CAMHS Practitioner ATT

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a care coordinator to assess and treat mental health issues in children and young people. You will conduct risk assessments and manage referrals while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. This role requires effective management of complex cases where 75% of your time will be spent in clinical practice. The successful candidate will benefit from generous pay, work-life balance options, and various career development programmes.

Benefits

Generous pay and pension options

Flexible working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Car lease deals

Keyworker housing

NHS discounts

Wellbeing events

Qualifications

• Experience in managing mental health issues in children and young people.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments effectively.
• Strong collaborative skills within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat mental health and behavioral difficulties in young people.
• Conduct routine risk assessments with children and families.
• Participate in daily duty rota and manage referrals and queries.

Skills

Risk assessments

Mental health treatment

Team collaboration

Crisis management

Education

Relevant qualifications in mental health

Job description

The post holder will be a care coordinator responsible for assessing and treating a range of mental health and significant behavioural difficulties in children and young people who are referred to the team.

You will carry out risk assessments with children & young people and their families routinely and work under the supervision of the team manager and senior clinical supervisor to manage these situations effectively.

You will be part of the daily duty rota for the service, which involves screening and managing new referrals, telephone queries and supporting the team where necessary.

You will work with other CAMHS practitioners in the service from all disciplines. You will be a member of a number of internal and external professional networks to ensure that care plans for individual children and services across agencies are co‑ordinated efficiently and effectively. This post is a clinical post and the expectation is that 75% of your time is spent in clinical practice.

The Team hold smaller caseloads due to high levels of risk and complexity, there is supervision and MDT to help manage the work.

This role is for the Adolescent Treatment Team, a specialist team within Lewisham CAMHS, who provide stabilisation, formulation treatment and discharge to high‑risk complex mental health presentations for children in Lewisham.

The successful candidate will be a care coordinator responsible for assessing and treating a range of mental health and significant behavioural difficulties in children and young people who are referred to the team. The successful candidate would also take part in managing the physical health clinic with other nurses.

They will carry out risk assessments with children & young people and their families routinely and work under the supervision of the team manager and senior clinical supervisor to manage these situations effectively. They will also be part of the daily duty rota for the service, which involves screening and managing new referrals, telephone queries and supporting the team where necessary.

If successful you will work with other CAMHS practitioners in the service from all disciplines. You will be a member of several internal and external professional networks to ensure that care plans for individual children and services across agencies are co‑ordinated efficiently and effectively. This post is mostly client facing to manage the high risk and complex presentations of the young people.

Benefits Highlights

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part‑time working and job sharing.
• Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well‑known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.

Other Benefits

• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Michelle Whiteside Job title: Clinical Service Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07956656933

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