CAMHS Intensive Community Support Team Practitioner
Job Description
Job summary
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic and motivated clinician to work within RDaSH's CYP Intensive Community Support Team. The successful candidate will be offered an induction period in order to settle into the role, along with further training and development such as DBT-A, Solution Focused Therapy and Systemic Therapy in order to deliver community based interventions to our young people who require intensive support.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Children and Young People's Intensive Community Support Team, working across Rotherham, Doncaster & South Humber. The team has been under development over the last 12 months and has established foundations, and the successful candidate will be part of future service development in order to uplift our offer and deliver excellent care.
The service will operate flexibly over 7 days per week to provide intensive support for a shared caseload of CYP in a range of settings. Team members will be required to work flexibly to meet the requirements of the service.
Main duties of the job
Clinical knowledge and relevant experience of assessing and managing risk within a mental health or social care setting, admission avoidance, care planning and delivering therapeutic interventions is essential, however continuing support and development opportunities will be provided. Professional registration with HCPC, Social Work England or the NMC is required.
Key components of the role include comprehensive mental health risk assessment, crisis contingency plans, care planning and working towards individualised goals. You will work collaboratively to promote safety and support young people and their family/carers through face-to-face work, via phone and by utilising technology. The post also involves liaison with other services and external agencies to ensure effective pathways of care.
This is an extremely rewarding but challenging role. You will be working as part of a team, and you will need a high level of emotional resilience to support young people and families at times of distress. You may also be required to work alone at times and need to prioritise work to be flexible to meet the needs of the service. Due to the geographical area covered it is also essential that you have the ability to travel in order to attend assessments, these may be across the whole RDaSH footprint of Rotherham, Doncaster and Scunthorpe
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional Nursing qualification or Occupational Therapist qualification or Social Work with current registration
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with young people with complex mental health problems and working with children and families in particular
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
Address
Flying Scotsman
St Sepulchre Gate West
Doncaster
DN1 3AP
