CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner- Substance Misuse

Job summary

37.5 hours per week. An exciting new role within the Livewell Southwest Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). We have the opportunity for a Mental Health Practitioner to work for 2 years in a pilot in the Young Peoples Substance Misuse Treatment Service in Plymouth. Please note this is a permanentpost if this pilot is not funded past 2025 the applicant will be move to a vacancy in the wider CAMHS Service. We cannot say what part of the service but you will have full time employment. We felt as a Service in these difficult times it would enable clinicians with an interest to apply knowing they have security of a permanent position at the end of the pilot but also the opportunity to work in a new exciting role.

This role is to develop a mental health assessment, intervention, consultation to the Young people accessing this service who present with a comorbid mental health presentation. Substance Misuse training/ courses will be given to any Mental Health Professional keen to develop their skills and knowledge in this specialist area. They will also help develop a pathway between CAMHS and the Young peoples substance misuse treatment service for the smooth transitions for this group of young people. The post will based in within the team in the Harbour base who will provide the clinical supervision and support any training needs. They however will sit within CAMHS and will receive Caseload Management/Line Management from with the CAMHS Service.

Main duties of the job

To improve the capability and capacity of the children and young peoples specialist substance misuse service (CYP SSMS) to effectively meet mental health need in the cohort and also create opportunity for improved response to identifying and meeting neurodiversity need within cohort.

Primary outcomes supported

Planned Exits
Substance use at start and exit of treatment
Poly substance use
Consumption behaviour
Substance using patterns
Health and wellbeing

All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Job Share(s) Considered

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.

We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.

Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:

Protected CPD time for registered staff

Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff

Leadership & mentoring programmes

Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training

A Robust Preceptorship

A bespoke induction programme

Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.

Date posted

22 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pa, pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

B9832-2023-NM-8376-2

Job locations

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY

Harbour Centre (plymouth) Ltd

Mutley Plain

Plymouth

PL4 6LF

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide.

Assessment

Psychological Interventions (this could include Motivational Interviewing to help young people focus on strengths and finding solutions. Training can be provided if needed).

They will provide 10 to 15 sessions monitored by using outcome measures and will work closely with all the pathways and enable the facilitation of CYP moving seamless around our pathways.

Consultations with other agencies and professionals

Group work

Health Promotion

Our young people dont fit into boxes or models of therapeutic delivery we hope this new post we will attract the type of clinician that will adapt to the young persons presentation using all their skills. Enabling the CYP to come into The Young People Substance Misuse Treatment Service In Plymouth and back out again without need to access longer term CAMHS interventions.

The successful applicant will also be supported to undertake additional therapeutic training depending on the skills they arrive in our service with.

This role will also undertake line management and caseload management and supervision responsibilities for junior staff to support their development and the applicants development.

To work with children and young people who may present mental health difficulties

Co-ordination and implementation of evidence-based interventions in a timely manner, in collaboration with the other clinicians across the CAMHS Pathways.

The postholder will need to have an awareness, knowledge and understanding of therapeutic principles to inform their practices and to support in providing interventions, outcomes so delivery best outcomes for CYP.

Assessments and interventions will come external to this post and from internal routes.

Providing 15 contacts with young people and families each week.

To support the delivery of evidence-based group programmes for children and young people with mental health issues from a portfolio of available CAMHS training

Take a lead in representing CAMHS in multi-agency meetings such as EHAT, SEND 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 CAMHS Service 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)

Maintain standards of care to highest level within available resources.

To actively participate in line management with senior and junior members of staff.

To liaise effectively with the other CAMHS Pathways

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-centered planning.

Provide Clinical Assessment and supervision for students.

Knowledge, Training and Experience:

The post holder will be responsible for updating their own practice, knowledge and skills within their sphere of practice including Livewell Southwest mandatory training.

Knowledge of Policy and legislation.

Knowledge of Mental Health and Mental Health service delivery.

Excellent knowledge of the principles of the CYP IAPT programme and a willingness to undertake training. Consideration of a variety of therapeutic modalities and information

Analytical and Judgmental Skills:

Expert ability in receiving information, analysing and formulating professional judgments.
The post holder will provide assessment and targeted interventions focused on Early Help working within the I Thrive model of care to offer the most appropriate input to the children and young peoples needs.
Ability to match children and young peoples need with available skills and resources.

Planning and Organisational Skills:

To take a lead role in the co-ordination of allocation of work with the available skill mix utilising, prioritising, negotiation and delegation.
Liaise with other services to arrange appointments that both meet the needs of child or young person and service demands.

Physical Skills:

Confidence to travel in an urban environment
Competent key board skills
Ability to take accurate physical observations i.e. blood pressure, pulse and temperature.

Responsibilities:

Take a lead in early intervention working with targeted response to outcome measures. Formulate plans for appropriate interventions or to sign post to relevant services.
Making appropriate agreed referrals for longer-term treatment.
Take a lead role in clinical decision-making and collaborating with other team members in the provision of children and young peoples care packages.
Ensure the on-going effective use of routine outcome monitoring in line with CAMHS Service requests.
Take a lead role in the identification of risk and the formulation of risk management plans within the identified schools..
Provide education to children, young people and their families to enhance their knowledge therefore improving longer-term concordance.
Promote resilience and prevention of mental health issues.
Maintain high standards of clinical care to children, young people and their families.
To liaise and work with other CAMHS pathways to ensure the needs of children and met by the right team, on the right pathway at the right time.

Responsibility for Policy and Service Development

Expected to contribute to the development of the CAMHS Service policies including the formulation of protocols.
Implement all appropriate National, Livewell Southwest and Local Home Treatment policies and protocols.

Responsibilities for Human Resources:

Provide clinical supervision and line management supervision for junior members of staff.
Have the ability to challenge staff where the standard falls below expectations.
Assist in education programmes provided for junior staff.
Provide mentorship for students both formally and informally.
Participate regularly in recruitment and selection of staff.
The post holder will behave in a manner that does not bring the CAMHS Service or Livewell Southwest into disrepute.

Responsibility for Information Resources:

Responsible for Systm1 contacts and monitor the standard of work of junior staff.
Maintain accurate, timely paper and electronic records. Ensure they are kept safely in accordance with Livewell Southwest policy.

Responsibility for Research and Development:

Provide a positive role in clinical audit and service evaluation to ensure high levels of clinical effectiveness.