Job summary
This post will form part of the CAMHS senior leadership team in Bedfordshire and Luton and will be responsible for the delivery of the highest standards of care and services for children and young people.
The post holder will be a senior clinician from a core CAMHS non-medical discipline and will be accountable for the clinical leadership and management of the Countywide Bedfordshire and Luton Looked after Children’s Team. The post is open to all disciplines including psychology, family therapy, nursing, social work, creative therapies.
Main duties of the job
This is a community-based post across the county, leading on the delivery of a flexible, trauma-informed and evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments, including group-work to children who are in care and their caring systems, in Luton. The post holder will also lead on the delivery of interventions such as consultation, triage, training, and other forms of support to the professional networks working with children in care, supporting and informing on the trauma-based care for the children and young people, and their caring networks, helping to develop a systems of care and trauma-informed approach with partner agencies. The post holder would need to ensure the county-wide team has robust training, consultative and highly specialist evidence-informed assessment to treatment packages in place, and a readiness to assess mental illness, risk and resiliency in young people, using a contextualized formulation approach. The role would include working on an individual, family or group basis and providing consultations to social workers and foster carers, training and contributing to group programs and supervision within the team.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people’s lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Date posted
18 November 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
£67,064 to £77,274 a year per annum pro rota
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
363-SSLB4781238
Job locations
Bedford & Luton
Rush Court & Charter House
Bedford & Luton
MK40 3JT
Job description
Job responsibilities
The county-wide LAC Team provides highly specialist therapeutic interventions to children, adolescents and their families from a wide range of social and ethnic backgrounds, whose complex problems cause moderate to high levels of concern to themselves, their parents/carers, professionals and the wider community. The team also works closely with the locality CAMHS teams to provide a seamless multi-disciplinary service across the pathways of support, depending on need.
Please see JD attached
Job description
Job responsibilities
The county-wide LAC Team provides highly specialist therapeutic interventions to children, adolescents and their families from a wide range of social and ethnic backgrounds, whose complex problems cause moderate to high levels of concern to themselves, their parents/carers, professionals and the wider community. The team also works closely with the locality CAMHS teams to provide a seamless multi-disciplinary service across the pathways of support, depending on need.
Please see JD attached
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
Degree level study or equivalent / Further post degree qualification
Current Registration with appropriate professional body e.g. ACP/ HPC / UKCP / NMC
Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy Honours degree. Postgraduate Diploma / MA in Psychoanalytical Observational Studies or recognised equivalent. Masters in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Child & Adolescent. or Clinical/Counselling Psychology Honours degree. Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. or Family & Systemic Psychotherapy Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession such as Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Nursing or Counselling. Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT agreed equivalent or Community Mental Health Nursing Registered Mental Health Nurse (Part 3/8/13 or 15 of the NMC Register) ENB 998 or equivalent Educated to master degree level in CAMHS related area
Relevant specialist training or qualifications – with substantive psychological therapy training relevant to CAMHS
Leadership / management training
Specific therapeutic modality training and qualification e.g. CBT, DBT, IPT etc.
Specific training in multiagency consultation
Parenting qualification and parenting supervision qualification.
Experience
Essential
Experience of providing senior clinical leadership
Experience of supervising and line managing in a multidisciplinary / multiagency context
Experience of contributing to service developments
Experience of representing the service a multi-agency strategic planning level groups
Experience of partnership working with other agencies
Experience of multiagency consultation and organising and delivering training and presentations
Experience of performance managing staff within HR processes
Significant post-qualification experience including substantial multidisciplinary experience of working with children, adolescents, families and groups
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups that reflect the full range of clinical severity
Significant experience of risk assessment and risk management
Experience of working with safeguarding issues and contributing to training within a safeguarding environment
Experience of working in a multicultural environment
Experience of effective working with multidisciplinary Pathways and other agencies
Experience of taking part in a range of quality initiatives to develop practice
Experience in the use of routine outcome monitoring Experience of managing healthcare assurance systems
Desirable
Experience of service user involvement
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS and children in care
Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS and children in care
In depth knowledge of specialist CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions of children in care
Knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation relevant to children in care
Ability to provide senior clinical leadership and management across disciplines
Ability to take a lead in service developments
Ability to liaise and consult with other agencies effectively
Skills in project management
A high level of clinical skill
Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings.
