CAMHS Urgent Care Team Specialist Practitioner. | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a professional to conduct mental health assessments for children and young people in crisis. The role involves formulating care packages and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective treatment. Candidates should have a relevant mental health qualification and experience in crisis interventions.

Benefits

Generous relocation package

Flexible working options

Disability Confident employer

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health settings with children and young people.
• Ability to conduct assessments and develop care packages.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial mental health and risk assessments.
• Formulate and implement care packages for treatment.
• Work collaboratively with community CAMHS and other agencies.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Risk assessment

Therapeutic interventions

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Education

Relevant mental health qualification

Job description

The CAMHS crisis 24 hours urgent care and outreach offer rapid response, prompt global mental health assessment, clinical risk-assessment, safe discharge plan, 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 experiencing mental health crisis in the least restrictive environment, consistent with the need for their own safety, and the safety of others.

The team will provide service in a range of settings, and offer an alternative to traditional response of in-patient care or acute hospital admission. The primary location for assessment is in the Emergency Department of our local acute hospitals, and when required the camhs crisis urgent care outreach practitioner is expected to attend the young person home, school, and other community locations to ensure the service reach out to meet the needs of children, young people and their families. 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 plan. Offer review appointments. Work collaboratively with community camhs, social-services, schools, and other teams in the locality.

Key Responsibilities:

• To undertake initial mental health and risk assessments of young people following acts of deliberate self-harm and/or in an acute mental health crisis.
• To undertake initial mental health and risk assessments following other risky behaviours and urgent mental health presentations, in the emergency department, crisis hubs, at home, in school, and other community locations.
• To consult with staff in local CAMHS teams to provide further specialist assessment if necessary.
• To follow the assessment protocol for such cases and to complete the clinical record on System One (electronic patient records).
• To formulate and implement care packages for the treatment and management of the clients' mental health problems.
• To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options in consultation with the multidisciplinary team, considering both theoretical and therapeutic models.
• To act as a co-worker with other members of the multidisciplinary team as appropriate.
• Offer 7 days follow up mental health review appointment to all children, and young people discharged from A&E.
• Organise and plan professional meetings.
• Discharge planning from acute hospital.
• Liaising with acute colleagues, safeguarding team, social services, schools, and other community partner agencies for a joint care planning.
• Transfer of client to local CAMHS on completion of assessment and/or treatment.
• To provide advice, guidance and consultation to professionals working in other agencies and contribute to multi-agency care planning.
• To ensure effective verbal and written communication with all staff and clients in order to maximise user involvement in the delivery of care and treatment on transfer to local CAMHS.
• To maintain clinical records appropriately and in line with the Trust policy.
• To comply with London Child Protection Procedures on the management of child protection issues as well as Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust internal procedures.
• Contribute to and provide training to peers and the network (e.g. acute hospital colleagues).

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.

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. We're 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 offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles.

We are a Disability Confident employer, which means we will offer an interview to any applicant who declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job.