CAMHS Registered Practitioner- Creative Therapist

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A public healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a qualified professional to provide specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment for children and young people facing emotional and mental health difficulties. The role involves care-coordination for a complex caseload, ensuring safety assessments are part of personalized care plans, and demonstrating a commitment to clinical improvements through routine outcome measures.

Qualifications

• Specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions experience.
• Care-coordination for children and young people with complex mental health issues.
• Ability to perform self-harm and safety assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical assessment and treatment.
• Ensure outcome measures are embedded in clinical practice.
• Manage a caseload for children and young people at risk.

Job description

Key elements of the job

Provide a range of specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people as well as their families/carers who present with emotional and mental health difficulties

Provide care‑coordination responsibilities for an agreed caseload of children and young people presenting with complex and high‑risk mental health issues.

There will be a specific focus upon providing specialist clinical assessment, formulation and treatment.

Provide self‑harm and safety assessments where the Voice of the Child is embedded within personalised care planning.

Demonstrating a commitment to ensuring routine outcome measures are embedded within clinical practice to demonstrate clinical based improvements for children, young people and parents/carers.

All CAMHS Registered Practitioners hold a generic job description, however specialist skills and responsibilities related to this role will be reflected within a personalised job plan.

The qualifications, training & experience required for this role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.