Job summary The post holder will be part of the Barnet Enhanced Support team (BEST) in Barnet CAMHSfor young people and their families. This is a community based post offering outreach work to families with specific emphasis on children and young people with acute and complex mental health problems and who present with high risk to themselves and/or others. Clinic appointments and and outreach work will comprise the main part of the work. The team is a specialist CAMHS team working with the more high risk and challenging adolescents (13-18) from across the borough of Barnet. This team has a particular focus on deliberate self harm, those from complex families who may have suffered abuse or trauma, hard to engage adolescents, and those struggling to manage the transition to adulthood. The post holder will be an active member of the integrated team providing follow up for young people who have attended local A&E departments with a mental health concern, and short to medium term crisis and outreach support to families and individuals in order to contain risk and prevent need for tier 4 intervention. There is the expectation of case management within the role, particularly for the young people who remain in the team on a longer term basis due to chronic and/or high risk presentations and complexity. Main duties of the job MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Clinical 1.To participate in CAMHS's rapid response to urgent cases including assessment, outreach work, monitoring of mental state and medication side effects, and liaising closely with clinicians involved with the case. To be able to utilise skills flexibly so that interventions can be planned and implemented for clients at home and in other settings. 2. To independently and/or jointly carry out assessments of the mental health needs of children and young people within a therapeutic framework and to contribute fully to the care planning process. 3. To provide a high standard of care for people in the care group in keeping with the philosophy and operational policies for the Outreach Team and in addition to the Trust's policies, practice and procedures. 4. To conduct accurate risk assessments and management plans, involving the service user, carer, and any other individuals relevant to the care of the service user, and to ensure that this is well documented (on RiO). All this in conjunction with other team members where appropriate 5. Shorter term crisis support, as well as longer term case management for high risk young people presenting with serious mental illness and associated risk. About us North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five Year Strategy: 1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. 2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all 3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. 4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. Why NLFT? We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave, and NHS pension scheme Excellent internal staff network The postholder will be aligned with our Values : We Are Kind We Are Respectful We Work Together We Keep Things Simple We Empower We Are Proudly Diverse To meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that falls under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis. Date posted 11 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £51,883 to £58,544 a year Per Annum including HCAS pro rata per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Compressed hours Reference number 306-BEH-2598 Job locations Hollyoak Clinic, Edgware Community Hospital Burnt Oak Broadway Edgware HA8 0AD Job description Job responsibilities This post is for one of the crisis practitioners in the Barnet Enhanced Support team. This is a team with strong therapeutic input working with high risk young people presenting with serious mental illness and significant risk profiles. The role will be providing short term crisis support and stabilisation work, longer term case management and contributing to the establishment of our therapeutic groups. There is a strong Multi-disciplinary approach in the team, and the post holder will be supported by the team and manager to undertake this often challenging work. The post holder should feel confident to manage cases, work closely with other partnership agencies, and use their professional judgement and initiative. Please see Job Description for detailed responsibilities Job description Job responsibilities This post is for one of the crisis practitioners in the Barnet Enhanced Support team. This is a team with strong therapeutic input working with high risk young people presenting with serious mental illness and significant risk profiles. The role will be providing short term crisis support and stabilisation work, longer term case management and contributing to the establishment of our therapeutic groups. There is a strong Multi-disciplinary approach in the team, and the post holder will be supported by the team and manager to undertake this often challenging work. The post holder should feel confident to manage cases, work closely with other partnership agencies, and use their professional judgement and initiative. Please see Job Description for detailed responsibilities Person Specification TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS Essential Qualification at degree level or equivalent and registration with relevant professional body with a core profession (clinical/counselling psychology, psychotherapy, systemic family psychotherapy social work, nursing, occupational therapy) Relevant training or qualification in child and adolescent mental health. Relevant training on safeguarding and child protection. Desirable Training in one of the main therapeutic modalities. EXPERIENCE Essential Experience of clinical and risk assessment and treatment of children and young people across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. Previous experience of working in CAMHS, with proven track record of working with children, young people and their families offering assessment and stabilisation during periods of high risk Experience of case load management. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team. Desirable Experience of teaching colleagues of other disciplines. Experience of working in a culturally diverse area. Experience of working in an adolescent in-patient setting. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Essential Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS. Working knowledge in at least one model of therapeutic work (e.g. Systemic, CBT, SFT, Psychodynamic). Ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Teaching skills in clinical settings. Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialised therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed adolescents and their families/care networks. Capacity to deal with working conditions that may occasionally involve verbal abuse and frequent exposure to highly emotive material such as child abuse and family breakdown. Ability to manage the multiple demands complex clinical environment. Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS. Knowledge of legislation including the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to children and adolescents including safeguarding children and young people, child protection procedures and policies. Good computer skills and knowledge of patient management systems. Accurate record keeping. Evidence of continuing professional development. Desirable Experience in family therapy processes. Experience in using CBT techniques Experience in setting up and facilitating groups. Knowledge of development in inter-agency partnership. Specific knowledge of current issues for Adolescent mental health. OTHER Essential Essential car driver. Willingness to drive for work purposes. Commitment to equal opportunities. Self motivated, assertive and flexible. Ability to be mobile and accessible to the community. Person Specification TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS Essential Qualification at degree level or equivalent and registration with relevant professional body with a core profession (clinical/counselling psychology, psychotherapy, systemic family psychotherapy social work, nursing, occupational therapy) Relevant training or qualification in child and adolescent mental health. Relevant training on safeguarding and child protection. Desirable Training in one of the main therapeutic modalities. EXPERIENCE Essential Experience of clinical and risk assessment and treatment of children and young people across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. Previous experience of working in CAMHS, with proven track record of working with children, young people and their families offering assessment and stabilisation during periods of high risk Experience of case load management. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team. Desirable Experience of teaching colleagues of other disciplines. Experience of working in a culturally diverse area. Experience of working in an adolescent in-patient setting. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS Essential Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS. Working knowledge in at least one model of therapeutic work (e.g. Systemic, CBT, SFT, Psychodynamic). Ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Teaching skills in clinical settings. Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialised therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed adolescents and their families/care networks. Capacity to deal with working conditions that may occasionally involve verbal abuse and frequent exposure to highly emotive material such as child abuse and family breakdown. Ability to manage the multiple demands complex clinical environment. Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS. Knowledge of legislation including the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to children and adolescents including safeguarding children and young people, child protection procedures and policies. Good computer skills and knowledge of patient management systems. Accurate record keeping. Evidence of continuing professional development. Desirable Experience in family therapy processes. Experience in using CBT techniques Experience in setting up and facilitating groups. Knowledge of development in inter-agency partnership. Specific knowledge of current issues for Adolescent mental health. OTHER Essential Essential car driver. Willingness to drive for work purposes. Commitment to equal opportunities. Self motivated, assertive and flexible. Ability to be mobile and accessible to the community. 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name 306 North London NHS Foundation Trust Address Hollyoak Clinic, Edgware Community Hospital Burnt Oak Broadway Edgware HA8 0AD Employer's website https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)