Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinician

Please note that this is a part-time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

We are looking to recruit a permanent, part time Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinician. This post is based in a multidisciplinary locality CAMHS Team. the team provides a service to children and young people within the geographical area of Lanarkshire. who present with moderate to severe mental health difficulties. These are well established multi disciplinary team including psychiatrist, clinical psychologists and CAMHC’s. NHS Lanarkshire provides excellent opportunities for training and career development.

The successful candidate will be a first level Registered Nurse, AHP, Social Worker or Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology, providing specialist psychological therapies service to patients with mental health presentations referred to secondary or specialist mental health services. The post holder is responsible for, and has a high level of autonomy in the assessment, formulation, prescribing and delivery of psychological therapies treatment and care to patients on a defined case load, with decision making responsibility for evaluation and discharge from treatment or referral on to other agencies. The successful candidate will work as a member of the multidisciplinary team and have a responsibility to provide clinical supervision to other qualified practitioners and practitioners in training. They also have a responsibility for training and education of others and actively planning and participating in research within the clinical service. The successful candidate will be expected to carry out delegated tasks by line manager/operational lead.

The successful candidate must;

Be a Registered Nurse, AHP or Social Worker or be a qualified as a child trained Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology (CAAP) evidence of relevant experience and appropriate post registration training that fulfils the competences of this post

Evidence further education/evidence of continuous professional development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification.

Be educated to /operating at Masters Degree Level.

Be educated to or undertaking Post Graduate Certificate / Diploma Qualification level in an evidence based psychological therapy/appropriate intervention as recognised in the National Psychological Therapies Matrix for the intended client group.

Possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative.

Show excellent listening, communication, time-management and interpersonal skills.

Be proficient in the use of Microsoft IT Packages.

Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Helen Paterson, Team Leader, CAMHS on 01698755360 or Helen.Paterson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact anne.osho@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.

‘At NHS Lanarkshire, we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any Worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk

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