Job Description

Join Our Compassionate Crisis & Home Treatment Team - CAMHS Urgent Care Pathway with Band 5 to Band 6 Development Opportunity !



The Crisis & Home Treatment Team is a part of the CAMHS Urgent Care Pathway and will provide intensive packages of person centred interventions to young people who are in a mental health crisis and/or are at risk of admission to a Tier 4 inpatient unit.



The successful applicant will work as part of a team to help manage complex mental health needs. You will be involved in the assessment, formulation and interventions offered as well as liaison with other agencies.



You will join our team as a Band 5 and once demonstrating a defined set of competencies, you will be uplifted to Band 6 Lead Nurse/Practitioner. This is expected to take 12-18 months.



The practitioner will have opportunity to join other specialist teams within the CAMHS service where they will work to gain an understanding of different clinical area's and work to meet the competencies. To successfully complete the programme and achieve the uplift to a Band 6 post the practitioner must achieve all competencies within the Band 5 - 6 competency framework.



The Trust offers a robust preceptorship package for newly qualified staff.



We are looking for Registered Professionals who will improve children and young people's mental health, providing support and intervention to young people and families as part of their care plan.



This will involve working with children and young people who are experiencing high levels of distress and during periods of crisis.



The role will also involve interventions to support recovery and relapse prevention. In accordance with national and local priorities, clinical guidelines, the post holder will be responsive to the needs and views of local children, to ensure the highest level of clinical evidence based practice within the resources available.



The post holder will be supported to develop knowledge and skills in working systemically with children and families within our experienced multi-disciplinary teams.



The post will involve working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of evidence-based interventions to children and their families.



Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.



CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

Commitment to flexible working where this is possible



27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service



Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training



Generous NHS pension scheme



Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits



Health service discounts and online benefits



Incremental pay progression



Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7



Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network



Health and wellbeing opportunities



Structured learning and development opportunities

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We welcome newly-qualified applicants and will support preceptorship.



We also welcome applications from mental health nurses currently working with adults who want to develop a career within CAMHS.



You will be part of the regular team clinical supervision processes as well as being able to access regular and frequent individual supervision. This post will include a specialist training opportunity for the candidate to complete a DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) course within their first 12 months.



CAMHS offers a high level of supervision and development for our staff.



The service has bases in Derby City, Amber Valley and a team across Erewash and South Derbyshire.



The successful candidate will be based centrally at Temple House.



As a practitioner, the post holder will work in partnership with the CAMHS leadership team, Medical Consultants and Multi-Disciplinary Teams to ensure the highest level of clinical practice in assessment, case management, care coordination and treatment.



They will be required to ensure that the best evidence-based care is given to children, young people and their families, within the resources available to the service.



There will be an emphasis upon working with complex presenting difficulties and multi-agency networks.