Senior CAMHS Practitioner Band 7 - Lighthouse team

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London is seeking an experienced Practitioner for Lambeth CAMHS. You will play a crucial role in managing new referrals and providing support to children and families. The position requires relevant professional training and ability to work therapeutically with clients. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact in mental health care while fostering a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Generous pay

Pensions and leave

Career development

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• Relevant professional training and registration with a statutory body.
• Assessed supervised clinical experience working with children and adolescents with mental health problems/needs.
• Ability to work therapeutically with the client group, using a range of therapeutic interventions.

Responsibilities

• Screening and managing all new referrals.
• Carrying out telephone triage, advice, and safety planning to children, young people, and their families.
• Responding to telephone queries and supporting colleagues in the team and wider service as needed.

Job description

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links, and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth, and Richmond.

We are committed to providing high-quality and specialist care to our service users and are recognized for our care and treatment. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021, together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes, and staff experience.

Job Overview

Lambeth CAMHS is looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Practitioner for our Lighthouse Team. This is an exciting time to join the team, which is currently expanding its offer to children, young people, and their families.

You will be one of a team of five Clinicians and will be responsible for the front door to Lambeth CAMHS. A key part of the role is contacting children, young people, and/or their families within 28 days of the referral, and offering brief advice and safety planning.

Responsibilities

• Screening and managing all new referrals
• Carrying out telephone triage, advice, and safety planning to children, young people, and their families
• Responding to telephone queries and supporting colleagues in the team and wider service as needed

Requirements

• Relevant professional training and registration with a statutory body
• Assessed supervised clinical experience working with children and adolescents with mental health problems/needs
• Ability to work therapeutically with the client group, using a range of therapeutic interventions

What We Offer

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance. We offer a range of excellent benefits, including generous pay, pensions, and leave, work-life balance, career development, and more.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect, and dignity.