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CAMHS Practitioner - Cherry Tree Cottage • Baldock
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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in Baldock
with Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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1. Can you tell us about your professional background and how it has prepared you for this role in children's mental health? Can you tell us about your professional background and how it has prepared you for this role in children's mental health?
2. What specific experience do you have in working with children and young people facing mental health challenges? What specific experience do you have in working with children and young people facing mental health challenges?
3. Have you previously worked in a multidisciplinary team? If so, what role did you play, and how did you contribute to team dynamics? Have you previously worked in a multidisciplinary team? If so, what role did you play, and how did you contribute to team dynamics?
4. What is your understanding of the ARC theoretical framework (Attachment, Regulation, and Competency), and how would you apply it in your practice? What is your understanding of the ARC theoretical framework (Attachment, Regulation, and Competency), and how would you apply it in your practice?
5. Can you describe a situation where you had to conduct a mental health assessment? What was your approach, and what outcomes did you achieve? Can you describe a situation where you had to conduct a mental health assessment? What was your approach, and what outcomes did you achieve?
6. How do you ensure that the care plan management and reviews you undertake cater to children with complex social and co-morbid needs? How do you ensure that the care plan management and reviews you undertake cater to children with complex social and co-morbid needs?
7. How would you approach crisis containment for a child admitted to the home? Can you provide an example from your previous work? How would you approach crisis containment for a child admitted to the home? Can you provide an example from your previous work?
8. What types of therapeutic activities have you facilitated for young people, and how did you evaluate their effectiveness? What types of therapeutic activities have you facilitated for young people, and how did you evaluate their effectiveness?
9. How do you balance providing immediate support to children in crisis while also considering their long-term mental health needs? How do you balance providing immediate support to children in crisis while also considering their long-term mental health needs?
10. Can you explain your understanding of the National Quality Standards for residential homes? How do you ensure compliance in your practice? Can you explain your understanding of the National Quality Standards for residential homes? How do you ensure compliance in your practice?
11. What strategies do you employ to safeguard and promote the welfare of looked-after children while providing reparative parenting? What strategies do you employ to safeguard and promote the welfare of looked-after children while providing reparative parenting?
12. How do you approach collaboration with social care colleagues in a multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes for children? How do you approach collaboration with social care colleagues in a multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes for children?
13. What methods do you use to provide clear and concise communication among team members, especially in challenging situations? What methods do you use to provide clear and concise communication among team members, especially in challenging situations?
14. This role requires working long shifts, weekends, and holidays. How do you manage your work-life balance in such demanding positions? This role requires working long shifts, weekends, and holidays. How do you manage your work-life balance in such demanding positions?
15. Are you comfortable taking children on holiday as part of your role, and what considerations do you think are important in that context? Are you comfortable taking children on holiday as part of your role, and what considerations do you think are important in that context?
16. What motivates you to work specifically with children and young people in care, particularly those experiencing mental health crises? What motivates you to work specifically with children and young people in care, particularly those experiencing mental health crises?
17. How do you ensure that you are providing a warm and nurturing environment for young people in your care? How do you ensure that you are providing a warm and nurturing environment for young people in your care?
18. How do you incorporate service user feedback into your practice? Can you provide an example where you made changes based on feedback received? How do you incorporate service user feedback into your practice? Can you provide an example where you made changes based on feedback received?
19. How do you engage in professional development and keep up-to-date with best practices in child mental health? How do you engage in professional development and keep up-to-date with best practices in child mental health?
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nCAMHS Practitioner - Cherry Tree Cottage with Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Baldock\n\n Cherry Tree Cottage Specialist Children's home Social Care and Health together We are open to receive applications from various disciplines and backgrounds including Nursing, OT, Social Care, Therapy, and / or those with experience working with children and young people in care. Are you passionate about getting it right for children and young people in care? Do you want to be part of a unique short-term service to supportchildren in mental health crisis, prevent their admission to hospital or enable timely discharge from hospital and successfully move them on to a settled placement? Do you want to be part of a Multidisciplinary team with integral Health, Social Care and Psychiatry expertise. With Innovation at its heart; We are looking to recruit a team who want to be fundamental in the success of this first of its kind service In Hertfordshire. Cherry Tree Cottaeg is an Ofsted registered children's home operated through an integrated health and social care staffing model (HPFT and HCC Social Services) to care for children looked after. The home provides 3 beds for children with mental health presentations who may be repeat attenders at A&E /S136 suite or at risk of /or have had admission to Tier 4 provision (psychiatric inpatient unit). This is an exciting opportunity to join this innovative service as a Band 6 clinician working alongside social care colleagues at Cherry Tree Cottage. As part of an MDT, the candidate will work collaboratively with the Registered Manager, Team Leader, HPFT Clinical Lead, Consultant Psychiatrist, and other clinicians in the team with the planning, development, provision and review of an excellent, service-user focused service providing crisis containment and therapeutic support to children and young people with social and co-morbid mental health difficulties. The home uses the ARC theoretical framework (Attachment, Regulation and Competency) and Non-violent resistance interventions and ethos in the provision to create a warm and nurturing environment to enhance wellbeing of the CYP. Training is provided and all workers are expected to work within this framework. The post-holder will work within professional guidelines and under the clinical and professional supervision of a Team Leader alongside the Registered Manager. About us Clinical Responsibilities To undertake mental health assessment, risk assessment, care plan management and reviews for CYP with complex mental health and co-morbid social care needs. To undertake crisis containment work including therapeutically engaging activities for CYP admitted to the home for a limited time. To provide advice ans consultation to other team members regarding the mental health care of CYP in the home. To provide good standards of reparative parenting for children and adolescents which safeguards and promotes their welfare by ensuring that the home meets the requirements of legislation, including the National Quality Standards for residential homes. To follow all HPFT and HCC policies and local procedures. Ensure that children and adolescents develop socially, educationally and emotionally having regard for through effective assessment, care planning, and liaison with other agencies. Understand and support the purpose of the childrens homes and be willing and able to respond appropriately to children with challenging behaviour. Following the day-to-day activities of the home including; cooking and cleaning; taking children to school, activities and appointments; following petty cash procedures, administering medication, maintaining the home environment and acting as a good role model. You will be required to work shift patterns covering the needs of the children. This will include long shifts, weekends and bank holidays as well as taking children on holiday within and outside of the UK. Please confirm that you are willing to undertake these duties in your supporting statement. To provide a safe and containing environment that will help stabilise the mental health of children experiencing a mental health crisis in order to allow them to return to their original placement and thus enhance placement stability. Support with running therapeutic groups within the home for the young people. Planning & Organisational Skills To provide accurate, clear and concise communications in all aspects of delivering the service. Integrate into a multi professional health and social care team within the residential unit. To oversee care team responsibilities. To work with the team leader and manager to ensure clinical governance initiatives and service framework targets are adhered to. To initiate and participate in service audits that may be required. To promote service user feedback. "}