Senior CAMHS Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcoming and supportive environment

Staff development and training

Staff health and wellbeing activities

Staff networks and equality &diver

Job summary

North East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior clinical post within the SET CAMHS team. The role centers on assessing children, young people and families and delivering specialist therapeutic treatment for complex conditions.

The post involves clinical leadership, joint working with the multi-disciplinary team, and observations in school settings to support evidence-based practice across CAMHS.

Qualifications

• Current registration with a regulatory or professional body (e.g., HCPC).
• Experience in mental health or CAMHS is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership within your professional expertise.
• Lead in-depth assessments of children and families with high dysfunction.
• Provide highly specialist assessment of children and young people with severe, complex mental health problems.
• Deliver expert therapeutic interventions including parent-child work, group work and brief individual work.
• Assess and formulate treatment plans jointly with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Undertake work with parents, carers and networks of referred children and young people.
• Undertake specialist observations of children in school settings.
• Promote integrated health and care professional working internally and externally.
• Take part in audit, clinical governance and Trust working parties on service delivery, protocols and guidelines.
• Use theory and research to support evidence-based practice and share knowledge with peers.
• Ensure a high quality, timely, accessible and evidence-based service across SET CAMHS.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Professional clinical qualification

Regulatory registration (HCPC/other)

Job description

This senior clinical post sits within the SET CAMHS team at NELFT, the mental health and community trust serving north east London and Essex. The work centres on assessing children, young people and their families and delivering specialist therapeutic treatment for complex conditions, including neurodevelopmental, emotional and self-harm presentations. The role adds clinical leadership, joint working with the wider multi-disciplinary team and observations in school settings. Fit depends on current registration with a professional regulatory body, and visa sponsorship is not available for every role.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical leadership within your professional expertise
• Lead in-depth assessments of children and families where there is high dysfunction and entrenched difficulties
• Provide highly specialist assessment of children and young people with severe, complex and persistent mental health problems
• Deliver expert therapeutic interventions, including parent-child work, group work and brief individual work, with regard to cultural, racial, religious and sexual orientation differences
• Assess and formulate treatment plans jointly with the multi-disciplinary team
• Undertake work with parents, carers and networks of referred children and young people
• Undertake specialist observations of children in school settings
• Promote integrated health and care professional working internally and externally
• Deal with potential conflict to maintain a positive and supportive team culture
• Take part in audit, clinical governance and Trust working parties on service delivery, protocols and guidelines
• Use theory, literature and research to support evidence-based practice and share knowledge with peers
• Ensure a high quality, timely, accessible and evidence-based service across SET CAMHS

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in a relevant clinical discipline
• Relevant mental health or psychological therapy training

Registration & licences

• Current registration with an appropriate regulatory or professional body, such as HCPC, ACP, AFT, RMN or BABCP

What’s offered

• Welcoming and supportive working environment
• Investment in staff development and training
• Staff health and wellbeing activities
• Staff networks and equality and diversity initiatives