CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner

Your role in the Children in Care team will be: + To provide a specialist clinical service for Looked after Children, young people and their carers and adopted children and their parents. + To provide advice and consultation on colleagues from other agencies and to other, non professional carers, working autonomously within their professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. + To participate in audit, policy and service development within the specialist area of the Children and Young People in Care team (CAMHS). + To be an important member of the Looked after Children team whose therapeutic approach integrates the attachment, systemic, cognitive and psychoanalytical traditions and practice., We are a team that prides itself on creative, innovative and evidenced based approaches to our work with service users and carers and value a supportive and reflective culture in the work environment. The team is embedded within the core CAMHS team which is one of four CAMHS teams in the Trust. Each CAMHS team is a large, dynamic and successful CAMHs service comprising of a broad spectrum of disciplines and a long tradition of effective multidisciplinary and interagency working. Each of the four teams also has a specialist Children in Care Team. Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an organisation that cares for their staff. There are various offers to encourage staff to look after their emotional wellbeing and mental health. The Trust have a staff app that lists discounts that staff have access to in the high street. There is a monthly CPD training event offered to all CAMHS practitioners and an opportunity to attend case discussions and reflective practice. CPD and training is recognised as an important part of professional development and this is considered in a yearly appraisal., + Act as a source of advanced clinical knowledge and skills in the Child in care team for professionals within the service and other relevant professionals in the field of child and adolescent services. + To support the Dudley CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA)/Duty System as requested by the service manager + Act as a leading source of advanced clinical knowledge and skill in the child in care team, working collaboratively with health, education and social services with 'Children and Young People in Care'. + Accept referrals for looked after children and young people and their carers on the basis of urgency, complexity, experience and professional interest, as part of the Children and Young People in Care team. + Take responsibility for the management of a clinical caseload, acting as key worker if appropriate. + Provide comprehensive, highly specialist assessment of mental health needs, implement and evaluate therapeutic programmes of care within an appropriate environment. + Contribute to meetings regarding service planning, development and the contribution to client care. + Manage workload and manage time effectively. + To promote user/carer involvement in all aspects of care planning whilst respecting their individual rights. + Act as an advanced source of knowledge for consultation, supervision and training of junior staff and other professionals. + Contribute to the teaching of evidence-based practice for other professionals. + Maintain accurate records in accordance with Record Keeping Policies. + Provide clinical supervision for professionals within the Children in Care Team and wider CAMHS if necessary. + Ensure own supervision is sought regularly and within professional guidelines. + To work in conjunction with the service manager and Divisional Clinical Lead in developing policies and protocols for the Children and Young People in Care Team. + To work in conjunction with the Division Clinical Lead to provide good quality care and evidence based practice for the Children and Young People in Care Team. + Ensure attendance at mandatory training and keep up to date on the latest legislation e.g. Mental Health Act, Children Act, Data Protection Act and Human Rights Act. + Adhere to Safeguarding Guidelines and agency procedures. + Adhere to the policies of Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. + Ensure that service delivery meets agreed quality standards/contract agreements. + Monitor service/care delivery. + Provide relevant information regarding data, statistics, and caseload management and patient case notes as required. + Exchange information to solve problems and make decisions. + To regularly attend team meetings. + To regularly attend clinical and management supervision. + To undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of this post in order to provide a quality service.

• Please Note that Internal at Risk Employees will be given preference for this position
We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward for this vacancy at any time should we receive an overwhelming response of applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post. If you do not hear from the recruitment 4 weeks within the advertised closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful at the shortlisting stage. Please ensure that you check your emails on a regular basis for any recruitment updates regarding this vacancy. If you are not successful at the shortlisting stage and would like feedback, please contact the Recruitment Team directly for feedback. The salary range quoted is as per NHS Agenda for Change pay structures. This is based on the number of years' working directly within the NHS at the advertised pay band. Experience gained with other NHS Trusts will apply, but candidates without prior experience working direct for the NHS would normally be appointed at the lowest point unless they can demonstrate the equivalent experience and then be eligible for incremental increases in future years. Successful applicants for clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the national Care Certificate qualification and will be supported to attain this once in post. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities, providing opportunities for flexible working and is a non-smoking organisation. As a Trust we are passionate about Anti-Racism, Disability Inclusion, and LGBTQ+ Equality, and are committed to diversifying our staff team in all areas and at all levels of seniority to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. Therefore, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from people who belong to a minority or marginalised community, including from Black and Asian, Disabled (including hidden disabilities such as Neurodiversity, Mental Health, etc), or Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans or Queer (LGBTQ+) people. Furthermore, Disabled applicants have the option of requesting that their application is considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). Please indicate your intention to apply under the GIS in the relevant section of your application. Regardless of whether you participate in the scheme or have shared a disability, you will be provided the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments to the interview process at each stage of the recruitment process. Due to the nature of the work some posts may be subject to a Standard Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences.

We are excited to offer an opportunity, to someone who is passionate and skilled with working with children and young people in the looked after system and have experienced significant attachment and trauma, to join our newly developed Children in Care team at Dudley CAMHS. The post is a band 6 post and is open to any professional who has a qualification and experience in a mental health related subject such as a mental health nurse, occupation therapist, social worker etc. We especially welcome colleagues from the creative arts back ground who also have additional skills they can bring. We are seeking a someone who can bring skills, experience and enthusiasm to meet the needs of children/ young people with complex mental health needs. You will need to be appropriately qualified and registered with your professional body i.e. RCN, HCPC, BASW, BABCP or an equivalent body, and be adhering to the relevant code of ethics and practice.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country. Across the whole of the region we provide: + Adult and older adult mental health services + Specialist learning disability services + Mental health services for children and young people + Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving. We currently employ over 4,000 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone's life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.