CAMHS Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Barking and Dagenham; Hybride; GBP 4 900 - 6 100; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Occasional remote working

Résumé du poste

NELFT in Barking and Dagenham is seeking a part-time senior post in the child and adolescent mental health service. The role focuses on assessments and therapeutic interventions for children, young people and families under the I-THRIVE model, with supervision of multidisciplinary practitioners and occasional remote working from the Barking clinic.

Applicants must hold postgraduate training in psychology or therapy and be accredited with HCPC, BPS or BACP.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate training in clinical psychology, family therapy or child and adolescent psychotherapy.
• Accredited with HCPC/BPS/BACP (SCoPEd category C for BACP).
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent literacy/numeracy.

Responsabilités

• Complete assessments for children, young people and families with complex needs.
• Deliver therapeutic interventions under the I-THRIVE framework.
• Provide consultation to professionals working with young people and families.
• Provide clinical supervision to multidisciplinary practitioners.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team discussions and high-quality care.

Connaissances

Assessment delivery

Therapeutic interventions

Clinical supervision

MDT collaboration

Formation

Postgraduate training in psychology/therapy

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent literacy/numeracy

Description du poste

A part-time senior post in the child and adolescent mental health service in Barking and Dagenham, run by NELFT. The work centres on assessments and therapeutic interventions for children, young people and families under the I-THRIVE model, with consultation for professionals supporting young people with complex needs. The role adds clinical supervision of multidisciplinary practitioners and occasional remote working from the Barking clinic. Applicants need a qualification in therapy or psychology and accreditation with a professional body.

What the job involves

• Complete assessments for children, young people and families with complex mental health needs
• Deliver therapeutic interventions under the I-THRIVE framework, including Getting More Help and Risk Support
• Provide consultation and advice to professionals working with young people and families
• Provide clinical supervision and help develop multidisciplinary practitioners
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team discussions to support a collaborative approach
• Champion high-quality care across the borough as a senior team member

Qualifications

• Successful completion of post-graduate training, such as clinical psychology, family therapy or child and adolescent psychotherapy
• NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy

Registration & licences

• Accreditation with an appropriate professional body, such as HCPC, BPS or BACP (SCoPEeD category C only for BACP)

Experience

• Working with difficult, disturbed or challenging children and young people needing skilled, complex interventions
• Working with children and adolescents with co-morbid difficulties and special needs, such as autistic spectrum disorders and trauma
• Working therapeutically with parents, carers and families of young people with complex mental health problems
• Using observation, for example in school settings, to contribute to assessments of children
• Carrying out generic assessment alongside multidisciplinary colleagues
• Carrying out specialist assessment autonomously to choose the most appropriate treatment plan from a range of options

What’s offered

• 15% high cost area supplement on basic salary (minimum £4,870 and maximum £6,137 a year pro rata for part-time)
• Investment in staff development and training
• Staff health and wellbeing activities
• Staff networks and equality and diversity initiatives
• Occasional remote working
• Structured induction of up to two weeks, starting on the first Monday of the month