NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
The post-holder will be a graduate qualified health care professional (e.g. nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, clinical associates in Psychology), or will have substantial CAMHS clinical experience, and where appropriate will be fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC). They will have extensive clinical experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.
Main duties of the job
* The post holder will support their peers and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will line manage and clinically supervise BDCAMHS Mental Health Workers and trainees in placement. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.
* To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery via NICE compliant pathways.
* To be able to assess and develop plans of care to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This includes brief and longer-term intervention through talking therapies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary.
* To be able to initiate referrals to other specialist services and agencies.
* To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence and quality of life.
* To provide leadership, initiative, creativity, and motivation in the team.
* To be part of an effective team and the development of productive working relationships throughout the Trust.
* To facilitate the development of a positive and 'supportive' team culture by taking responsibility for dealing effectively with potential conflict.
* To take part, and assist, in the planning and administration relating to day to day running of the caseload.
* To collect CYP IAPT data routinely.
Job responsibilities
* To routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence-based clinical interventions.
* Delivering clinical interventions within individual care pathways and keeping close involvement with CYP admitted as inpatient.
* Promoting the mental and emotional health of children, young people, and families in the community through clinical interventions in the care pathway/crisis team/SPA.
* Undertake initial school based and community-based assessments and to deliver a range of early interventions to children and young people with a range of emotional and psychological difficulties where appropriate.
* To prevent more serious mental health problems in children and young people by early identification of the development of mental health problems.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Successful completion of a graduate training (e.g. nursing, social work, occupational therapy, Clinical associate's in psychology)
Knowledge
* Knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term in clinical interventions in CAMHS
* Risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety
* Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks,
* Evidence-based practice
Skills
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively highly complex and sensitive matters
* Ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation
* Capacity to write clear records and observe policies, procedures, and guidelines
* Ability to use outcome monitoring across all clinical work
Experience
* Experience of working with children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions
* Experience of working with children and adolescents with co-morbid difficulties and special needs
* Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems
* Experience in mental health assessment, risk assessment and risk management plan
* Experience of initiating, organising, and planning interagency meetings
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Head of Service CYP Emotional & NHS Services
£37,338 to £44,962 a year plus HCAS per annum
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