South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Do you want to play your part in helping improve the lives of children, young people, and their families? We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Practitioner interested in working with children and adolescents who present with a range of complex mental health difficulties. The Croydon CAMHS Single Point of Contact team is a specialist intake and contact service. The role involves processing referrals on behalf of the assessment in treatment teams in the Croydon CAMHS and redirecting those who do not meet the thresholds for specialist CAMHS. The post-holder will undertake initial psychosocial assessments, risk assessments and contingent planning for children and young people referred to the Croydon CAMHS.
Main duties of the job
1. Processing new referrals on behalf of the teams in Croydon CAMHS.
2. Making meaningful clinical contacts with children, young people, and their families, including initial psychosocial assessments, listing referrals for fuller assessments and treatment, brief psychoeducational, and redirecting the referrals to appropriate services outside of CAMHS.
3. Liaising with referrers (GPs, schools, social workers, A&Es, etc).
4. Working with the MDT in the identification of the right care pathways for the children and young people referred.
5. Participating in clinical decision meetings.
6. Participating in their own supervision and supervising junior staff.
7. Liaising with other agencies as appropriate.
About us
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you are valued and appreciated, which is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
* Generous pay, pensions and leave: We offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
* Work-life balance: Flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as part-time working and job sharing.
* Career development: There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
* Car lease: Our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.
* Accommodation: Our staff benefit from keyworker housing available on selected sites.
* NHS discounts: With discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.
* Other benefits include: Counselling services, long service awards, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, staff restaurants.
Job responsibilities
1. Conducting initial psychosocial assessments, risk assessments and agreeing contingent plans with children and young people.
2. Working in collaboration with supervisor, service user, carers and MDT in assessing needs, planning and implementing care.
3. Taking responsibility for care delivery in a specific area and maintaining a safe therapeutic environment.
4. Having a good understanding and some experience of group, individual and family work, multi-disciplinary work, clinical governance and audit, and the process of clinical supervision in CAMHS.
5. Having a good working knowledge of mental health disorders in children and adolescents.
6. Understanding difficulties common to Looked After Children, e.g., attachment difficulties.
7. Being familiar with key legislation relevant to CAMHS settings: The Children Act 1989, 2004.
All applicants will require a professional training and relevant CAMHS experience in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), Health Professional's Council (HPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), Mental Health Act 1983, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or HV with related CAMHS experience, or a first level qualification in Occupational Therapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Social Work, or equivalent with related CAMHS experience.
* Qualification as a Systemic Psychotherapist (Family Therapist) with relevant CAMHS experience.
* First level qualification in art, play, drama, music therapy or psychotherapy (leading to a registered qualification with one of the above statutory bodies) with related experience in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescents with mental health problems/needs.
* Post-registration clinical professional development, CYP-IAPT post-graduate training.
Experience
* Sufficient post-graduation experience in working within a mental health setting.
* Assessed supervised clinical experience working with children and adolescents with mental health problems.
* Experience of working in collaboration with supervisor, service user, carers and MDT in assessing needs, planning and implementing care.
* Experience of taking responsibility for care delivery in a specific area and maintaining a safe therapeutic environment.
* Experience of working as a case manager in the child and adolescent mental health sector.
* Evidence of good practice in child and adolescent mental health assessments, assessments of behaviour and performance, family functioning.
* Experience of working with families in a multi-racial urban environment.
Skills
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Ability to be 'reflective' in therapeutic practice and adapt practice from this reflection.
* Demonstrate an ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Good written and verbal presentation skills.
* Skill in using a specific therapy in practice.
Knowledge
* A good working knowledge of mental health disorders in children and adolescents.
* A good working knowledge of key legislation relevant to CAMHS settings.
* Assessment of risk and management of risk factors.
* The principles underlying confidentiality and information sharing.
* The principles of clinical governance and practice.
* Relevant research and its application to assessment, treatment and case management of CAMH disorders.
* Research-informed and evidence-based methods of assessment, treatment and case management.
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.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
£42,939 to £50,697 a year, per annum inclusive of Outer HCAs.
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