Mental Health Practitioner - CAMHS Access and Early Intervention/SPoA

at  Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Eastbourne BN21, England, United Kingdom -

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Immediate17 Jul, 2024GBP 42618 Annual17 Apr, 2024N/AGood communication skillsNoNo
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Description:

The Single Point of Advice (SPOA) is the front door of all children’s services within East Sussex. Their purpose is to assess children and young people being referred to ascertain the most appropriate service to meet their needs.
The post supports the development of significant clinical and organisational skills. You will be responsible for coordinating the intake of referrals into East Sussex CAMHS, carrying out telephone triages, and brief interventions with children aged 0-18 years and their families.
This role does not involve working with a caseload but some rotation into the wider Access team to undertake initial assessments will be encouraged.
We are seeking Either an experienced Mental Health Practitioner or an individual who wishes to develop their clinical skills / return to practice or gain significant triage and assessment experience within mental health.
We welcome applications from a wide range of professional backgrounds and disciplines including: - Social Work, Occupational Therapy and Nursing including newly qualified practitioners.
This post offers the Trust’s £4,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners, as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 (subject to terms and conditions).
The role involves triage and assessment of new mental health referrals, consultation with other professionals and clinicians; working across an integrated service.
Successful applicants will work alongside established CAMHS colleagues in the SPOA and will rotate regularly into our Community CAMHS Team as a Mental Health Practitioner.
The role involves the triage of cases to ensure that service delivery is appropriate to the needs of the individual following a Stepped approach.
All practitioners will have a commitment to the development, modelling, and delivery of high quality, compassionate, person centred service for children and young people with emotional, behavioural and mental health needs and their families.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provide Mental Health and Learning Disability Services to adults, children and young people across East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton and Hove, and children’s services in Hampshire. We have been awarded an overall rating of ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and assessed ‘outstanding’ for being caring.
As a Trust we make a positive difference to thousands of people’s lives across Sussex, providing support so that they can fulfil their potential and enjoy healthy lives. We believe that staff who feel valued by the Trust and are truly engaged in the organisation deliver better outcomes for our patients and we are always looking for people with the right core values to join our team. The Trust is clinician-led, and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services.
We encourage flexible working and would consider part time hours. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we’ll do our best to make it happen.
Please see attached job description and person specification

Responsibilities:

Please refer the Job description for details


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Eastbourne BN21, United Kingdom