About this role
Job summary
Are you looking to join a highly skilled multidisciplinary team who are passionate about promoting formulation driven care? An exciting opportunity has arisen to enhance the care of young people with complex emotional needs as they make the transition into Adult Mental Health Services.
The successful applicant will work to strengthen links with relevant teams under Children, Young People and Families Health Services, as well as with other partner agencies supporting young people in the Cardiff and Vale area, with a view to ensuring that their mental health care remains cohesive, effective and formulation driven during a period which is typically associated with significant uncertainty and change for the young person and their support network.
The post will involve assisting professionals in understanding and supporting complex, high-risk individuals. This includes supporting teams to enhance their formulation of and response to behaviours that can challenge relationships and systems, as well as to recognise when a pattern of interaction between a service user and their care network may be inadvertently re-enacting the service user's previous experiences of being cared for.
The Cynnwys team are a warm, supportive team where curiosity is encouraged and collaborative working is valued. Supervision and CPD are viewed as essential to the role and the successful applicant will receive ongoing support to develop the highly specialist skills required for the post.
Main duties of the job
To hold a small caseload of high-risk young people with complex emotional needs who may go on to attract the diagnosis of Personality Disorder and who require transition to secondary mental health services.
To work in partnership with young people, carers and involved professionals to promote a person-centred, coproduced approach to the care and treatment that is offered to individuals who, at times of intense distress, may cause themselves serious harm.
To assist colleagues within services for Children and Young People's Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health and within Adult Mental Health, in the development of a shared formulation and plan for a young person's ongoing care as they transition between different services.
To provide a leadership and consultancy resource, providing education and support to multidisciplinary colleagues in the effective care and treatment of individuals with complex emotional needs.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Health related professional qualification (RMN/Psychology/Social Work/OT) Masters degree or equivalent experience Maintains current registration with the NMC, HCPC or other relevant professional registration
Desirable
Formal training in supervision or reflective practice Prior therapy qualification or CPD certificate (e.g. in CBT, DBT, MBT)
Experience Essential
Significant experience of working with individuals who present with multiple needs and risks. Prior experience in working with young people and families within a CAMHS service. Prior experience of delivering formulation led, psychologically informed interventions. Prior experience in assessing and managing suicidality or self-injury. Experience in providing supervision / consultation to other clinicians. Experience of effective multi-agency working. Prior experience of delivering training to others. Experience of successful change management and dealing with conflict. Experience of participating in the planning and development of services.
Desirable
Prior experience of trauma informed ways of working Experience of working with families, drawing on a systemic knowledge and practice base. Experienced in speaking & lecturing in public & professional forums.
Skills and Competencies Essential
High level communication and interpersonal skills to convey and receive complex, highly technical, sensitive information effectively at both a written and oral level. Ability to engage others in collaborative change processes. High level of presentation and report writing skills for clinical and academic content in a range of contexts. Ability to make clinical and service-related judgements involving complex facts requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options. Ability to critically evaluate research evidence relating to clinical effectiveness and service development.
Desirable
Experience in presenting papers in local and regional professional forums. Ability to speak Welsh/other non-English languages and a willingness to use this skill in the work context.
Special Knowledge Essential
Specialist skills in working with complex mental health problems. Familiarity with key legislation in working with young people. Skilled and experienced in providing clinical supervision to a range of clinicians. Ability to independently navigate patient clinical records to pull out key information to support the development of a formulation.
Desirable
Good understanding of and familiarity with transitions literature.
Knowledge Essential
Up to date knowledge of legislation, policy and professional issues pertinent to the fields of Personality Disorder, trauma and self-injury. Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training, experience, and short courses.
Personal Qualities Essential
Strategic thinker. Able to lead complex communication processes where there are opposing views and significant barriers to acceptance and understanding. Able to work consistently and therapeutically with frequent exposure to highly emotional, distressing and sensitive clinical circumstances. Practices equal opportunities and respect for others.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address Cynnwys Therapy Service
11a Park Road, Whitchurch
Cardiff
CF14 7BP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)