Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible for a caseload of complex assessment, treatment and consultation work with children, adolescents and their families/carers and caring networks for those with problems of behavioural, emotional, attachment and trauma, emotional, psychological or mental health issues.To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing child and adolescent mental health services in line with the principles and practice of CYP-IAPT.To work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes abilities to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to a variety of family forms including single parents, same sex couples and their families, extended families, foster carers and people with mental health difficulties.To undertake risk assessment and risk management for all children and adolescents, including the protective and risk factors in the network of significant relationships.To act as care coordinator, where appropriate, ensuring provision of a care plan, taking responsibility for initiating, planning and review of the client’s care, ensuring the work of others involved and communicating effectively with the child/ the carer/professional as appropriate, monitoring the progress of multi-disciplinary interventions.To maintain a personal and professional profile in accordance with Post Registration.