Specialist CAMHS Practitioner

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in London is seeking a Consultant Family and Systemic Psychotherapist to deliver specialist mental health services to children and adolescents. This community-based role requires strong clinical and engagement skills, offering evidence-based assessments and interventions. Ideal candidates will possess a relevant mental health qualification, with experience working in CAMHS and an understanding of multi-agency networks.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people with complex mental health needs.
• Familiarity with a wide range of CAMHS issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload within the multi-disciplinary E&B Team for mental health treatment.
• Contribute to the established Duty Rota.
• Participate in consultation and liaison within professional networks.

Skills

Well-developed clinical skills in CAMHS

Strong engagement skills

Ability to work creatively

Education

Qualification in appropriate mental health profession

Job description

Band 7 (B6 Practitioners soon to qualify are welcome to apply)- 3 days, Fixed Term 1 Year.

Contact: For further information/discussion about the post please contact Dr Yoko Totsuka on 0203-222-5600.

This post will provide a specialist service within City and Hackney CAMHS to young people and their families. This is a community-based 3 day, 1 year fixed term post, located within the Emotional and Behavioural Pathway (E&B) for intervention (2 days) and within the neuro-developmental pathway (NDT) for Specialist Assessment (1 day). The post holder will offer flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessment and treatment with a focus on providing services to young people with neuro-developmental needs. The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary teams. The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit. The post holder will play a direct role in Quality Improvement (QI) and audit projects as necessary.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an experienced clinician with knowledge of the field of child and adolescent mental health.The post holder will possess strong engagement skills, the ability to work creatively in relation to complex emotional and behavioural needs, and work effectively with complex multi-agency networks.

We strive to meet the East London Foundation Trust's standards through our own team mission. We place anti-discriminatory practice at the core of our work. We are a multi professional team working together with children, families and their network, providing intensive therapeutic interventions to enable recovery and promote well-being.

Our Team's philosophy is to provide an accessible, high-quality mental health service for young people in City and Hackney which is sensitive to their cultural, ethnic, religious, contextual, family and developmental needs. We promote mental health, well-being and personal and family growth. We emphasize giving our clients informed choices, as well as using available, appropriate, evidence-based resources and treatment packages. Our team works in partnership with young people, their families, carers and significant others/networks including statutory and voluntary agencies.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job responsibilities

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The role will be varied and will include managing a caseload within the multi-disciplinary E&B Team in order to provide brief treatment for often co-occurring emotional and behavioural difficulties. The team values consultation, liaison with professional networks and formulation within a systemic and community context.

The role will include regular contribution to the established Duty Rota.

City and Hackney specialist CAMHS is a large and vibrant specialist child and adolescent mental health service with a reputation for innovation and flexibility in meeting the complex mental health support needs of City and Hackney's children, young people and families. It provides an extensive and growing range of services including multi-disciplinary specialist teams such as the Emotional & Behavioural Team, Adolescent Mental Health Team, Paediatric Liaison Team, Neurodevelopmental Team, Behaviour Support and Outreach Team and embedded clinicians in local schools. There is a broad spectrum of disciplines and a long tradition of effective multidisciplinary and interagency working. The service undertakes considerable outreach and consultation work and is currently developing more community approaches to improve CAMHS accessibility and impact.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualification in appropriate mental health profession such as Nursing, Systemic Psychotherapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Child Psychotherapy, Creative Art therapist and registration with relevant UK governing body.

Experience

• Working with children and young people with complex mental health needs
• Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems

Skills

• Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS

Knowledge

• Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
• Knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Consultant Family and Systemic Psychotherapist