Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and personal specification attached. 

Essential
Appropriate professional registered qualification e.g. RMN or equivalent qualification and membership of a registered statutory body e.g. NMC.
Post basic qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health or relevant experience to master's level or equivalent
Qualification in teaching/supervision and mentoring of students
To have undertaken statutory child safeguarding training or be willing to prior to commencement of the post.
Further training/qualification in psychological therapies e.g. family therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, group work
Desirable
NMP qualification Sign-off mentor training CPA and/or EHAF training
Further or non-statutory child safeguarding children training
Further or non-statutory vulnerable adults safeguarding training
Experience
Essential
Extensive experience of working therapeutically at Band 6 (or equivalent/ above) with children and young people and families within a Community CAMHS setting using a range of clinical interventions appropriate to the needs of users of the service which are evidence based.
Extensive experience of working with young people and their families who have experienced a range of mental health problems (Including psychotic illness, eating disorders, depressive disorders, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders)
Care co-ordinating care plans.
Extensive experience of risk assessment and risk management. To demonstrate ability to carry out highly competent clinical assessments including mental state assessments and risk assessments and develop a formulation of their problems.
An ability to apply a crisis management approach to complex clinical situations.
Extensive experience of multi agency working including education, health and social care.
Experience of providing clinical supervision in relation to complex cases to junior staff and peers.
Delivering consultation within CAMHS and other agencies.
Experience of audit, research and analytical skills.
Demonstrates experience of providing care that is sensitive to the needs of minority groups.
An ability to manage and contain the anxiety of other professionals.
Extensive experience of involvement: communicating with service users/carers to reflect on and develop services.
Demonstration of leadership skills within CAMHS.
Desirable
Working within the Tier system of CAMHS
Knowledge
Essential
Understanding and working knowledge of the CAMHS system.
Understanding of attachment and early developmental issues Knowledge and experience of the provision of mental health assessment for young people.
Working knowledge and experience of the provision of therapeutic approaches and interventions with children, young people and their families.
Knowledge of other agencies systems e.g. AMH, Social Care
Working knowledge and experience of relevant legislation regarding young people.
Extensive knowledge of complex mental health difficulties that affect children, young people and the impact on their families/carers.
Working knowledge and experience of safeguarding policies and procedures.
Desirable
Knowledge of the key strategies and policies affecting child and adolescent mental health services including Standard 9 of the National Service Framework, Every Child Matters, National CAMHS Review
More recently the crisis care concordat and 'our future in mind'
Knowledge of how these are located into a wider strategic picture of child health and well-being.
Skills
Essential
Ability to work autonomously whilst being able to work as an integral part of the MDT.
Ability to utilise electronic data recording systems.
To be able to prioritise work load.
To maintain accurate case records in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust policies and procedures.
Advanced skills in communicating highly complex and sensitive information to young people and their families/carers.
The ability to communicate highly complex clinical issues to large groups of professionals.
Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with young people and their families, clinical peers and other professionals.
Ability to recognise and act upon issues relating to equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice.
Contractual Requirements
Essential
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.