Trainee Clinical Specialist Learning Disability and Autism

This intensive one year training post aims to equip practitioners with the skills necessary to improve access and outcomes for Autistic children and young people and those with Learning Disabilities. Please see the link for more details:Learning Disability & Autism Pathway - Postgraduate Diploma | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT

The post- holder is expected to attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post. This involves:o attending university for a two week block in January, then two study days a week Jan to May, one day a week until July with 3 full days in July, two days in September. These study days will be a mixture of in person and online training. (80% attendance is mandatory)

You will be based from home but will need to travel across the region to meet the needs of the service and your training.

We are a fully integrated multi-disciplinary team comprising Psychologists; Psychiatrists; Systemic Family Therapists; Nurses; Occupational Therapists and Family Support Workers. A key aspect of the role is working closely with clinicians/practitioners as part of a bi-lingual, multicultural multi-disciplinary team with deaf and hearing practitioners and BSL/English Interpreters. We encourage deaf applicants, and applicants who already have a high level of British Sign Language, however specialist training and development will be provided to develop knowledge and skills for working with deaf children and young people.Our clients use a wide range of communication modalities including British Sign Language, Sign Supported English, English and other spokenlanguages, and minimal language. You would hold a varied caseload to meet your training needs, which will include carrying out specialist assessment and therapeutic interventions under supervision of a Clinical Psychologist, working flexibly across pathways of care in a variety of community settings, and to work closely with clinicians/practitioners in multi-disciplinary teams. You may also work with other clinics in the Trust to achieve your case requirements for your training. We work both directly with families, as well as offering joint care with local CAMHS services, multi-agency working and consultation. Excellent problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills and a positiveattitude towards working with deaf children, and their families, with complex mental health needs are essential.The main administration office base for the outreach team is in Dudley, and we have various small bases across our regions, however clinicians are based from their homes across the whole of the Central England (West Midlands, East Midlands, South Central) region and you will be required to travel to a range of settings throughout the Central England region. Some work can be done remotely. You may be required to attend occasional national meetings with our colleagues in other areas of our NDCAMHS services across England but much of this is now via video call. Travel for the clinical part of the role is counted as part of your working hours. We have access to paid for accommodation if needing to be further from home. Clinical and office spaces can be booked across the region as needed. We havean integrated approach for clinical work using video conferencing as well as face-to-face work to manage our travel where appropriate. We also hold most of our team meetings by video conferencing, but aim for an integrated model balancing the need for team connection with reducing travel. Post holders would be provided with facilities to enable remote working.

If you are enthusiastic about developing your skills for working with deaf autistic children, we would encourage you to apply.

National Deaf CAMHSNational Deaf CAMHS is an innovative community and inpatient mental health service delivering a pathway of care for 0-18 year olds acrossEngland. The national service is delivered by four NHS Trusts, and our teams link closely together. You will be working closely with our key partners where together we have an ambition to deliver an outstanding model of mental health care for the deaf children, young people and parents of England. NDCAMHS is a unique and truly individual service. We are continuously learning and evolving, as we work together to meet the mental health needs of children, young people and parents who are deaf.

Experience

Desirable: - experience working with deaf children