Multi-disciplinary Pathway Worker (RMN/OT/SW/CBT Therapist)

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Band 6 - Multi-disciplinary Pathway Worker (RMN/OT/SW/CBT Therapist)

Come and work for NELFT, an organisation that values the best care by the best people.

Are you enthusiastic, motivated and an experienced CAMHS Practitioner , who has an interest and knowledge of working with Children and Adolescents who present with mental health and significant behavioural difficulties.

If so this is the job for you.

Main duties of the job

As a key part of our Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service, the post holder will undertake CAMHS assessments of children and young people up to age 18 to inform formulation, diagnosis and recommendations for treatment within a spectrum of mental health presentations. You will have a caseload, offering evidence based interventions to children and adolescents with complex mental heath needs and their families .

You will have the ability to deliver a range of evidence based clinical interventions for children and young people and will be supported to train in other treatment modalities . Develop and maintain close working relationships with members of the team and partnership agencies e.g. Social Services, Education and others is essential.

You must demonstrate an interest in multi-agency and multi-disciplinary work and be familiar with evidence-based practice in children's mental health. There are excellent opportunities for CPD, in service teaching and supervision within the team and the Trust.

You must be able to work independently and have good clinical / therapeutic and case management skills to engage this group of young people.

About us

Probationary Period

This post holder will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Date posted

28 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

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

Reference number

395-KM627-23-E

Job locations

Seashells Family Centre

Rose Street

Sheerness

ME12 1AW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

The post-holder will be a graduate qualified health care professional (e.g. nurse, social worker, occupational therapist)

Desirable

To be trained in CBT

Experience

Essential

To be eligible for for registration as a full member of appropriate professional body (e.g NMC, HCPC)

Desirable

To have CAMHS experience

Complex interventions

Essential

Experience of working with difficult, disturbed or challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions

Desirable

To have a flexible approach to working around the needs of the service

Flexible approach

Essential

To be able to travel to both South Kent Coast clinics - Folkestone and Dover

Desirable

To be willing to take on new training opportunities to increase the clinics skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

The post-holder will be a graduate qualified health care professional (e.g. nurse, social worker, occupational therapist)

Desirable

To be trained in CBT

Experience

Essential

To be eligible for for registration as a full member of appropriate professional body (e.g NMC, HCPC)

Desirable

To have CAMHS experience

Complex interventions

Essential

Experience of working with difficult, disturbed or challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions

Desirable

To have a flexible approach to working around the needs of the service

Flexible approach

Essential

To be able to travel to both South Kent Coast clinics - Folkestone and Dover

Desirable

To be willing to take on new training opportunities to increase the clinics skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).