CAMHS Urgent Care Team Specialist Practitioner.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is looking for team members to join their CAMHS crisis service. You will manage a small caseload and deliver therapeutic interventions to young people and their families in various settings, including A&E and the community. This role is essential in providing immediate mental health support, ensuring safe discharge planning and collaboration with different teams. Flexible working options are available and a generous relocation package is offered.

Benefits

Generous relocation package

Flexible working options

Responsibilities

• Manage a small caseload.
• Offer therapeutic interventions to young people and their families in crisis.
• Attend A&E for mental health assessment and safe discharge planning.
• Work collaboratively with community CAMHS and other teams.

Job description

Overview

The CAMHS crisis 24 hours urgent care and outreach offers rapid response, prompt global mental health assessment, clinical risk-assessment, safe discharge planning, and, where appropriate, intensive brief interventions for children and young people up to the age of 18 who are experiencing an acute mental health or emotional crisis. The service works with children, young people and their families in the least restrictive environment, consistent with safety needs. The team provides services in a range of settings and offers an alternative to traditional in-patient care or acute hospital admission. The primary location for assessment is the Emergency Department of local acute hospitals, and when required the CAMHS crisis urgent care outreach practitioner attends the young person’s home, school and other community locations to meet the needs of children, young people and their families.

Main duties

• Manage a small caseload.
• Offer therapeutic interventions to young people and their families in crisis in A&E, paediatric ward, in clinic and in the community.
• Attend A&E for mental health assessment and safe discharge planning.
• Offer review appointments.
• Work collaboratively with community CAMHS, social services, schools and other teams in the locality.

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 7,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We7re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff. We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.