CAMHS Youth Justice

Whittington Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a qualified professional to assess and provide therapeutic support to children and young people. The role involves consultation with case managers and collaboration in a multi-agency setting. This part-time position is on a 12-month fixed-term contract with an annual salary range of £43,742-50,056.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

NHS pension

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in providing therapeutic support to children and young people.
• Familiarity with safeguarding procedures.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multi-agency teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation spaces for case managers.
• Attend multi-agency meetings to discuss mental health concerns.
• Offer mental health screenings for children involved with the police.

Skills

Consultation skills

Knowledge of mental health services

Ability to work with children

Education

Relevant professional qualification in mental health

Job description

Overview

Screening and assessing Children and Young people where there is consent for CAMHS to become involved. Determining whether further therapeutic work would be beneficial. Liaising with further services where more input is needed and sharing any risk concerns. To provide ongoing work to children and young people who would like to continue accessing therapeutic support. Provide a flexible approach to therapeutic support. Generally working with children up to the completion of court order where necessary.

Responsibilities

• To provide consultation spaces, offering one hour bi-monthly to each case manager to consult on their caseload of children and young people to identify any mental health concerns, support with delivery of intervention.
• Attend weekly Early intervention and Diversion panel meeting (Multi-agency meeting) where all children and young people who have come into contact with the police are discussed
• Offer mental health screening to children and young people who are discussed at the Early Intervention Diversion panel when necessary, reviewing EIDP children and young people\u2019s case notes on health care records and summarize on need-to-know basis
• Providing a CAMHS service within YJS in line with service level agreement and Key performance indicators

We have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients. Our mission: Helping local people live longer, healthier lives. Our vision: Provide safe, personal, co-ordinated care for the community we serve. Our goals include securing the best possible health and wellbeing for all our community, integrating and coordinating care in person-centred teams, delivering high quality safe services, supporting patients and users as active partners in their care, being recognised as a leader in education and research, and continuously improving the quality of our services to deliver the best outcomes for our local population.

Whittington Values and Equality

Our values underpin everything we do. Our ICARE values are embedded in our appraisal and planning processes and form part of our staff excellence awards. We strive to empower and support our staff and service users to achieve wellbeing. We value equality, diversity, inclusion and equity to provide the best quality and compassionate health care. Islington and neighbouring boroughs are diverse communities; we understand differing perspectives on emotional and mental health and strive to welcome feedback from ALL service users to improve accessibility.

Safeguarding

To comply with the Trust\u2019s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All staff have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This will require you to:

• Be familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for safeguarding children and young people
• Be familiar with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures
• Be familiar with local information sharing protocols and systems
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and reporting lines
• Participate in required training and supervision
• Comply with professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Application and Selection Process

Your application form should include:

• Provide only business email address for referees (we are unable to request references from free email accounts)
• Include evidence showing how you meet the essential requirements in the job description as this forms the basis of our shortlisting criteria

Other information

• Closing dates are a guide; adverts may close early; submit your application promptly
• If you do not hear within about 3 weeks after closing, you have not been shortlisted; contact the appointing manager for feedback
• Check emails regularly; correspondence will be via trac.systems
• Employment is offered subject to successful completion of a 6-month probationary period
• Applications from sponsors and flexible working patterns are welcome; we are committed to equal opportunities

In submitting an application, you authorize Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer process if appointed. For pre-employment checks, identity verification may be conducted remotely via TrustID and related services. Identity documentation may be scanned during recruitment. The Trust uses electronic starter forms on Trac to collect personal details for the ESR HR system.

Contract Details

• Contract: 12 months (fixed term)
• Hours: Part-time - 6 sessions per week
• Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
• Annual Leave: 27 days per annum increasing to 29 days after 5 years NHS service and 33 days after 10 years NHS service
• Site: Isledon Road, London N7 (YJS Partner agency)
• Employer: Whittington Health NHS Trust
• Department: Islington CAMHS
• Responsible to: CAMHS YJS Team manager
• Accountable to: Deputy Associate Director for CAMHS
• Salary: £43,742-50,056 per annum
• Terms & Conditions: NHS Agenda for Change