The role will include the following: Assume responsibility for the daily duty system, particularly ascertaining the level of risk, and agreeing safety plans as and when necessary. Support to parents and young people seeking help between clinic appointments or when in crisis. Provide screening of the CAMHS referrals of children and young people referred to the team. Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate. Provide comprehensive CAMHS assessments of children and young people referred to the team To ensure that all recording and reporting of client contact is timely, accurate, up to date and of good quality and within CAMHS & professional standards of record keeping. To collect & collate information about individual clinical activity on PARIS. Close liaison with schools and other agencies involved. To ensure that all recording and reporting of client contact is timely, accurate, up to date and of good quality and within CAMHS & professional standards of record keeping. Work with the team and clients to maintain a safe therapeutic environment. Work to assure the quality of care through achieving high operational standards in clinical systems. To maintain and ensure good professional standards and attitudes towards the care and treatment of children, young people and their families. To link with other statutory and voluntary agencies and professionals as well as other CAMHS Teams in terms of referrals and joint work. Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication within the boundaries of confidentiality, with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate. Contribute to the effective functioning of the team and service through attendance at relevant meetings, taking responsibilities within the service as appropriate and negotiated with the line manager. The post holder will be expected to have post registration experience in a mental health setting, ideally with children and adolescents and in managing risk. Regular supervision will be provided, and support will be readily available from Duty Senior/ Duty Psychiatrist. The post holder will provide advice and consultation to other members of the multidisciplinary team, external agencies such as GPs, schools etc, clinical and performance management supervision to trainees and less experienced professionals where appropriate. They will take a lead role in developing a seamless service between community services, inpatient services, and adult mental health services. They will coordinate referrals to other agencies and work with other agencies to prevent the need for hospitalization