Are you a Mental Health Practitioner looking for an adventure?
I have an exciting opportunity in CAHMS.
2 Year fixed Term post - Starting ASAP
🌍 St. Helena – A UK Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic
📍 Location: 4,000 miles from the UK, with a population of just 4,500
💼 Unique Work Environment -Work in a remote, peaceful setting offering a laid-back lifestyle
St Helena offers a unique environment in which to work and live, with a variety of excellent outdoor activities in a beautiful setting. Families with younger children will find it safe and welcoming, and there are excellent accommodation options.
There is a single 22-bed general hospital located in the capital Jamestown. There are four outpatient clinic sites: one located in Jamestown, and three other outlying districts. They work closely with the Social Care Directorate to ensure appropriate care and support is provided to vulnerable adults and children (including care home residents) and assurance of implementation of safeguarding measures for children and adults. They support the police and prison services to offer care to those in custody including limited forensic services.
Patients with complex needs or requiring specialist interventions not available on island are referred overseas, mainly to South Africa and minimal numbers to the UK. Decision for overseas referral is based on clinical need, expected outcome and available funding
This role you would be working within a multidisciplinary team offering full comprehensive assessments and interventions in a range of settings, and evaluate the mental health care to children, young people and their families.
To provide regular and on-going consultation, joint work, training and advice to other agency staff in relation to child and adolescent mental health to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people
Essential Criteria:
- Registered professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or other equivalent qualification
- A minimum of three years post registration experience in a Children & Adolescents Mental Health Service
- In-depth knowledge and specialist experience/post graduate qualification in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Willingness to work flexibly – some evening work may be required.
- Right to work in the UK
St Helena Benefits Package for this role Includes:
- Salary: £40,000 per annum PLUS an international Supplement
- Lower tax rates!
- Relocation Allowances
- Annual Pension Contribution of 7.5% of salary
- Annual Leave of 30 days per annum plus Public Holidays
- Return flights covered
- The opportunity to experience great weather and a different way of life!
if you meet the criteria and are interested, please apply!