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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Are you ready for a new challenge? Are you a creative and innovative thinker and feel passionately about the need to improve services for children, young people and their families?
CAMHS (Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service) and the Community Eating Disorder in Ayrshire and Arran are re-designing their response to supporting young people, service users and their families/carers in a more dynamic way and we have a range of opportunities available that might offer the perfect next step for your career.
Specialist CAMHS Community Team:
Assessment, care and treatment of children and young people experiencing serious mental health problems
CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Team:
Assess and support children and young people with complex neurodevelopmental difficulties, who require a multi-agency assessment to gain a better understanding of their strengths and needs.
CAMHS Unscheduled Assessment Intensive Treatment (CUAIT):
Respond to the immediate mental health needs of young people offering short term help, either at home or in the community for up to 21 days.
Community Eating Disorder Service:
An all age service from age 11 onwards and see people with complex eating disorders in the community and in clinic.
Not only does NHS Ayrshire and Arran offer an extensive range of training, development and job role opportunities Ayrshire itself offers everything - all the benefits of living in a semi-rural area, with its own UK and International Airport, Glasgow Prestwick Airport and with Glasgow city centre life only a 30 minute drive away. Situated in South-west of Scotland on the Firth of Clyde, Ayrshire is a unique and exceptional place to live providing a wonderful quality of life with the best of all options – picturesque and interesting large (Ayr, Irvine and Kilmarnock) and small towns, beautiful villages and hamlets, expansive countryside, island life, rolling green hills, 80 miles of varied coastline with stunning beaches and sandy shores, history, heritage with city life within a short and easy journey when you need it, using excellent network of road, rail and bus transport links throughout Scotland - so why would you want to live or work anywhere else?
You will have access to mentoring, high quality professional supervision and scope to participate in a wide variety of professional development opportunities. You will be fully supported to test out new ideas and innovations in collaboration with our Quality Improvement, Data and Engagement Team as we continue to develop our services.
We have some permanent posts across a range of disciplines and grades and are clear about the need to establish integrated services that ensure that children, young people and families receive the right support, at the right time and in a way that best meets their needs.
You are required to be professionally registered, to have a good working knowledge of current national policy and practice experience relevant to paediatrics and the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. For the neurodevelopmental posts you should have experience of working with children and young people with emotional, behavioural, social and mental health difficulties and knowledge of neurodevelopmental assessment and diagnostic procedures.
For further information please contact:
Informal enquiries:
Taryn Loutit, Neurodevelopmental Service Manager, Tel: 01563 826157 taryn.loutit@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
Applications are welcome from UK, EEA and non-EEA candidates.
As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to produce proof of your EU Settlement status from 1st July 2021 to demonstrate your Right to Work in the United Kingdom. Further information: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families. Existing employees may be asked to provide evidence of their EU Settlement Status from 1st July 2021.