Job Summary
Do you want to be part of a service that offers support and understanding to children and young people at one of the most crucial moments in their life?
We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring individual with a passion for improving care for young people with mental health difficulties to join our Swindon CAMHS team and support our Swindon CAMHS Liaison team. You will work closely with the CAMHS Mental Health Liaison Lead and CAMHS Practitioners covering the Mental Health Liaison at the local acute hospital, Great Western Hospital, and MDT colleagues in Swindon CAMHS.
You will work with children and young people who come to hospitals and need mental health assessment and support. In this role every day is different and you will be working with multidisciplinary teams of healthcare professionals and mental health clinicians.
Main duties of the job
This role will be based at the Great Western Hospital Swindon and Swindon CAMHS.
You will offer emotional support to children, adolescents and/or their parents who are in mental health crisis or those with mental health difficulties who are being supported on the paediatric ward and Emergency Department.
You will also work with the wider Swindon CAMHS Community team, including Eating disorder team and Learning Disability CAMHS to support assessments and interventions for children and young people referred to CAMHS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Five GCSEs at grade C/level 5
Desirable
- CPD in the area of children and young people’s mental health.
- A Levels, relevant Higher Education qualifications
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems.
- An ability to apply existing psychological knowledge to a mental health context.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the developmental emotional challenges for children and young people
- Experience of using ROMs
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with service users with mental health difficulties.
Desirable
- Experience of working as a support worker or an assistant psychologist.
- Experience of working with children and adolescents.
- Experience of working in an NHS mental health setting or acute hospital setting.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 10 October 2024
