About this role
Job summary
Do you want to be part of an innovative Tier 4 service that is central to the transformation of Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) across Sussex?
We have a vacancy for a Senior CAMHS Crisis & Intensive Home Treatment Practitioner within the COAST service. COAST provides both Crisis support and Intensive Home Treatment, offering a comprehensive community-based alternative to hospital admission and supporting safe, timely discharge.
This role is primarily focused on supporting the operational aspects of the service, including rota coordination, supervision, performance monitoring and contributing to service development, while also supporting the team's clinical needs.
Depending on service demand, the role will also involve direct clinical work with young people and families in the community. For this reason, access to a car is essential, as travel across Sussex will be required.
We are looking for a highly skilled, forward-thinking, creative and dynamic senior practitioner with a passion for young person and family-centred care. You will be enthusiastic, resilient, and able to respond to young people's needs with flexibility and creativity.
Weekend working and Duty cover are also part of this role.
Fixed Term / Secondment through to August 27 for Maternity Leave cover.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for aspects of operational management.
To provide clinical support and supervision for the team.
To manage a crisis caseload of young people and their families and carers.
To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages / programmes for adolescents and their families and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy.
To develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with young people and their families/carers.
To be able to assess and manage high-risk adolescent clients in a variety of settings, conduct risk assessments and formulate robust individualised and dynamic safety plans.
To independently undertake crisis mental health assessments in a variety of settings including Accident and Emergency departments out of hours and liaise with relevant individuals and agencies to promote a positive, safe and meaningful experience for the young person and their families
To be able to demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions under pressure taking into consideration the risks to clients, self and others and to be able to assess the often complex situations of these clients and their families.
About us
We can offer you support and supervision, a very exciting and challenging role, opportunity for personal development and to shape the post, access to our Trust's Leadership programme and a rewarding role.
This is an opportunity to join an organisation which sets a high priority on the development of services in collaboration with experts through experience and carer's and to work with dedicated and supportive colleagues. The Trust is committed to strong integrated, collaborative leadership between managers and clinicians. We have services across a wide geographical area and an ability to travel is required. The patch is easily accessible from Brighton, Gatwick, Surrey, and Hampshire.
Sussex is a beautiful county with good transport links, vibrant communities, and tourist attractions, including the Coast and the South Downs.
Job description Job responsibilities
To deliver a service within the agreed financial envelope ensuring maximum value in termsof clinical and cost effectiveness. Ensure that a culture of effective risk management is present in the team To carry a clinical caseload as agreed with service manager and to take a lead onmanagement of complex cases and supporting staff in management of such cases. To ensure that the team functions in line with the care group core business. To coordinate recruitment and selection of staff within the team, leading on decisions asdesignated by the service manager. To respond to SUIs as appropriate and support any subsequent investigation To respond to complaints To respond to communications regarding team issues To ensure equality and diversity is considered in all aspects of the teams business. At all times supporting the Trusts reputation and that of all senior colleagues, maintaining apositive attitude with strong commitment to results. Deputises for Service Manager as and when required.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to minimum diploma level with a relevant qualification or equivalent experience Evidence of CPD
Experience Essential
Significant experience of and demonstrable achievement in clinical practice Experience of providing professional support/supervision and motivation of staff Understanding of Health and Social Care Governance Experience of managing staff
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.
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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 Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Chalkhill
The Princess Royal Hospital Site Lewes Road, Haywards Heath RH16 4NQ ·
Haywards Heath
RH16 4NQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)