Senior CAMHS Practitioner

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Essex; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High Cost Area Supplement

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced clinician to support the development and implementation of NICE interventions for the SET CAMHS West team in Essex. The post holder will work with the CAMHS Manager and Clinical leads to deliver psychological support, provide clinical oversight, and supervise staff, with responsibilities in assessment, treatment, and outcome measurement.

Key requirements include professional registration (HCPC/NMC, UKCP/BABCP/AFT/SWE) and/or accreditation, and

Qualifications

• HCPC registration (or eligible) and/or accreditation.
• Experience with young people with mental health disorders.
• Ability to provide NICE concordant interventions and supervise others.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat children and young people with complex mental health needs.
• Provide clinical and line supervision to staff and contribute to service development.
• Conduct outcome measurement and form collaborative safety plans across systems.
• Deliver NICE concordant interventions (parent/child work, group work, psycho-education).
• Lead and participate in risk assessment and multidisciplinary planning.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Assessment & treatment

NICE interventions

Family work

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

An exciting opportunity to work within an innovative and friendly SET CAMHS West team. We are looking for an experience clinician to support the development and implementation of a range of NICE interventions for the SET CAMHS West team

The post holder will work with the CAMHS Manager and Clinical leads to help support the delivery of psychological support and share clinical oversight across the service. They will be responsible for assessment, treatment and outcome measurement and provide Line and Clinical Supervision to staff as well as development. The post holder would require a Professional registration (HCPC/NCM,UKCP/BABCP/AFT/SWE) and/or accreditation.

This post would suit clinicians with experience working with young people who present with mental health disorders, adapting support for young people with neurodevelopment issues and working with the wider systems including education, social care, Acute Hospital, Psychiatric Hospitals and family/carers.

Clinical skills required:

Working alongside other colleagues in SET CAMHS in order to provide an in-depth comprehensive assessment of the child's, young person's, and family's functioning where there is a constellation of high dysfunction and severe and highly complex mental health problems in the family. To formulate their strengths and difficulties and to determine the most appropriate treatment plan.

To provide therapeutic interventions with due regard to issues of cultural, racial and religious difference and sexual orientation.

Experience of providing supervision or mentoring to staff and take on delegated leadership role within the team.

To provide NICE concordant therapeutic interventions (including parent/child work, group work, parent support input, psycho-education and brief individual work with children and young people) to children and young people with complex mental health difficulties including neurodevelopmental disorders such as autistic spectrum disorders, learning difficulties, ADHD; emotional difficulties, including depression and anxiety states; attachment disorders; conduct disorders, eating disorders; post-traumatic stress disorder; psychosomatic disorders; enuresis/encopresis, aggression, borderline states, self-harming, substance misuse and other behavior potentially dangerous to the child/young person or others.

Experience of complex risk formulation and collaborative safety planning. Experience of partnership working across systems around a child or young person and their family.

We are a friendly and innovative team covering West Essex (Harlow, Epping, Loughton, Uttlesford)

You would ideally have experience of supervising and managing others. You would also have a keen interest in developing innovative strategies to support young people and their families.

Working for Organisation

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Details JD

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.

High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe

• High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only) - 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,346 to a maximum of £2,270 p.a. pro rata for part time)

Working for Us

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 and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.