Haringey/Enfield Youth Justice Service

Do you have the ambition and drive to join the team in taking Haringey Youth Justice Service forward, providing effective clinical interventions that produce positive outcomes for young people, families and communities. We are seeking a qualified CAMHS Clinician to join our multidisciplinary Team

A recognized clinical qualification i.e. Diploma, degree or master's in social work with current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Mental health Nurse, registered social worker, or relevant professional qualification in, Probation, Teaching or Youth work and relevant experience working with vulnerable adolescents, children and their families

Main duties of the job

Carrying out detailed assessments that assess and identify risk and protective factors.

Writing reports for court and referral panels

Planning and delivering interventions

Challenging and changing the ideas and perceptions of offenders

Rehabilitating young people who have offended.

Reducing reoffending

About us

The partnership betweenBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH)andCamden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C& I)is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming theNorth London Mental Health Partnership.

In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide a comprehensive mental health service to children and their families in the Youth Justice Service (YJS) offering mental health assessment, therapeutic intervention, and consultation.

They will provide highly specialist mental health assessment and therapy as well as undertaking supervision and consultation to non-clinicians colleagues and to other non-professional carers working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.

Liaison with professionals across health, social care, education and youth justice services, and any other relevant community partners is essential. To work in highly flexible ways and on an outreach basis in community environments (which can include, custody suites, youth courts, family homes, schools) subject to the needs of the young person. They will also lead on the Trauma-informed strategy across the service.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• NMC/ UKPC/ HCPC
• Msc
• Skills in the use of complex methods of bio-psycho- social assessment
• Experience of providing evidence-based interventions for CYP mental health
• Experience of working with children and young people in mental health services, including the application of risk assessment and safeguarding procedures in this area

Desirable

• Evidence of ongoing education / courses relevant to Forensic and Liaison Psychiatry.
• Experience of specialist assessment and treatment of children, young people and their families within the criminal justice system.

Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Haringey Youth Justice Service, 38 Station Road,

38 Station Road, Wood Green

London

N22 7BF

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