CAMHS Clinical Support Worker Luton, East of England, England
Job description
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Luton Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
CAMHS Clinical Support Worker
CAMHS Crisis team, adolescent mental health team, Home treatment team
Band 4
37.5 hours per week – permanent
This is an exciting opportunity to join South Bedfordshire CAMHS. The Clinical Support Worker is a community-based post working across the Crisis team, Adolescent mental health team, and Home treatment team, all of which work closely together.
The teams are multi-disciplinary team comprised of social workers, therapists, nurses, psychologists, and support workers who work with young people (between 11-18) who have the most complex mental health problems. Our Clinical Support Workers are therefore an important and valued part of the team, undertaking a wide range of work with young people.
The teams offers individual, family and group interventions which are centered around the young person and their family/carers;, Crisis intervention and risk management.
We therefore welcome applications from people who are good at communicating and engaging with others and who are good team players but who can also work on their own when required.
Our clinically-led service is strongly committed to continuously improving the experience and quality of care we offer our families. The successful post holder will therefore directly contribute to the positive working environment within the team and will be encouraged identify ways in which we might improve the service we are able to deliver.
The Senior Management Team within South Bedfordshire CAMHS is committed to staff development: as well as receiving a robust induction program, regular clinical and management supervision to support this role, there are regular opportunities for staff to apply for appropriate training courses and to get involved in quality improvement initiatives and new developments in the service. We also have a significant number of positions in the trust for clinicians up to band 8D, opening up paths for promotion for those who wish to develop and progress within the service.
This post is based in Luton, Bedfordshire, close to the M1 and easily reached by rail and car from North London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. Whilst some of the work is based in the clinic, access to a car is essential as some travel will be required to undertake outreach support at home or other CAMHS/ multi-agency sites.
If you would like more information about this opportunity, or to arrange an informal visit please contact Katie Lodder , Clinical Team Lead on 01582 708140 [email protected]
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