CAMHS Co-Occurring Practitioner

job overview

this post is a fixed-term secondment for 19 months to meet the needs of the service.

if you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

gwynedd and ynys mon child and adolescent mental health service / be di’r sgor service post: the postholder will provide leadership as ભર a specialist community co‑occurring practitioner working closely with both child and adolescent mental health teams (camhs) and children and the area young people substance misuse services (cypsms) to develop the co‑occ bref path in local county-based services.

they will work with the mdt to lead the implementation, monitoring and management of the co‑occurring framework pathway across both camhs and cyp substance misuse services.

the ability to speak welsh is desirable for this post; english and/or welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

the postholder will have responsibility to maintain a clinical caseload and will include setting and maintaining clinical standards within the governance framework, motivation and leadership of team members from both camhs and sms services in reaching specific clinical, health and co‑occurring framework targets. Protected time will be given in cypsms services, ensuring flexibility across both services to address need and demand.

This will be a common sense approach involving a split of 50/50 or 60/40 across the services, agreed locally and reviewed as required.

if you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then betsi cadwaladr university health board (bcuhb) north wales has all the right ingredients. As wales’ largest health organisation it provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our organisational values and ‘proud to lead’ competence framework.

We promote equality and diversity, and welcome applicants under the “disability confident employer” scheme.

applications may be submitted in welsh. Applications submitted in welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in english.

• nursing and midwifery council (nmc) registered nurse, mental health.
• social worker registered with the care council.
• occupational therapist registered with the health professions council.
• evidence of personal and clinical development.
• evidence of post‑graduate training for the supervision and teaching of junior staff.
• extensive knowledge of mental health issues.
• ollow to date knowledge and application of consent, data protection, patient confidentiality and risk management with health and safety issues.
• up‑to‑date working knowledge of the mental health act.
• knowledge of relevant national strategies.
• evidence of understanding and knowledge in child development.

• relevant post‑registration experience of working with children, young people and families in a health or social care environment or mental health setting.

mid‑senior level

full‑time

health care provider

hospitals and health care