CAMH Clinical Social Worker

West London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 CAMH Social Worker to join the Tri-borough CAMHS Eating Disorders team, based at Ealing CAMHS. You will deliver highly specialist social work to young people and families, including outreach to those who struggle to attend clinics and in-reach into Tier 4 services.

You will participate in supervision, professional development, and monthly CAMH Social Work Forum, contributing to a growing CAMHS Social Work discipline.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Social Work.
• Active Professional registration with Social Work England.
• First or higher degree in appropriate subject area.
• Post registration training in CAMH.
• CYP IAPT Trainings (e.g. CBT, Systemic Family Therapy, IPT, Under 5’s).
• Post-graduate qualifications in CBT, Systemic Therapy, EMDR, Mindfulness.

Responsibilities

• Adopt a flexible approach to working with young people and families, assessing risk.
• Be part of a duty system, providing specialist advice and consultations.
• Undertake comprehensive specialist assessments with a multidisciplinary team.
• Take Clinical Case Lead responsibility in complex cases, including transitions to inpatient care.
• Formulate and implement plans for treatment and management.
• Run clinical groups with parents/carers and young people.

Skills

CBT

Family Therapy

Systemic Therapy

Risk Assessment

Liaison

Education

Social Work Degree/Diploma

SWE Registration

CAMH Training

CYP IAPT Training

FT/AN Knowledge

Job description

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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

Are you a Social Worker experienced in working with children and adolescents withmental health difficulties and their families? Are you interested in working in CAMHSand developing clinical experience within a fast-paced CAMH Eating Disordersteam?

An exciting opportunity has become available for a skilled and experienced Band 7(1.0 WTE) CAMH Social Worker to work in the Tri-borough CAMHS Eating Disordersteam, based at Ealing CAMHS 1 Armstrong Way, Southall UB2 4SA.

The CAMH Social Worker will support the provision of highly specialist social workservices to young people and their families and/or carers referred to CAMHS. Thiscould include providing outreach work to patients who may find it difficult to attendclinics and in-reach work into Tier 4 Services. They will carry out comprehensiveassessments (including risk assessments and the development of risk managementplans) and offer specialist intervention packages using a variety of treatment models

The CAMH Social Worker will also contribute to our dynamic and growing CAMHSocial Work professional discipline structure. As such, they will receive regular socialwork supervision, in addition to clinical supervision within their team. They will beencouraged to join our monthly CAMH Social Work Forum and Reflective PracticeGroups. As a Social Worker within West London CAMHS you will be offered goodopportunities for continuing professional development and you will be supported inyour career progression.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and skilled clinician to:

• Adopt a flexible approach to working with young people, their families and networks, taking account of changing needs during the course of intervention, assessing and attending to issues of risk.
• Be part of a duty system, which may include providing specialist, advice guidance and consultation to other professionals as well as parents and carers
• Undertake comprehensive, specialist assessments on behalf of the multidisciplinary team, incorporating different models of understanding of the young person’s difficulties and reflecting the team’s multi-modal approach to intervention.
• Take Clinical Case Lead responsibility in the treatment of complex cases, attending to risk and arranging network/professional reviews, where clinically appropriate. This will include liaison with other appropriate services and managing planned transitions, including admissions into inpatient, when required.
• Formulate and implement plans for the treatment and/or management of the child/young person’s problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
• Run clinical groups and focus groups with both parents/carers and youngpeople.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overallby the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Social Work.
• Active Professional registration with Social Work England
• First or higher degree in appropriate subject area
• Post registration training in CAMH
• CYP IAPT Trainings, e.g. CBT, Systemic Family Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy [IPT], Under 5’s, Parent Training.
• Other post‑graduate qualifications in: CBT, Systemic Foundation Years, EMDR, Mindfulness. Mentalizing Trainings
• Family Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa (FT/AN)

Experience

• Significant post registration experience in mental health Including extensive experience of assessment and therapeutic direct work with children and adolescents with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties.
• Experience of providing consultation and liaison support to colleagues, referral agencies and services responsible for the care, support and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers
• Substantial experience of working in multidisciplinary clinical teams and contributing a professional social work perspective
• Experience in assessing and managing high risk behaviours and in developing and implementing risk management plans
• Experience of management of child protection emergencies
• Experience of working in a number of ways i.e. assertive outreach, clinic based settings, home, school or other appropriate environments
• Experience of using therapeutic skills, such as CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Family Work, Parenting
• Experience of advising multidisciplinary colleagues about child and adult safeguarding
• Experience of giving presentations to colleagues in relation to Social Work
• Experience of working with young people presenting with Eating Disorders

Knowledge

• A thorough understanding of the mental health needs of children and young people and the evidence base in relation to child mental health
• Knowledge of relevant legislation guidance and child protection policies and procedures
• Knowledge and understanding of child development
• An understanding of local and national issues relating to children’s development and mental health
• Knowledge of other modalities (i.e. psychoanalytical, medical, behavioural, etc.) sufficient to engage appropriately with multidisciplinary team colleagues and their work with clients.
• Understanding of the value of service user involvement and participation in all aspects of care and in the planning and the development of services
• A good understanding of and ability to uses clinical supervision and reflective practice
• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy using good communication skills
• Knowledge of the legal issues relating to consent and capacity in children and young people.
• A sound working knowledge and application of the SWE Code of Practice and BASW Code of Ethics

Skills

• The ability to present and communicate complex information
• Ability to communicate and relate well to children, young people parents and carers
• Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
• Ability to identify and manage risk effectively
• Skills and sensitivity in working with difficult to engage children, young people and families
• Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
• Ability to contain the anxieties of severely unwell young people and their parents.
• A high level of self-awareness and capacity to reflect
• Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working
• Conducts self in a professional, courteous manner at all times and able to maintain professionalism

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

At West London NHS Trust, we want you to support you to build a career you can be proud of and this starts before your first day with us. Our people live our values every day as they deliver, manage and work to improve our services to patients, carers, families and other professionals.

We’re committed to making our recruitment process clear and efficient. It’s in everyone’s interest that we get the very best people on board as soon as we can.