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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
About
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
Mental Health Navigator - CAMHS Outreach
Closed for applications on: 4-Jul-2024 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 4-Jul-2024 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Acorn House
- Address
- Horton Road
- Town
- Gloucester
- Postcode
- GL1 3PX
- Major / Minor Region
- Gloucestershire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: We are a 7 day a week service, including bank holidays, and are looking to further extend the out of hours offer to the evenings, this will come with the perk of additional pay enhancements. In return we will be offering our candidates the flexibility to cover late shifts and weekend working, allowing them time off during core working hours.
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 4)
Specialty
- Main area
- Community mental health care
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
· To be embedded within CAMHS Outreach multidisciplinary teams to deliver supported conversations or targeted, time limited interventions as part of personalised care plans under supervision of CAMHS Outreach Registered Practitioners to children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis.
· Facilitate and enable children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis to be able to access and reintegrate back into either school, other education provision or local community-based support options and activities as part of their recovery.
· Have a breadth of community-based knowledge and create good working relationships with a range of practitioners working in Gloucestershire who support mental health and emotional well being needs of children and young people
· Attend and participate in identified training and the staff appraisal process.
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Some of the main duties of the job include;
Under the supervision of CAMHS Outreach Registered Practitioners, to develop therapeutic relationships and engage with children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis to deliver of a personalised care plan and to ensure access to appropriate services are obtained on needs led basis under supervision of CAMHS Registered Practitioners,
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· Have a breadth of community-based knowledge and develop good working relationships with a range of practitioners working in Gloucestershire who support mental health and emotional well being needs of children and young people
· Under the supervision of CAMHS Registered Practitioners, provide the “support” link in the care co-ordination process for an allocated number of children and young people. Targeted, time limited interventions may include:
· Supported conversations and delivery of targeted interventions to enable them to access and reintegrate back into either their school, other education provision or local community-based support options and activities
· Enable children and young people to develop their own self management “tool kit” of personal coping mechanisms and support networks to build future mental health resilience.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To plan and organise own activity, prioritising workload appropriately in order to make the best use of time and feeding back to the team as appropriate.
- To participate in the induction and support of new staff and students as requested
- To demonstrate self directed learning, actively seeking development opportunities to enhance practice and knowledge base.
- To co-supervise junior unregistered staff in conjunction with a registered practitioner as requested.
- To use petty cash monies needed for service user activities in line with Trust policies and procedures
- To maintain accurate RiO health records in line with Trust policy.
- To input all clinical activity (indirect and direct) onto RiO or equivalent data base in order to enable the collection of accurate statistics, as required by the Trust.
- To provide advocacy or links with advocacy organisations, as appropriate.
- To identify barriers to social inclusion and work to resolve the issues.
- To build partnerships with other community agencies.
- To respond sensitively to the cultural norms of differing communities.
- Attend and participate in identified training and the staff appraisal process.
- Comply with, and be aware of, Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
- Free car parking at many of our sites
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
- A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Social Workers, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
- Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
- Recognition and long service awards
- Fast Track physiotherapy
- Our Wellbeing line
- Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of competency-based training in a relevant health or social care area PLUS theoretical and practical knowledge to diploma level equivalent, obtained through formal competency training, short courses and experience
- OR successful completion of approved associate practitioner training or relevant foundation degree or commitment to obtain within 2 years.
Desirable criteria
- Basic IT skills – such as word processing, emailing
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. Mental Health Act, Child Protection, child mental health-based legislation
- Knowledge and understanding of social inclusion approach.
- Knowledge and understanding of care planning and risk assessment (completed an Approved course in relation to Risk Assessment).
- Clinical skills training (awareness of physical health and wellbeing).
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of care planning and risk assessment (completed an Approved course in relation to Risk Assessment).
- Knowledge and understanding of principles underpinning delivering integrated care, including social inclusion approach.
- Knowledge of the Care Programme Approach process
- Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g. Mental Health Act, Child Protection
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and Skills in Working with children and young people with mental health and emotional well being needs
- Motivational Interviewing
- Mental State Examinations
- To have a knowledge of the purpose and process of workload and clinical supervision as well as the value of incorporating reflective practice into daily working practice
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential criteria
- Current driving licence
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lucy Brazener
- Job title
- CAMHS Outreach Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07879415867
- Additional information
Working hours Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm
No longer accepting applications
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