The post holder will be a member of the Camden Adolescent Intensive Support Service (CAISS).

The role of the Community CAMHS Practitioner will be to develop and provide CAMHS input to young people aged between 11-18yrs and their families. This role will be working with young people and their families who are finding it difficult to engagement with Tier 3 services, who are having a mental health crisis and who are at risk of Tier 4 admission, or are having a Tier 4 admission. This will involve intensive working with a variety of clients in community settings, within client's homes, foster placements, residential settings and within school settings. Providing in-reach to inpatient settings and developing functional relationships with colleagues in a range of agencies is also pivotal to this role.

The person will be accountable for a defined caseload of clients, supported by the multi-disciplinary team and will receive regular clinical supervision from a senior member of the Service. They will also be expected to work jointly with other members of the team offering specialist CAMHS advice, consultation and training as required. This is a particularly vulnerable patient population who can present with a multitude of complex social and mental health difficulties and need robust professional networks around them. With the support of the team and wider professional networks this post will be pivotal in providing a solid package of care for these individuals.

Main duties of the job

The post holder would be expected to work as a member of the CAISS service offering assessment and treatment to children, young people, adults, families and carers referred to the service. This will include complex work where child protection issues may be a concern. This will involve working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the trusts policies and procedures.

This service will respond to young people having a mental health crisis in the community, Camden young people who are ready for discharge from paediatric beds at the Royal Free Hospital, UCLH and the Whittington Hospital, Camden young people in Tier 4 units who need discharge to be facilitated, and a number or Camden young people presenting risk, who need an outreach approach.

The post holder will be led by a Nurse Manager (band 8a) and a Deputy Team Manager (who will provide direct clinical supervision). The team will consist of band 6 nurses, a band 7 Senior Social Work Practitioner and a Consultant Psychiatrist.

About us

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health trust with a focus on training and education alongside a full range of mental health services and psychological therapies for children and their families, young people and adults.

With 500 staff across a number of sites, we are committed to improving mental health and emotional wellbeing, believing that high quality mental health services should be available for all who need them. We bring a distinctive contribution based on the importance we attach to social experience at all stages of people's lives, and our focus on psychological and developmental approaches to thepromotion of health and the prevention and treatment of mental ill health.

For more information, please access the following link: https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/

Job description Job responsibilities

Tavistock & Portman Values

The post holder will offer First Class Care to our service users, staff, and colleagues alike so that in every journey through Tavistock & Portman we can feel:

Clinical

The post holder will assess, implement and evaluate individual care programmes and may take on the role of Care Co-ordinator for young people on their case load.

The post holder will be responsible for overseeing admissions of Camden patients to Tier 4 services. They will attend Care Programme Approach meetings and liaise between Tiers 3 & 4 to ensure a safe pathway and transition between tiers.

To establish and sustain effective links with other mental health workers, both in the community and hospital based services, thus facilitating continuity of care and co-ordination of services. To facilitate admission when indicated maintaining contact with the client and their family when in hospital and helping them prepare for discharge. To co-ordinate rehabilitative care packages, in conjunction with other professional agencies and networks, prior to discharge from inpatient units back to the community.

To carry out generic assessments of the mental health needs of young people within a therapeutic framework and to contribute fully to the care planning process. Assessment and treatment that is sensitive to individual ethnic and cultural backgrounds and needs of the service user. The aim of such intervention is to facilitate the young persons ability to function in the community and to promote the young persons competence and quality of life in a way sensitive to the young persons needs including their ethnic and cultural needs as they approach adulthood

To carry out on-going assessment of the impact of prescribed medication on individual young people both in terms therapeutic effect and untoward side effects.

To develop and maintain close links with the clients family and significant others and enable understanding of the availability of services to clients, service users, carers their families/significant others. Ensure clients and carers receive suitable information regarding the clients assessment, diagnosis, treatment options, prognosis and ongoing care needs.

To undertake assessments and clinical work in community based settings or clients homes as appropriate. This will involve supervised work, within the context of multidisciplinary team work.

To be the identified Lead Clinician for young people who are referred to CAISS service and to remain engaged with these young people for the duration of their treatment with the service.

To work with of specialist Camden CAMHS teams i.e. EIS, Forward, YOS with the purpose of attending to the needs of Camden patients at risk of admission to Tier 4.

To take part in local authority case conferences, review meetings and planning meetings as appropriate.

The post holder will facilitate the transition of care between CAMHS and adult MHS care being conversant with the Joint Working Protocol for Young People in Transition between CAMHS and Adult Mental Health Services.

To develop and maintain effective working arrangements with colleagues in appropriate statutory and non-statutory services including: local authority, Tier 4 psychiatric provision, education, primary health care, Youth Offending Teams, housing services.

To participate in health promotion and community training initiatives aimed at promoting an awareness and understanding of child and family mental illness amongst service users, carers and the wider professional network.

To attend discipline meetings in the Tavistock clinic as appropriate

Managerial/Supervisory Responsibilities

To keep up-to-date and accurate client records, in line with Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Policy. Ensure client confidentiality of all written and electronically stored personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act. To maintain clients right to privacy by ensuring that confidential information is only accessible to relevant staff.

Write reports on clients as appropriate.

To constructively manage written reports requiring sensitive, complex and sometimes unwelcome information to clients and other professionals.

Adhere to Health & Safety procedures concerning Lone Working/ Working in the Community and relevant legislation/policy.

To undertake the supervision of junior staff or trainees as appropriate.

To meet regularly with a senior clinician/Service manager (or delegate) for supervision.

Person Specification Qualification/Training/Educati Essential

• Registered Health Care Professional (eg. Nurse, OT, SW,Psychology)
• Post qualification experience within acute mental health setting (Adult Mental Health or CAMHS)
• Degree level or equivalent qualification

Desirable

• Experience of working in the community
• Relevant post registration training
• Advanced Clinical Training in a therapeutic modality (eg.CBT, DBT, Family Therapy)

Previous Experience Essential

• Post qualification experience
• Experience as a care co-ordinator in accordance with Care Programmed Approach(CPA)
• Experience Of working independently

Desirable

• Clinical work with children and adolescents with mental health problems
• Experience of supervising or teaching

Skills & Knowledge Essential

• Evidence of a commitment to gaining an understanding of the professional-patient relationship
• Evidence of the applicant's interest in and development of therapeutic clinical skills
• Evidence of creativity in applying knowledge and experience
• Ability to work and consult with multi agency colleagues and across multi-agency boundaries in a sensitive manner
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural differences within and between different communities
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Negotiating on behalf of young people and their families
• Good record keeping
• Commitment to the development of the role
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation and government policy and capacity to work within relevant guidelines
• Sound knowledge of Child Protection procedures and implications

Personal Attributes Essential

• Capacity for working as a Team member and ability to work under supervision.
• Capacity to use initiative, take authority, work alone and collaboratively in a challenging environment
• Capacity to work with families and different family members experiencing trauma, difficulties and breakdown
• Ability to think clearly and express self
• Ability to engage and work effectively with young people

Other Requirements Essential

• Capacity to travel and work within the community, in all weathers

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