S-CAMHS Primary Mental Health & School In Reach Practitioner

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

Do you have a passion for supporting children and young people in managing the emotional and mental health challenges they face in today’s world? Have you ever wished you could make a difference early in a child or young person’s life to enable them to thrive and grow? An exciting opportunity has arisen within Specialist Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) to join an expanding and dynamic multidisciplinary mental health service for a role within Hywel Dda UHB within Ceredigion area.

The post holder will work within the Primary Mental Health Service across the Ceredigion Locality. This incorporates duties within Primary Mental Health and Schools In-Reach. The post holder will work alongside with colleagues, and autonomously to carry out mental health assessments and deliver interventions to children and young people as part of the Welsh Government Mental Health Measures 2010. This will involve both providing direct support as well as linking children and young people into other sources of support and beneficial activities in the community in order to benefit their emotional and mental health.

The post holder will maintain direct links with schools to undertake consultations and training that will ensure early identification of support. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly as part of a team to ensure excellent delivery of service provision, including working weekends where required to ensure accessibility and continuity of service delivery. This is an exciting opportunity for motivated qualified practitioners with relevant experience to develop their experience and clinical skills in child and adolescent mental health.

Experience in CAMHS services is not a requirement, and we would encourage interest from a range of candidates with relevant experience. Excellent opportunities will be available for training and professional development and the post holder will receive managerial and clinical supervision.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals:
  Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth;
  Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen;
  Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals:
  Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire;
  Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres:
  Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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