Ideal applicants should have training in evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, or SFP, as well as clinical experience with mental health and neurodevelopmental needs in children and young people. The team values passionate and resilient professionals who are confident in their clinical decision-making abilities and are open to ongoing training and development in CAMHS. The position demands flexibility, a desire to support young people's mental health, and the ability to manage one's own caseload effectively.
North Yorkshire and York Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services are seeking to recruit a CAMHS Clinician to work in York for a 12 month fixed term/secondment opportunity. This post requires candidates to have a professional registration Child, Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, well-motivated, forward-thinking clinicians to work as part of our extensive and experienced team - working with young people and their families with mental health challenges living in the York area.
Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis. In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.
The team is multi-disciplinary and provides specialist assessments, treatment and interventions for young people suffering from moderate to severe complex emotional, behavioural and psychological issues resulting in mental health problems.
Ideally the candidates will already be trained in a governed evidence based therapy such as CBT, DBT, or SFP, or be trained as a Non Medical Prescriber (NMP). Experience of working clinically with children and young people with Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental needs is essential.
However the team is currently in a position to be able to help staff develop the knowledge and experience within CAMHS and offer additional training as appropriate to role.
If you enjoy working within an experienced team who are passionate about supporting with children and young people's mental health, enjoy a challenge and have a flexible approach, then we would like to hear from you. You will work as part of a growing team and will need to be confident in your own clinical decision making skills. You will work with a range of professionals from a variety of different agencies including social care, acute care and a range of community and voluntary sector partners.
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The role can be demanding but also highly rewarding so you will need to be someone who is motivated, resilient and passionate about working with this client group. an experience CAMHS clinician who is able to manage their own caseload, with an emphasis on doing brief therapy as well as longer term specialist interventions.
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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