Mental Health Practitioner CAMHS Acute
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
Our predicted code SOC 2234 (63% match) is an eligible occupation, and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the published rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
About the role
Are you a Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or an Arts Therapist (drama, art, music etc.) looking for a new opportunity?
Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner Roles for CAMHS Acute - Urgent Help Service.
You will be involved in an exciting new development of the enhanced crisis / home treatment 7 day a week service, as an alternative to inpatient admission for Children and Young People experiencing acute mental health difficulties.
You will be part of developing the service to give children and young people living in Sussex a more appropriate and integrated range of services to meet their clinical needs. As a practitioner in the team you will have a varied role of duty, assessment for inpatient admission, discharge and offering interventions to young people and families
The aim of the Sussex CAMHS 'hospital at home' is to provide an alternative to admission to support the local network around the young person (aged 12-18) whilst they are in the acute stage of mental health difficulties. You will be part of an MDT with nursing, psychiatry, occupational therapy, family therapy, social worker, mental health practitioners and support workers.
In the development of this new service you will have opportunities for specialist training including in CBT, DBT, and approaches to working with eating needs.
Main duties of the job
We are a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team, who are dedicated to providing a high quality service which complements the work done by our wider CAMHS colleagues. As part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's commitment to developing Crisis Care for CAMHS and in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, we are developing our CAMHS Crisis care pathway across Sussex, aimed at further meeting the needs of children and young people presenting with acute mental health needs.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Professional Qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of MHA (1983/2007).
- Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), to include practical knowledge of FACE documentation, DOLS and Best Interest decisions.
- Child and Adult safe guarding procedures.
- Change management at organising and prioritising their workload.
- Demonstrate ability to enhance care through evidence based knowledge.
- Demonstrate professional development relevant to the specific care group.
- Lived experience of mental health issues
About the employer
The roles will be Sussex wide and ability to travel across sites is an essential requirement. Some weekend and evening work is essential to enable the service to meet the needs of the children, young people and their families.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
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