Job summary
Do you want to be part of an award winning, innovative, forward thinking, young people’s crisis service?
Are you are dedicated and passionate clinician who wants to be part of defining the future of crisis intervention for young people in Hertfordshire?
Following additional investment into the service we are now developing a 24/7 crisis support which includes, community and hospital based assessments, therapeutic intervention packages, telephone crisis line, parent/carer support, psycho-education and prevention.
We are looking for experienced CAMHS clinicians (Social Workers, Nurses or Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, etc) to join our service as a Senior Practitioner in the team.
This is a patient facing team – however we value the importance of work life balance and will consider flexi working for hours to suit around family life.
Main duties of the job
With support from Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists you will provide one to one working and assessment, case discussion and support to CCATT clinicians who undertake urgent assessments and follow up appointments of children and young people, and their families, in crisis. You will ensure that a thorough assessment and risk formulation has been completed and that a robust safety and support plan has been created before allowing the young person to be discharged from the acute setting.
This role has recently been expanded across the team and so will enable individual’s strengths to thrive across an array of areas:
- Duty working
- Shift leading
- Supervising and supporting more junior clinicians in the team
- Autonomous working, including out of hours and/or in hours opportunities
- Leading high risk and/or complex assessments and interventions of young people referred to the service.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers – everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Job description
Job responsibilities
The C-CATT team is an award winning (2022 Team of the Year for HPFT), multi-disciplinary and values this variety and wealth of experience and approach and the whole team works closely together to support young people’s mental health outcomes across Hertfordshire.
The role will involve undertaking Duty shifts and leading the community shift, ensuring the team are safe and supported. Training others will be part of the role as well as forming close working relationships with partner agencies.
We are looking for someone who takes a positive risk management approach and who is able to work as part of a united and supportive multi-disciplinary team.
Experience in or transferable skills for crisis working, CAMHs, brief therapeutic techniques and interventions such as CBT, Solution Focused, DBT and mindfulness techniques will be essential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The C-CATT team is an award winning (2022 Team of the Year for HPFT), multi-disciplinary and values this variety and wealth of experience and approach and the whole team works closely together to support young people’s mental health outcomes across Hertfordshire.
The role will involve undertaking Duty shifts and leading the community shift, ensuring the team are safe and supported. Training others will be part of the role as well as forming close working relationships with partner agencies.
We are looking for someone who takes a positive risk management approach and who is able to work as part of a united and supportive multi-disciplinary team.
Experience in or transferable skills for crisis working, CAMHs, brief therapeutic techniques and interventions such as CBT, Solution Focused, DBT and mindfulness techniques will be essential.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Qualification in one of the following and current full professional registration as relevant to the specific profession: ? – Registered RNMH/RNLD/RMN ? – Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology or its equivalent prior to 1996, as accredited by the BPS, or fully completed training as a counselling psychologist) ? – Systemic or Family Therapist (Masters/Doctoral level qualification with post-graduate qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession) ? – Social Worker or recognised earlier equivalent qualification to practice such as CQSW, Dip
- Specialist knowledge or training in CBT, DBT or Solution Focused Techniques
- Evidence of CPD
Areas Of Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Post qualification experience in a CAMHS team or related area, or several years experience prior to qualification, with experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems and knowledge of a range of clinical interventions with children/adolescents and their carers/families
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working, and inter-agency collaboration
- Knowledge of child development, child and adolescent mental health and an understanding of a range of theoretical approaches
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions
- Awareness of current NHS initiatives and developments
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to children/adolescents
Desirable
- Experience of service quality monitoring clinical audit, evaluative research, etc
- Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/ or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families
- Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members contributions
- Positive problem solving approach
- Effective time management
Analytical Skills
Essential
- Ability to initiate service developments or be involved in service planning
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Qualification in one of the following and current full professional registration as relevant to the specific profession: ? – Registered RNMH/RNLD/RMN ? – Clinical or Counselling Psychologist (Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology or its equivalent prior to 1996, as accredited by the BPS, or fully completed training as a counselling psychologist) ? – Systemic or Family Therapist (Masters/Doctoral level qualification with post-graduate qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession) ? – Social Worker or recognised earlier equivalent qualification to practice such as CQSW, Dip
- Specialist knowledge or training in CBT, DBT or Solution Focused Techniques
- Evidence of CPD
Areas Of Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Post qualification experience in a CAMHS team or related area, or several years experience prior to qualification, with experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems and knowledge of a range of clinical interventions with children/adolescents and their carers/families
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working, and inter-agency collaboration
- Knowledge of child development, child and adolescent mental health and an understanding of a range of theoretical approaches
- Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision
- Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions
- Awareness of current NHS initiatives and developments
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to children/adolescents
Desirable
- Experience of service quality monitoring clinical audit, evaluative research, etc
- Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/ or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
- Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families
- Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members contributions
- Positive problem solving approach
- Effective time management
Analytical Skills
Essential
- Ability to initiate service developments or be involved in service planning
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) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
