Provision of CAMHS Professionals

Concepts

• cardiff
• personnel supply services
• child and adolescent mental health services
• children, young people and family health services
• professional qualification
• provision of camhs professionals
• professional development staff
• health professional council reg'd
• health professional council
• children’s emotional wellbeing and mental health services

Location

Cardiff and Vale UHB

Description

The Health Board have a requirement for agency staff who specialise and have experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Children, Young People and Family Health Services require additional staff that will work as part of the multi-disciplinary Children’s Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Services, providing specialist advice, support, assessment and intervention to identified pathways for children and young people’s complex mental health conditions. The work is emotionally demanding, working with clients with complex problems. This involves sometimes working with people with interpersonal difficulties or avoidant behaviours and the challenges this presents to the therapeutic process. It is also emotionally demanding working closely with people who have suffered severe traumas such as childhood sexual abuse. The staff will be expected to work with complex problems within the time limited framework required by the department. Staff must hold a number of qualifications as follows; - Relevant Masters Degree and professional qualification (one or more of the following): - Registered Mental Nurse (Nursing & Midwifery Council Reg'd), - Registered Nurse for Learning Disabilities (Nursing & Midwifery Council Reg'd) - Registered in Social Work (General Social Care Council or Health and Care Professions Council or Care Council for Wales Reg'd), - Registered in Occupational Therapy (Health Professional Council Reg'd) - Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent) as accredited by the British Psychological Society (Health Professional Council Reg'd and eligible for Chartered Clinical Psychology status of the BPS) - Evidence of continuing professional development Staff must also demonstrate their extensive experience to be suitable for this requirement

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The Health Board is including an extension option up to the 31st March 2022.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Legal Justification

The Health Board have exhausted internal options for the increased staffing requirement including a recruitment campaign, utilisation of the staff bank and secondment opportunities. As a consequence the Children, Young People and Family Health Services have sought external provision. CAMHS Professionals is an agency staffing provider, specialising in candidates that are trained and have significant experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. They have a large pool of suitably trained staff available for booking, with many available in the local area for face to face work rather than working solely remotely. There are a number of key differences between Welsh and English CAMHS services and having access to local staff with experience of the Welsh CAMHS system and local services is helpful in mobilising staff quickly in to roles to meet the high demands on services. Similarly, access to Welsh candidates supports our commitment to The Welsh Language Measure. The skill level and experience of candidates always meets and often exceeds the requirements of the service.

Other Information

(WA Ref:111973)