This is an exciting opportunity for any candidate who wants to be part of an ambitious and energetic organisation, with a focus on empowering individuals and ensuring the very best clinical and individual recovery outcomes. The CAMHS DBT service works with young people across Hertfordshire who are struggling with managing emotions and high-risk behaviours, to help them learn new skills and build a life worth living. Furthermore, you would be joining a very supportive and passionate team who focus on working together to deliver the best possible care and treatment to the families we work with. The service has been short-listed for a number of national awards.
No training in DBT is required just some enthusiasm and willingness to learn a new therapeutic approach, with the support of the team. Comprehensive training is provided in this role from a national DBT training programme, as well as regular CPD as part of the team's ongoing learning and development.
Main duties of the job The role involves offering individual therapy, group skills training, telephone coaching, and being an active member of a DBT Consultation team. The service is relatively new, opening to referrals in March 2019; therefore, the post holder will have the opportunity not only to work clinically with young people and families with complex mental health problems, but also to be part of the ongoing development of this innovative team.
Job description Job responsibilities The post-holder will be a member of the Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Outpatient Service within CAMHS. This is part of an exciting expansion of CAMHS specialist services within HPFT. The remit of the DBT Outpatient Service is to offer young people referred into the service a consistent evidence-based therapeutic approach, to reduce inpatient admissions and to support the quick transitions of those in an inpatient service back to the DBT Outpatient Service. The Mental Health Practitioner will work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver specialist DBT assessments and interventions to young people and their families who are referred by other CAMHS services.
The post holder will also be involved in liaising with other CAMHS services to ensure clear transitions for young people entering or leaving the DBT Outpatient Service and where appropriate supporting the transition to Adult Services. The post-holder will work within professional guidelines and under the clinical/professional supervision of senior clinicians of their core profession. The post-holder will provide clinical/professional supervision to trainees on placement and more junior staff of the same discipline and multi-disciplinary colleagues for purposes of training and continuing professional development as required. The post-holder will contribute to research, audit and evaluation for service development.
Person Specification QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING Essential Qualification in one of the following and current full professional registration as relevant to the specific profession: RMN, RGN or RSCN, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Systemic or Family Therapist, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist.
Desirable Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT. DBT Trained (Intensive) with experience of working within the model in an outpatient setting.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Essential Post qualification experience in a CAMHS team or related area, or several years experience prior to qualification, with experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems. Experience of multi-disciplinary team working, and inter-agency collaboration. Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to children/adolescents.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS Essential Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information. Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families. Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team.
ANALYTICAL SKILLS Essential Ability to initiate service developments or be involved in service planning.
Employer details Employer name Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address CAMHS, 15 Forest Lane, Kingsley Green, Radlett, WD7 9HQ
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No training in DBT is required just some enthusiasm and willingness to learn a new therapeutic approach, with the support of the team. Comprehensive training is provided in this role from a national DBT training programme, as well as regular CPD as part of the team's ongoing learning and development.
Main duties of the job The role involves offering individual therapy, group skills training, telephone coaching, and being an active member of a DBT Consultation team. The service is relatively new, opening to referrals in March 2019; therefore, the post holder will have the opportunity not only to work clinically with young people and families with complex mental health problems, but also to be part of the ongoing development of this innovative team.
Job description Job responsibilities The post-holder will be a member of the Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Outpatient Service within CAMHS. This is part of an exciting expansion of CAMHS specialist services within HPFT. The remit of the DBT Outpatient Service is to offer young people referred into the service a consistent evidence-based therapeutic approach, to reduce inpatient admissions and to support the quick transitions of those in an inpatient service back to the DBT Outpatient Service. The Mental Health Practitioner will work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver specialist DBT assessments and interventions to young people and their families who are referred by other CAMHS services.
The post holder will also be involved in liaising with other CAMHS services to ensure clear transitions for young people entering or leaving the DBT Outpatient Service and where appropriate supporting the transition to Adult Services. The post-holder will work within professional guidelines and under the clinical/professional supervision of senior clinicians of their core profession. The post-holder will provide clinical/professional supervision to trainees on placement and more junior staff of the same discipline and multi-disciplinary colleagues for purposes of training and continuing professional development as required. The post-holder will contribute to research, audit and evaluation for service development.
Person Specification QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING Essential Qualification in one of the following and current full professional registration as relevant to the specific profession: RMN, RGN or RSCN, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Systemic or Family Therapist, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist.
Desirable Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT. DBT Trained (Intensive) with experience of working within the model in an outpatient setting.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Essential Post qualification experience in a CAMHS team or related area, or several years experience prior to qualification, with experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems. Experience of multi-disciplinary team working, and inter-agency collaboration. Knowledge of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice in relation to children/adolescents.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS Essential Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information. Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families. Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi-disciplinary team.
ANALYTICAL SKILLS Essential Ability to initiate service developments or be involved in service planning.
Employer details Employer name Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address CAMHS, 15 Forest Lane, Kingsley Green, Radlett, WD7 9HQ
#J-18808-Ljbffr
