About this role
Job summary
Are you a qualified Social Worker with Children's experience looking for your next role?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Milton Keynes CAMHS team based at Eaglestone Health Centre on the hospital campus.
Main duties of the job
To provide a range of specialist interventions, advice and support to young people who are identified as having or at risk of developing emotional, psychological or mental health issues. To provide advice and consultation support to others in Tier 1 working with children/young people working across Milton Keynes.
The principal task will be to ensure mental health needs are identified and addressed through appropriate services. This will include the assessment of mental and emotional health needs and facilitating to better understand mental health issues and appropriate referral pathways. As a member of Milton Keynes Specialist CAMHS, the post holder will also be responsible for a personal caseload, working under the professional supervision of a Senior Clinician in CAMHS.
About us
We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we are hoping to find our future leaders and support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
Job description Job responsibilities
Provide direct support to children, young people, parents and staff, both in school and at home, in relation to mental health and emotional difficulties with associated behaviour problems. Contribute to the overall assessment, including risk assessment, of children and young people in terms of their mental health needs. To offer support, advice, signposting and on-ward referral to children, professionals who contact the CAMHS service on the telephone referral line. To offer CAMHS Assessment Clinics for young people in MK catchment area-offering, assessment, short term intervention, professional advice and consultation. Covering the CAMHS Daily Duty service , managing queries and enquiries to parents and professionals contacting the service Liaise with professionals who are currently providing services to children and young people, such as those in primary care settings, childrens services, education and others.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Relevant professional qualification in Social Work Member of a professional body
Desirable
Additional qualifications or training in child and adolescent mental health Educated to degree level
Experience Essential
Substantial experience working in child and adolescent mental health Experience either working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team or multi-agency working. Good understanding of the range of child and adolescent mental health services
Desirable
Knowledge and experience in mental health promotion work.
Skills Essential
Good communication, assessment, planning and recording skills Ability to deliver interventions which address the assessed needs Ability to work co-operatively with other disciplines.
Desirable
Ability to evaluate interventions and practice for service improvement.
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 Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Eaglestone Health Centre
Eaglestone
Milton Keynes
MK6 5NG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)