20 Oct
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
London
Job description
Job overview
We are looking to recruit two Band 6 CAMHS Practitioners to the Southwark CAMHS Early Help Team. The post holders will be a care coordinator, assessing and treating children and young people in the team working in collaboration with the multiple disciplinary teams (MDT).
The post holders will also be involved in supporting and advising parents and carers of C&YP; referred to the service as well as offering consultation and advice to their professional networks.
Main duties of the job
Participate as a multi-disciplinary team member in the assessment and treatment of children and young people referred to CAMHS.
Ensure that all recording and reporting of client contact are accurate, up to date,
of good quality and within CAMHS and professional requirement standards of record keeping.
Work with the team and clients to maintain a safe therapeutic environment.
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 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.
You will work with other CAMHS practitioners in the service from all disciplines.
This post is a clinical post and the expectation of time management is the majority of time is spent in actual clinical practice.
You will carry out mental health & risk assessments on children & young people in your care routinely and work under the supervision of the team manager and senior clinicians to manage these situations effectively.
Working for our organisation
Southwark CAMHS employs a large number of child and adolescent mental-health staff. These come from a variety of disciplines including : child psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy, family therapy, nursing and occupational therapy, art and drama psychotherapy.
The service is organised as follows :
CAMHS Early Help integrated with Children’s Social Care
Specialist services for children, adolescents & their families (2 teams)
Specialist services for young people with Neuro-developmental disorders
Carelink - CAMHS Looked after Children team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Assume responsibility for own case list and case management of children, adolescents and families who are determined to be at low / medium / high risk
Make a clinical formulation from a standard CAMHS assessment, including risk assessment, on which to recommend a treatment intervention.
Design, write and share a copy of the care plan with children, young people and their carers
Assess safeguarding issues and refer concerns to Child Protection teams
Deliver interventions for children and young people who have self-harmed / are in crisis or presenting with other mental health concerns;
the treatment interventions provided would be based on NICE guidelines and evidence based practice
Use individual, group work, family work, advice and supervision according to the needs of children and young people and have a flexible and innovative approach to packages of care
Participate and lead in joint complex assessments with other disciplines and other agencies and provide reports for referrers, families and other agencies as required
Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First level nursing qualification / registration RMN or RSCN or Doctorate level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or First level qualification in OT, social work, or equivalent or First level qualification in Art, Drama or Music therapy with related experience in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems / needs, developmental / learning disability problems.
- All applicants will require a professional training and relevant Clinical experience, including CAMHS ( or clear evidence of transferable skills) in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies : the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) , Health Professional's Council (HPC / HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), social work England or The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) .
Desirable criteria
- Specialist training in modalities such as CBT, DBT or Art Therapy
- Specialist training in therapeutically with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a Community or specialist CAMHS multidisciplinary team (A)
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Working knowledge of MHA, MCA and safeguarding children legislation.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a CAMHS duty system.
- Experience undertaking urgent mental health assessments.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and skills in core CAMHS treatment skills, range of interventions and more in-depth knowledge in at least one treatment model.
- Excellent risk assessment and documentation skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to information sharing and confidentiality
- Understanding of and ability to maintain a safe therapeutic environment.
Desirable criteria
- Specialist knowledge and skills in therapeutic approaches commonly used in CAMHS CBT, DBT, Family Therapy, Art Therapy
- Experience working therapeutically with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions
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🖊️ South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
📍 London