Provision of CAMHS Professionals

The Children, Young People and Family Health Services require additional staff that will work as part of the multi-disciplinary Children’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Services, providing specialist advice, support, assessment and intervention to identified pathways for children and young people’s complex mental health conditions. The work is emotionally demanding, working with clients with complex problems. This involves sometimes working with people with interpersonal difficulties or avoidant behaviours and the challenges this presents to the therapeutic process. It is also emotionally demanding working closely with people who have suffered severe traumas such as childhood sexual abuse. The staff will be expected to work with complex problems within the time limited framework required by the department. Staff must hold a number of qualifications as follows; - Relevant Masters Degree and professional qualification (one or more of the following): - Registered Mental Nurse (Nursing & Midwifery Council Reg'd), - Registered Nurse for Learning Disabilities (Nursing & Midwifery Council Reg'd) - Registered in Social Work (General Social Care Council or Health and Care Professions Council or Care Council for Wales Reg'd), - Registered in Occupational Therapy (Health Professional Council Reg'd) - Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (Health Professional Council Reg'd and eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychology status of the BPS) - Evidence of continuing professional development Staff must also demonstrate their extensive experience to be suitable for this requirement