CAMHS Practitioner: Youth Justice & Family Support

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a CAMHS Practitioner to support Youth Justice Service (YJS) in delivering mental health care for young people involved in the youth justice system. The role includes case management, direct intervention, and close collaboration with YJS and CAMHS colleagues.

You will work 80%+ of your time from KC CAMHS or the Youth Justice Service, under supervision in both services, contributing to integrated health planning and multi-agency

Qualifications

• Professional Health or Social Care qualification at postgraduate level.
• Hold current registration with a regulated professional body/ organisation eg HCP, NMC
• Evidence of formal post graduate learning within a relevant CYPS/CAMHS setting
• Clinical supervisor qualification
• Desirable criteria: CYP IAPT Training; Post-qualification training in teaching & supervision; Recent safeguarding children training

Responsibilities

• The post holder will be jointly responsible for maintaining a collaborative and productive relationship with YJS colleagues within the local authority, managing expectations of service delivery and co-hold risks to the young people known to the service.
• You will take a lead role in working with local agencies, the private sector and the voluntary sector.
• The post holder will provide assessment, early intervention and referral to a range of primary and secondary health care services and target service users with a view to developing robust assessment and health planning systems.
• The YJS worker will complement an existing coordinated approach by developing and supporting systems to ensure that when a young person enters the youth justice system, the JYS has within it the skill and capacity to ensure that their mental health needs are taken into consideration and addressed effectively.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical leadership

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Coordination & collaboration

Education

Postgraduate health or social care qualification

Registration with a regulated professional body (e.g. NMC, HCP)

Postgraduate learning in CYPS/CAMHS

Clinical supervisor qualification

Tools

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Job description

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a CAMHS Practitioner to support Youth Justice Service (YJS) in delivering mental health care for young people involved in the youth justice system. The role includes case management, direct intervention, and close collaboration with YJS and CAMHS colleagues.

You will work 80%+ of your time from KC CAMHS or the Youth Justice Service, under supervision in both services, contributing to integrated health planning and multi-agency