Do you want to play your part in helping improve the lives of children, young people, and their families? We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Practitioner interested in working with children and adolescents who present with a range of complex mental health difficulties.The Croydon CAMHS Single Point of Contact team is a specialist intake and contact service. The role involves processing referrals on behalf of the assessment in treatment teams in the Croydon CAMHS and redirecting those who do not meet the thresholds for specialist CAMHS. The post-holder will undertake initial psychosocial assessments, risk assessments and contingent planning for children and young people referred to the Croydon CAMHS.

Main duties of the job

1- processing new referrals on behalf of the teams in Croydon CAMHS.

2- making meaningful clinical contacts with children, young people, and their families. This contact may include initial psychosocial assessments, listing referrals for fuller assessments and treatment, brief psychoeducational, and in some cases, redirecting the referrals to appropriate services outside of CAMHS.

3- liaising with referrers ( GPs , schools, social workers, A& Es, etc)

4- working with the MDT in the identification of the right care pathways for the children and young people referred.

5- participating in clinical decision meetings.

6- participating in their own supervision and supervising junior staff.

7- liaising with other agencies as appropriate.

About us

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. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave,we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance,flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development,There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease,our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation,our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.Other benefits include:
• Counselling services
• Wellbeing events
• Long service awards
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers
• Staff restaurants

Job description

Job responsibilities

Conducting initial psychosocial assessments , risk assessments and agreeing contingent plans with children and young people

Working in collaboration with supervisor, service user, carers and MDT in assessing needs, planning and implementing care

Taking responsibility for care delivery in a specific area and maintaining a safe therapeutic environment

A good understanding and some experience of the following: Group, individual and family work, multi-disciplinary work, clinical governance and audit and the process of clinical supervision in CAMHS

A good working knowledge of the following: Mental health disorders in children and adolescents

Difficulties common to Looked After Children e.g. attachment difficulties

Key legislation relevant to CAMHS setting: The Children Act 1989, 2004 .All applicants will require a professional training and relevant CAMHS experience in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) , Health Professional's Council (HPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)ental Health Act 1983, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First level nursing qualification/registration RMN OR or RSCN or HV with related CAMHS OR First level qualification in Occupational therapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Social work, or equivalent with related CAMHS experience. oQualification as a Systemic Psychotherapist (Family Therapist) with relevant CAMHS experience. oFirst level qualification in art, play, drama, music therapy or psychotherapy (leading to a registered qualification with one of the above statutory bodies) with related experience in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems/needs.

Desirable

• Post registration clinical professional development. CYP-IAPT post graduate training

Experience

Essential

• Sufficient post-graduation experience in working within a mental health setting.
• Assessed supervised clinical experience working with children and adolescents with mental health problems
• Working in collaboration with supervisor, service user, carers and MDT in assessing needs, planning and implementing care
• Taking responsibility for care delivery in a specific area and maintaining a safe therapeutic environment

Desirable

• Experience of working as a case manager in child and adolescent mental health sector
• Evidence of good practice in child and adolescent mental health assessments, assessments of behaviour and performance, family functioning
• Working with families in a multi-racial urban environment

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to be 'reflective' in therapeutic practice and adapt practice from this reflection
• Demonstrate an ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Good written and verbal presentation skills

Desirable

• Skill in using a specific therapy in practice

Knowledge

Essential

• A good working knowledge of Mental health disorders in children and adolescents
• A good working knowldege of key legislation relevant to CAMHS setting
• Assessment of risk and management of risk factors
• The principles underlying confidentiality and information sharing
• The principles of clinical governance and practice

Desirable

• Relevant research and its application to assessment, treatment and case management of CAMH disorders
• Research informed and evidence based methods of assessment, treatment and case management

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Christopher Wren House

113 High Street

Croydon

CR0 1QG

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