CAMH Social Worker

West London NHS Trust; Southall; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust in Southall is seeking a Band 6 CAMH Social Worker to join the Eating Disorders team based at Ealing CAMHS. The role involves autonomous clinical work with young people, delivering assessments and interventions including individual and group therapy, and outreach to those who may not attend clinics.

You will work in collaboration with education, social services and other agencies, under supervision, to develop meal support within the ED pathway and contribute to service

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and adolescents with mental health difficulties.
• Experience in CAMHS and Eating Disorders pathways.
• Ability to engage with a culturally diverse population.

Responsibilities

• Develop and guide meal support within the ED pathway.
• Provide assessment and intervention including individual and group therapy.
• Outreach work to patients who may not attend clinics.
• In-reach work into Tier 4 Services.
• Collaborate with education, social services and other agencies.
• Provide supervision, training, consultation to CAMH staff.
• Contribute to recruitment and interviewing of CAMH staff.
• Support monitoring of team policies through service evaluation and audit.

Skills

Autonomous clinician

Assessments

Group therapy

Outreach work

Multi-agency collaboration

Communication

Training and supervision

Audit and evaluation

Job description

Previous applicants need not apply

Are you a Social Worker experienced in working with children and adolescents with mental health difficulties and their families? Are you interested in working in CAMHS and developing clinical experience within a fast-paced CAMH Eating Disorders team?

An exciting opportunity has become available for a skilled and experienced Band 6 (1.0 WTE) CAMH Social Worker to work in the 3-borough CAMHS Eating Disorders team, based at Ealing CAMHS 1 Armstrong Way, Southall UB2 4SA.

With supervision and support the CAMH Social Worker will provide assessment and intervention, which will include individual and group therapy to patients presenting with complex mental health difficulties. This will include providing outreach work to patients who may find it hard to attend clinics and in-reach work into Tier 4 Services.

As well as complex multi-agency work with external agencies (e.g. education, social services) and with colleagues within West London NHS Trust. With supervision and guidance from Senior staff, the main purpose of the CAMH Social Worker role will be to develop and guide development of meal support within the ED pathway.

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

• With supervision and guidance from Senior staff, the main purpose of the CAMH Nurse role will be to develop and guide development of meal support within the ED pathway.


• Work as an autonomous clinician creatively engaging with a culturally diverse population of young people, providing advanced mental health support, carrying out comprehensive assessments (including risk and risk management plans), and offering specialist intervention packages using a variety of treatment models.


• Make clear autonomous decisions based on analysis of complex presenting problems & judgments based on available treatment options.


• Confidently communicate at a high level both verbally and in writing, with excellent interpersonal skills.


• Provide training, consultation and advice to colleagues in the team and across multi-agencies involved with child and adolescent mental health.


• Provide clinical, professional and management supervision as appropriate for CAMH Social Workers and CAMHS Practitioners in Ealing CAMHS.


• To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the team’s operational policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit.


• To be involved, as appropriate, in the recruitment, shortlisting and interviewing of CAMH Clinical Social Workers.

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 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hayley Samson Job title: Team Lead Email address: [e-mail]