Job summary
- Main area
- Mental health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (On successful completion of all learning requirements within your contracted period, you will be eligible to apply for a permanent position within the trust. Progress to complete learning requirements will be monitored throughout your fixed term contract, and failure to achieve these may result in a decision being made on your continued employment. However, where there are evidenced extenuating circumstances outside of your control that mean you are unable to complete your programme by the end of your initial fixed term contract, the Trust will review your case and endeavour to support you in completing your studies where possible.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 311-HYM578-24
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hope/Horizon Unit and community eating disorder service - South
- Town
- Greater Manchester
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/08/2024
Employer heading
CAMHS - Recruit to train practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Why Pennine Care CAMHS?
We are passionate about staff well-being and compassionate leadership in the CAMHS Care Hub.
We support staff to work flexibly and recognise and respect the roles our colleagues hold outside of their working hours. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the top of our agenda. We believe that a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture is vital; that everyone’s value should be recognised and respected.
We proactively challenge injustices, and are the only Trust in the North West to publicly recognise our commitment to becoming anti-racist and supporting our transgender and non-binary colleagues. We also have thriving staff networks to make sure everyone has a voice.
We are committed to staff development and have an extensive psychological therapies training programme.
Main duties of the job
Pennine Care CAMHS have the opportunity for Registered Nurse mental health, Social worker, Occupational therapist or accredited/accreditable child and young persons wellbeing practitioners to develop their skills and knowledge by join the team as a recruit to train trainee, part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Recruit to Train Programme.
You will be training on the Children & Young People Mental Health (CYP-MH/CYP IAPT) Therapy Course and carrying out clinical work in our service to complement your studies and use your newly developed skills.
The training programmes on offer are post graduate diploma in systemic family practice (SFP) in the below two services. Please state in your supporting information section of your application, which service you are applying for.
inpatient service- systemic family practice (SFP).
Community eating disorder service (South) - systemic family practice - eating disorder branch (SFP-ED)
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants need to be able to start the programme at the end of December/start of January 2025 and commit to attendance at all university based taught and self-study days required by the higher education institute.
You will work in the service for the remaining days of the week using your newly developed skills to ensure you gain the necessary clinical practice hours to fulfil the academic programme. This is 200 hours of modality and case specific practice for the full time courses.
You should state which course/CAMHS service you are applying for and include this in your supporting information section of your application.
Shortlisting of applications will take place on 9th August 2024.
Interviews are being held on 21st, 27th and 28th August. Interviews are allocated on first come first serve basis. No other interview dates can be offered.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant qualified and registered clinician eg RMN, Social Worker or AHP or an accredited/ accreditable child and young persons wellbeing practitioner (CYWP)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post qualification experience in community mental health services to post graduate diploma level
- Professional involvement with the users of mental health services.
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Extensive experience, some of which must be case management working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting to post graduate diploma level
- Inter-agency liaison and consultation
- Experience of supervising/mentoring junior staff
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance e.g. NHS plan, Mental Health Legislation, Children’s act, Education Act, Working Together, Children’s NSF, Every Child Matters, etc.
- Clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
- Experience of safeguarding children and young people.
- Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of mental health issues in young people
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and National policies in relation to young people.
- Knowledge of therapeutic interventions with young people
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake appropriate mental health assessments
- Ability to carry out therapeutic interventions with this client group
- Ability to work well with a team
- Ability to manage a caseload effectively
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to work creatively and flexibly in a clinical context
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tony Ryan
- Job title
- CYP IAPT Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Applicants should state which course/CAMHS service they are applying for and include this in your supporting information section of your application.
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