Clinical Specialist (Generic)inNewton AycliffeinNewton AycliffePUBLISHED WED 12 MAR 2025
This is more than just a job; it’s an opportunity to make a real difference in the community while further developing your skills. With your registration from a relevant professional body (NMC, GMC, HCPC or Social Work-England), you’ll lead clinical services, supervise fellow clinicians, and contribute to innovative care approaches that genuinely consider the voices of young people and their families. If you’re driven by a commitment to promote recovery and enhance care through shared decision-making, your journey starts here. Take the next step in your career and join us in transforming lives!
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Clinical Specialist into South Durham CAMHS Getting More Help Team
Candidate must hold registration with relevant professional body (eg. NMC, GMC, HCPC, Social Work-England).
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to become part of a specialised multi disciplinary team comprising of Consultant Psychiatrists, Nurses, Social Workers, Clinical Psychologists, Family Therapists and more who provide assessment and therapeutic intervention to young people to support their mental health needs.
To apply for this role you will have experience in children's mental health services. You will also have an understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act), detailed understanding of Safeguarding and Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
We are looking for someone who is highly motivation with a keen interest for continuing the improvement of our young people's care and treatment. We are proactive in developing and piloting new ways of working, taking in consideration the voices of our Service Users and their Families to develop better ways of working.
We will look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to work alongside the team in developing future ways of working. If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your skills, then this could be the job for you!
The post holder will be part of a resilient and professional team working collaboratively with internal and external partners to support the needs of those who are experiencing a deterioration in their mental health and their family / carer needs. The team takes a recover orientated, formulation driven approach, which values shared decision making.
The successful applicant will be required to contribute to and lead ongoing service development and offer clinical supervision to staff members. The ability to make balanced decisions and use positive risk taking approaches, whilst managing potentially high pressured situations is an essential part of this role.
Acting as a resource in providing specialist advice, training, guidance and consultation to the team and partner agencies is also an integral aspect of the role. The applicant will be an essential member of the multi disciplinary team and will be able to facilitate the co-coordination of care on a multi disciplinary basis to children and young people.
You will be able to demonstrate strong clinical leadership, coaching skills, excellent / sound knowledge of mental health care, complex risk assessment, safeguarding and its application to practice.
About us
The Clinical Specialist will take a lead role in delivery of clinical service to young people and their families. This will include supervision of clinicians and playing an active role in clinical decision making along with other clinicians.
The post holder will provide expert care and support to all children, young people and families referred to the service providing evidenced based interventions based on need. The post holder will also formulate plans of care and negotiate implementations of such plans and the sharing of complex, sensitive, confidential and at times contentious information.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
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