This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic and developing multi-disciplinary Community CAMHS team.
The Community CAMHS North team has two main bases, which are at Balderton Primary Care Centre and Langold, we also use satellite bases in Retford and Rainworth.
The children & young people who access our services present with a wide range of emotional and mental health difficulties ranging from mild to severe.
You would be joining an established, supportive and hardworking team who are passionate about improving the outcomes for the children, young people and their families/carers. As a Community CAMHS Specialist Mental Health Practitioner you will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team offering consultation, assessment and evidence-based interventions to children and young people we serve.
You must be a Registered Nurse, Dip SW or equivalent social work qualification (CSS, CQSW, degree in social work), Allied Health Professional registered with the HCPC and accredited by a HCPC recognised body e.g. UKCP/BACP.
Main duties of the Community CAMHS Specialist Mental Health Practitioner include:
Providing mental health assessments and formulations
Building therapeutic relationships with children and young people and delivering evidence based interventions (including group treatment)
Care co-ordinating an agreed caseload
Liaising with and offering consultation to other agencies
Participating in the enquiries rota
Contributing to all aspects of positive team functioning
Contributing to ongoing service innovations and development

TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire’s biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
The Community CAMHS teams are welcoming, friendly and dedicated to supporting the children & young people accessing our services. The teams are busy, supportive and encouraging of new and creative ways to innovate and improve the service we deliver.
To contribute to the CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) and CAMHS enquiries rota by receiving and reviewing new referrals where required, identifying and managing risk, liaising with other
professionals and providing timely responses
Observe and adhere to the Community CAMHS Service
Specification, vision, aims and objectives
Offer clinical assessment and evidence-based intervention
whilst observing current best practice, legislation and
guidance
Working within the Choice And Partnership Approach
(CAPA) and Children and Young People’s Improved
Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT)
frameworks and principles
Aim to be innovative and creative in the delivery of
therapeutic intervention/care bundle, and offer psycho education to children, young people and families
Manage a caseload whilst considering and adhering to
safeguarding policy and procedure and national and local
legislation
Offer support and supervision to junior colleagues
Plan and successfully manage smooth transitions where
they are clinically indicated
Seek support from the Clinical and Operational Leads
where needed, as well as accessing regular clinical and
managerial supervision as per trust policy and professional
registration requirements
Support peers and colleagues and promote a team working environment
Ensure suitable risk management and care plans are
formulated for all clinical cases
Maintain contemporaneous records in alignment with Trust
policy
Work in partnership with other teams within the
Nottinghamshire and bordering CAMHS Services
To offer consultation through a range of initiatives to
professionals with an aim of enhancing workforce skills,
knowledge and capacity in recognising emotional/mental
health and well-being needs and undertaking interventions
with children and families to achieve positive outcomes
To participate in the delivery of a range of training
programmes to multi agency staff in conjunction with the
CAMHS Training Lead
Support colleagues and stakeholders in tackling stigma
relating to mental health
Be willing to undertake training relating to the CYP IAPT
agenda and other areas of development as outlined
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust and have not been an employee of the Trust in the previous 3 years. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holiday

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