Job Summary
Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for 1 Band 6 Primary Mental Health Worker (CAMHS clinician) to join the South East locality based in Blyth and covering the South East locality .
The aim of this post is to expand our current early intervention and prevention service to children and young people within the County. The role will provide targeted evidenced based interventions to support those with moderate mental health needs, in the ‘getting help sector ‘of the Thrive model.
We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician who is committed to delivering innovative ways of working, building on the success of our PMHW core offers and our mental health in school teams in trailblazer schools across the County – both supporting our early help / prevention offers.
This post will be based in the Family Hub in Blyth , to promote closer working with our universal services .We will ensure we consider suitable arrangements are made to your work and home base to guarantee suitable travel expenses are provided to support in this role.
We support a blended /hybrid model of office and home working to promote flexible working recognising the value of home life balance.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 you will demonstrate an ability to deliver a direct clinical role, providing triage assessment and brief evidence-based interventions to children, young people, their families and carers, in an accessible and non-stigmatising environment.
With a strong emphasis on partnership working, this role will include building strong links with a range of universal, targeted and specialist services. Support, advice and education will also be provided to a range of universal services though a telephone and group-based consultation models, teaching and training and multi-agency forums and pathways to improve access and capacity building across the wider system.
As Band 6 you will provide clinical and case management supervision to Band 5 Primary Mental Health Workers within the service. We are also committed to promoting continued professional development through access to a range of training opportunities. High quality internal and external peer and individual clinical supervisions are provided.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support and strengthen Universal services through building capacity and capability within the extended community services partnership of staff, (e.g. Health, Social Care, Education, Voluntary sector) in relation to early identification of and intervention with childrens mental health needs.
Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community, in line with national and local policy and guidance.
Provide a direct service to children, young people and their families in an accessible and non stigmatizing environment.
Build and maintain strong links with specialist CAMHS services , promoting good quality and appropriate referrals into this service.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification ie: 1st level registered Nurse, O.T, Psychologist, social worker or equivalent professional qualification
- Post graduate / post registration qualification or equivalent qualification and /or experience eg level 6 or above qualification appropriate to CAMHs ie counselling, CYP IAPT , qualified teacher status
- Registered Mentor or willingness to complete certificate within 6-12 months of appointment (required for those who are NMC registered)
- Degree in route appropriate to CAMHS/child health or equivalent portfolio
Desirable
- Specific therapeutic models e.g. CBT
- Recognised teaching/training qualification or evidence of equivalent experience
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Post qualification experience including working successfully with children and young people mental health needs.
- Providing clinical supervision to staff working with children aged 0-19
- Evidence of innovative practice
- Working knowledge of policy and guidance relevant to CAMHS and child health, e.g. Child Protection
Desirable
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Other
Essential
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
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: 13 January 2025
