CAMHS Clinician Single Point of Access

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, well-motivated, forward-thinking clinician to work as part of our CAMHS Single Point of Access team - working with young people with mental health problems living across North Yorkshire, York and Selby. For a 6 month secondment cover.

As a team we offer triage assessments for young people who are struggling with their mental health or have a neurodevelopmental concern. Our aim is to ensure young people receive the right service at the right time for their mental health and wellbeing.

This post requires the candidate to have a professional registration Child, mental health or Learning disability nurse, social worker or occupational therapist.

The CAMHS Single Point of Access team work across the locality of North Yorkshire, York and Selby, the post would include being able to travel across the locality if needed.

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the point of application

Main duties of the job

The team is multi-disciplinary and provides specialist triage/ screening assessments for young people suffering from moderate to severe complex emotional, behavioural and psychological issues resulting in mental health problems.

Ideally the candidate will have experience of working clinically with children and young people with Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental needs.

If you enjoy working within a team who is passionate about children and young people's mental health, enjoy a challenge and have a flexible approach, then we would like to hear from you. You will work as part of a team but will need to be confident in your own clinical decision making skills. You will work with a range of professionals from a variety of different agencies including social care, acute care and a range of community and voluntary sector partners.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

The trust is keen to promote learning and development opportunities for the right candidate we are able to offer a number of different developmental / training opportunities

We would welcome contact from any interested candidate to either ring up for an informal chat or look round.

The role can be demanding but also highly rewarding so you will need to be someone who is motivated, resilient and passionate about working with this client group.

An experience CAMHS clinician who is able to provide support to young people and families through the triage, experience of risk assessments, safeguarding, inter-agency working and have clinical experience within mental health.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, due to the fixed term period of less than 12 months, the role would not be eligible for sponsorship under the Health and Care (Skilled Worker) visa. Health and Care Worker visa

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.