Multidisciplinary CAMHS Practitioner

North East London NHS; Barking; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to providing exceptional mental health services to children and young people. This full-time role offers a supportive environment where you can thrive while making a real difference in the community. As part of a collaborative team, you will engage in meaningful clinical interventions, promote emotional wellbeing, and lead initiatives that foster positive outcomes for families. With a commitment to employee development and work-life balance, this position is ideal for compassionate professionals eager to contribute to a culture of care and excellence.

Benefits

Flexible Working Opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Proactive Health and Wellbeing Support

Supportive Networks for Diverse Staff

Commitment to Work-Life Balance

Qualifications

• Graduate qualified health care professional with substantial CAMHS clinical experience.
• Registered with appropriate professional or regulatory body.

Responsibilities

• Support peers and be an effective team member while managing Mental Health Workers.
• Assess and develop care plans for patients with complex needs.

Skills

Communication Skills

Clinical Assessment

Risk Management

Therapeutic Interventions

Education

Graduate Qualification in Nursing, Social Work, or Occupational Therapy

Job description

HoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm)Job ref395-BD026-25EmployerNELFT NHS Foundation TrustEmployer typeNHSSiteChild & Family Consultation ServiceTownBarkingSalary£37,338 - £44,962 plus HCAS per annumSalary periodYearlyClosing13/04/2025 23:59

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NHS AfC: Band 6

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, inthis video

Job overview

The post-holder will be a graduate qualified health care professional (e.g. nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, clinical associates in Psychology), or will have substantial CAMHS clinical experience, and where appropriate will be fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC). They will have extensive clinical experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They are:

We are kind.

We are respectful.

We work together with our communities.

strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support their peers and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will line manage and clinically supervise BDCAMHS Mental Health Workers and trainees in placement. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.

To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery via NICE compliant pathways.

To be able to assess and develop plans of care to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This includes brief and longer-term intervention through talking therapies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary.

To be able to initiate referrals to other specialist services and agencies.

To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence and quality of life.

To provide leadership, initiative, creativity, and motivation in the team.

To be part of an effective team and the development of productive working relationships throughout the Trust.

To facilitate the development of a positive and ‘supportive’ team culture by taking responsibility for dealing effectively with potential conflict.

To take part, and assist, in the planning and administration relating to day to day running of the caseload.

To collect CYP IAPT data routinely.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT

Probationary Period

High Cost Area Supplement - London).

This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence-based clinical interventions.

delivering clinical interventions within individual care pathways and keeping close involvement with CYP admitted as inpatient.

Promoting the mental and emotional health of children, young people, and families in the community through clinical interventions in the care pathway/crisis team/SPA.

Undertake initial school based and community-based assessments and to deliver a range of early interventions to children and young people with a range of emotional and psychological difficulties where appropriate.

To prevent more serious mental health problems in children and young people by early identification of the development of mental health problems Providing a direct service to children and young people and their families, in an accessible and less stigmatizing environment, based on the best available research evidence, within clinical governance. Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.Use of AI

Person specification

Qualifications

Successful completion of a graduate training (e.g. nursing, social work, occupational therapy, Clinical associate’s in psychology)

Knowledge

Knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term in clinical interventions in CAMHS

Risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety

Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks,

Evidence-based practice

Skills

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively highly complex and sensitive matters

ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation

Capacity to write clear records and observe policies, procedures, and guidelines

Ability to use outcome monitoring across all clinical work

Experience

Experience of working with children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions

Experience of working with children and adolescents with co- morbid difficulties and special needs

Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems

Experience in mental health assessment, risk assessment and risk management plan

Experience of initiating, organising, and planning interagency meetings

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.

A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.

Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.

Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link .

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.

Supporting our Armed Forces

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans. reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.

Equal opportunities employer

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.

We are a Disability Confident employer and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with disabilities. If you require this application in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape please contact the recruitment team on 0300 300 1530 or email [email protected] .

Correspondence with us

You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post.

As part of our recruitment process, we may be required to share information you provide on the application form with NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) and/or other organisations for the purpose of the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of fraud or any other unlawful activity affecting the NHS. We also use third party providers to check and verify your qualifications who may be contacting you on our behalf to verify the same.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure consideration. . If you require any additional support during the application process please conta [email protected]ct . We are happy to make reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment journey.