

The SPA is a multi-disciplinary team with strong links to wider CYP Mental Health, Health and Social Care services.

Our service is developing to consult with our colleagues across Health, Education and Social Care, working with our partners across South Staffordshire and neighbouring areas, to promote preventative support and develop ease of access to all services within our areas.

The CAMHS SPA is part of the Children and Families Single Point of Access (CaFSPA). The CaFSPA is currently in phase 1 of this new service development, with plans for this to grow and merge with wider childrens services to create a front door service.

This role is based in the SPA office in Rugeley and also has the opportunity of a hybrid working pattern.

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The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner providing a holistic approach to provide a high standard of clinical expertise in the assessment, planning treatment education and advice given to patients, carers and other health and social care professionals.

The post holder will have ongoing responsibilities for the implementation and evaluation of the CaFSPA process, alongside assessment of young people care where there is a greater complexity of need

This role will require excellent risk assessment and management skills in relation to positive risk taking and decision making to enable safe and effective responses to CYP and their families, primarily by telephone.

The post holder will play an integral role in developing clinical care pathways and quality standards within the CaFSPA, alongside participating in the delivery of the agreed aims and objectives of the service and identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.

They will assist in the delivery of a high standard of care to service users referred to the service. They will implement agreed systems for the monitoring of effectiveness of care. They will participate in the education and management of junior staff.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rate s
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
  
  

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further information about this role please contact Michael Cartwright CAMHS SPA Team Lead Email - [email protected] or call 0808 178 0611

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First level (Degree or higher diploma) professional Nursing / AHP / Social Work / Therapy qualification in mental health, Social Work, Nursing AHP with demonstrable knowledge and continuous post qualified experience/professional development
• Conforms to Professional governing body requirements
• Professional registration with HCPC, NMC or UKCP equivalent
• Extensive and robust Post-registration experience in a mental health setting
• Evidence of formal courses and training to a masters equivalent level.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with children experiencing mental health related difficulties
• Experience of working within CAMHS Setting
• Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting.
• Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary /multi agency teams
• Experience of making decisions autonomously whilst working with people and families in the community setting
• Experience of assessing and managing complex needs including risk within a structured framework such as CPA/Safeguarding Children frameworks
  
  

Documents

• SNR SPA practitioner (, 167.6)DOCXKB
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

NameMichael CartwrightJob titleCAMHS SPA Team LeadEmail address [email protected]Telephone number0800 178 0611

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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