About this role
Job summary
26.5 hours per week.
The CAMHS Neurodiversity Service is an established pathway within the Plymouth CAMHS service, providing services for 5-18 year olds that have a mental health need, alongside a neurodiverse diagnosis or presentation. This can include ADHD, Autism Spectrum Condition, Learning Disability, Tics or Tourettes.
You will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team with diverse expertise and knowledge. As the CAMHS School Liaison Practitioner, the focus is on delivering early help consultation, advice and information to community services and school working with children and young people who present with a learning disability and emerging mental health difficulties.
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
Main duties of the job
To work as the identified CAMHS Schools Liaison Practitioner to deliver early help consultation, advice and information sharing to community services and schools working children and young people who may present with moderate to severe learning disability and emerging mental health difficulties.
Co-ordination and implementation of evidence based targeted interventions in a timely manner, in collaboration with the other clinicians in the Neurodiversity pathway.
To co-ordinate and contribute to the early assessment to ensure that children and young people access timely assessments and the appropriate targeted interventions to the current developing difficulty.
Organisation and delivery of group based needs let groups within the school and community setting. To support the delivery of evidence based parenting programmes for children and young people with mental health issues.
This role includes case holding responsibility. This will require the post holder to take a lead in representing CAMHS in multi-agency meetings such as EHAT, EHCP, CIN meetings or child protection meetings to co-ordinate and have oversight of mental health element of a multi-agency plan around a child.
To function as a member of the Neurodiversity pathway taking appropriate responsibility for the implementation of decisions made by the Pathway.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job description Job responsibilities
To work as the identified CAMHS Schools Liaison Practitioner to deliver early help consultation, advice and information sharing to community services and schools working children and young people who may present with moderate to severe learning difficulties and emerging mental health difficulties.
Co-ordination and implementation of evidence based targeted interventions in a timely manner, in collaboration with the other clinicians in the Neurodiversity pathway.
To co-ordinate and contribute to the early assessment to ensure that children and young people access timely assessments and the appropriate targeted interventions to the current developing difficulty.
Organisation and delivery of group based needs let groups within the school and community setting. To support the delivery of evidence based parenting programmes for children and young people with mental health issues.
This role includes case holding responsbility. This will require the post holder to take a lead in representing CAMHS in multi-agency meetings such as EHAT, EHCP, CIN meetings or child protection meetings to co-ordinate and have oversight of mental health element of a multi-agency plan around a child.
To function as a member of the Neurodiversity pathway taking appropriate responsibility for the implementation of decisions made by the Pathway.
Ensure planned interventions are implemented effectively and evaluated using Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROMS) and minimum data set.
Participate in the delivery of training programmes for schools and community services from a portfolio of available CAMHS training
Maintain standards of care to highest level within available resources.
To actively participate in line management with senior and junior members of staff, team meetings and case discussions.
Post holder is responsinle for attending clinical supervision a minimum requirement of an hour per month.
The Post holder will need to oragnise their own workload under the support and supervision of the clinical pathway manager.
To liaise effectively with the other CAMHS pathways across the city.
To develop and maintain relationships with providers statutory and non-statutory.
To maintain confidentiality in respect of the young people at all times.
Communicate clearly with children and young people, their families and all other health professional groups about their health problems.
Actively participate in clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives, e.g. clinical audit, essence of care or clinical policy development.
Ensure that children and young people are encouraged to play a part in decision making about the help they need and how they can access specific interventions. This is to promote person-centred planning.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Qualified Learning Disability Nurse
Desirable
Clinical Supervision training. Evidence of completion of statutory and mandatory training. Experience of working within children's mental health providing interventions. Mentorship qualification. Understanding and awareness of therapeutic principles to support with providing interventions within children's mental health/learning disability and neurodiversity. Post graduate training qualification in methods of working with children with mental health support needs, e.g. counselling, systemic practice or post grad diploma in child and adolescent mental health Evidence of practice supervisor & assessor training completed to support nursing students.
Skills and Abilities Essential
Mental Health and Risk assessment, care planning, evaluation and intervention skills Well established case management skills and good organisational skills with ability to prioritise Well developed communication skills both oral and written Record keeping and IT skills. Commitment to anti-oppressive practice Ability to work in partnership and in collaboration with others, both in and out of own agency/professional background. Commitment to own learning and professional development. Reflective Practitioner Ability to prioritise workload Robust and positive approach towards risk assessment Ability to work effectively under pressure. Ability to identify and refer on for unmet need.
Experience Essential
Post-registration experience of working with people with complex mental ill health within the community Experience of working collaboratively with the client and their families/carers. Experience of post-registration working with children and young people who have experienced mental health and psychological well-being difficulties. Experience in assessment, including risk, care planning, intervention and evaluation. Maintaining own safety in Community settings by working within relevant policy and having completed or be willing to complete breakaway training or equivalent. Experience of effective working with families of different cultural backgrounds. Experience of working within multi-agency safeguarding systems e.g. child protection conferences, child in need meetings Experience of managing demanding and difficult professionals/young people/colleagues Experience of managing your own caseload and of working with a team approach
Desirable
Previous experience of working at a Band 6 level or relevant registration experience Experience of working with children and young people within mental health. Staff appraisal skills.
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.
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 Livewell Southwest
Address Livewell Southwest
The Terraces
Mount Gould
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 7QD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)