Ability to use highly specialist skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance
Ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals, in accordance with professional ethics guidelines and Trust policies
Ability to compare and select form a range of treatment options, based on formulation
Ability to supervise clinically at an advanced level
Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload and support other staff in the same
Ability to contribute to service management and service development at a senior level
Ability to provide a culturally competent service
Ability to work flexibly across service boundaries and to adapt approach according to need
Ability to innovate on the basis of theoretical knowledge
IT skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Ability to record and report on clinical information
Financial management and analysis skills
Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presentations
Advanced knowledge within own clinical discipline and sufficient knowledge of other disciplines / modalities to provide overall psychological therapies leadership
Broad theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of highly complex facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations
Knowledge of clinical risk management systems and processes
Up to date knowledge of NICE and other best practice guidelines
Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for the CAMHS client group
Knowledge, understanding and clinical experience with people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation, social exclusion and marginalisation
Knowledge of current developments within CAMHS, in particular CYP IAPT
Understanding of equality of opportunity and related policies and procedures
Desirable
Knowledge of quality improvement techniques
Knowledge of routine outcome monitoring (ROMS)
Other
Essential
Ability to manage the multiple demands of a senior role
Ability to motivate and inspire others
Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and to hold the stress of others
Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. Willing to negotiate and can handle confrontation effectively and professionally
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
Degree level study or equivalent / Further post degree qualification
Current Registration with appropriate professional body e.g. ACP/ HPC / UKCP / NMC
Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy Honours degree. Postgraduate Diploma / MA in Psychoanalytical Observational Studies or recognised equivalent. Masters in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Child & Adolescent. or Clinical/Counselling Psychology Honours degree. Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. or Family & Systemic Psychotherapy Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession such as Social Work, Clinical Psychology, Nursing or Counselling. Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT agreed equivalent or Community Mental Health Nursing Registered Mental Health Nurse (Part 3/8/13 or 15 of the NMC Register) ENB 998 or equivalent Educated to master degree level in CAMHS related area
Relevant specialist training or qualifications – with substantive psychological therapy training relevant to CAMHS
Leadership / management training
Specific therapeutic modality training and qualification e.g. CBT, DBT, IPT etc.
Specific training in multiagency consultation
Parenting qualification and parenting supervision qualification.
Experience
Essential
Experience of providing senior clinical leadership
Experience of supervising and line managing in a multidisciplinary / multiagency context
Experience of contributing to service developments
Experience of representing the service a multi-agency strategic planning level groups
Experience of partnership working with other agencies
Experience of multiagency consultation and organising and delivering training and presentations
Experience of performance managing staff within HR processes
Significant post-qualification experience including substantial multidisciplinary experience of working with children, adolescents, families and groups
Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups that reflect the full range of clinical severity
Significant experience of risk assessment and risk management
Experience of working with safeguarding issues and contributing to training within a safeguarding environment
Experience of working in a multicultural environment
Experience of effective working with multidisciplinary Pathways and other agencies
Experience of taking part in a range of quality initiatives to develop practice
Experience in the use of routine outcome monitoring Experience of managing healthcare assurance systems
Desirable
Experience of service user involvement
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS and children in care
Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS and children in care
In depth knowledge of specialist CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions of children in care
Knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation relevant to children in care
Ability to provide senior clinical leadership and management across disciplines
Ability to take a lead in service developments
Ability to liaise and consult with other agencies effectively
Skills in project management
A high level of clinical skill
Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings.
Ability to use highly specialist skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance
Ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals, in accordance with professional ethics guidelines and Trust policies
Ability to compare and select form a range of treatment options, based on formulation
Ability to supervise clinically at an advanced level
Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload and support other staff in the same
Ability to contribute to service management and service development at a senior level
Ability to provide a culturally competent service
Ability to work flexibly across service boundaries and to adapt approach according to need
Ability to innovate on the basis of theoretical knowledge
IT skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Ability to record and report on clinical information
Financial management and analysis skills
Excellent communication skills, including report writing and presentations
Advanced knowledge within own clinical discipline and sufficient knowledge of other disciplines / modalities to provide overall psychological therapies leadership
Broad theoretical knowledge base in the analysis of highly complex facts or situations to arrive at appropriate formulations
Knowledge of clinical risk management systems and processes
Up to date knowledge of NICE and other best practice guidelines
Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for the CAMHS client group
Knowledge, understanding and clinical experience with people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation, social exclusion and marginalisation
Knowledge of current developments within CAMHS, in particular CYP IAPT
Understanding of equality of opportunity and related policies and procedures
Desirable
Knowledge of quality improvement techniques
Knowledge of routine outcome monitoring (ROMS)
Other
Essential
Ability to manage the multiple demands of a senior role
Ability to motivate and inspire others
Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and to hold the stress of others
Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. Willing to negotiate and can handle confrontation effectively and professionally
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).
Additional information
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).
