Job overview

Band 7 CAMHS Primary Mental Health Specialist - South Glos Early Help

3 days (22.5 hours) per week. Flexible working pattern considered.

Kingswood Hub, Alma Road, Kingswood, BS15 4DA

Due to retirement of current post holder, an opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner skilled and experienced with children, young people and families to take on the role of Band 7 CAMHS Primary Mental Health Specialist located in  the South Families Plus team, South Gloucestershire LA (Council) Early Help Team (more information at The-Right-Help-in-the-Right-Way-at-the-Right-Time-January-2021.pdf (southglos.gov.uk)

As a fully registered CAMHS Specialist in this team you conduct assessment on the psychological / emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people. You will lead and participate in multi-agency meetings and and will engage in direct therapeutic work with children and families s and will self-manage a caseload. You will design and deliver presentations and training events for other professionals and carers / parents as required.

Main duties of the job

The PMHS role is embedded within the LA team and will provide consultation to Families Plus (Early Help) staff about secondary aged young people with emotional and mental health needs, providing advice and support to upskill professionals to identify mental health needs and appropriately intervene. Some of these young people/families will require assessment and interventions from the post holder and may require an assertive outreach approach to aid engagement. The post will also provide training to Families Plus staff and other professionals working with children and young people.

You will be welcomed into an established and experienced Primary Mental Health Specialist team within South Gloucestershire and Bristol. This role will be a job share with an experienced CAMHS clinician who has been in post for several years. You will also access support, training and regular supervision from the South Gloucestershire locality CAMHS team.

South Gloucestershire CAMHS service has radically transformed in recent years. This includes significantly improved waiting times; fantastic team skill mix and opportunities for innovative practice. We also strive to provide compassionate leadership as we recognize the importance of staff well-being. As part of the wider local CAMHS service we are moving towards an I-Thrive approach to ensure our service is more responsive, accessible and effective.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and some parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and well-being. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.