Senior CAMHS Complex Needs Practitioner (Tier 3)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust’s Tower Hamlets Specialist CAMHS seeks a substantive Band 7 practitioner to lead goal-based, outcome-focused care for young people with complex mental health needs.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team, deliver CBT/DBT and other therapies, undertake risk assessments, and develop holistic care plans in collaboration with other agencies, ensuring timely, flexible services for families.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent qualification is required.
• Specific therapeutic modality qualification (e.g. CBT, DBT, family therapy) and training in psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Evidence of continuous CPD.

Responsibilities

• Deliver goal-based, outcome-focused episodes of care to young people, children and families with severe and complex mental health difficulties.
• Provide longer-term care to young people with severe and enduring difficulties, underlying vulnerabilities and high risk.
• Carry out comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, including specialist cognitive and neurovariance assessments.
• Develop case formulations and holistic care plans in joint working with other agencies.
• Deliver specific therapeutic interventions such as CBT, DBT, family therapy and occupational therapy.
• Manage own caseload effectively.
• Work with other clinical pathways in Tower Hamlets CAMHS.
• Deliver an accessible, flexible, timely and responsive service.
• Liaise and consult sensitively with professionals and other agencies.
• Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

CBT

DBT

Family therapy

Occupational therapy

Cognitive/neurovariance assessments

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

MSc/PG Diploma or Doctorate in counselling psychology

BSc/Diploma/Masters in Occupational Therapy

Job description

East London NHS Foundation Trust’s Tower Hamlets Specialist CAMHS seeks a substantive Band 7 practitioner to lead goal-based, outcome-focused care for young people with complex mental health needs.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team, deliver CBT/DBT and other therapies, undertake risk assessments, and develop holistic care plans in collaboration with other agencies, ensuring timely, flexible services for families.