Do you want to work in an innovative, supportive and challenging CAMHS environment gaining clinical skills and experience across different teams?

Tower Hamlets specialist CAMHS has introduced a number of innovations, including at the front door of CAMHS. We are looking for a clinician to join our Front Door team and Early Intervention Psychosis Team. The successful candidates will be working in both our Front Door team and our Early Intervention Psychosis Team and will be innovating new models of care within the large front door team and assessing and providing interventions and group work to families & young people in this vibrant part of East London. The teams aim to offer an accessible, flexible and responsive CAMHS input to young people and their families, and their referrers.

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants will be providing rapid assessments and interventions to young people at the front door of CAMHS, providing consultation to key networks and offering longer episodes of care to young people and families presenting with all forms of psychosis, at risk mental states and bipolar affective disorder.

We are looking for good communicators with energy and enthusiasm the ability to work with families with complex difficulties and to work effectively with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency contexts flexibility of approach and commitment to evidence-based practice.

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.

We aim to provide a welcoming and supportive experience for all staff with a focus on staff wellbeing and enjoyment of the role.

You will be based in Whitechapel with excellent transport links, and working for a Trust that has first-class personal and professional development opportunities is rated 'outstanding' by CQC.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for details.

For further information or for an informal chat please contact Dr Olivia Kneen (Clinical Psychologist/ Triage Lead) olivia.kneen@nhs.net or Dr Hanspeter Dorner (Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist /EIP Team lead) hanspeter.dorner1@ns.net or call us on 02074262375.

Person Specification

Gateway Education, Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Clinical qualification and professional registration in one of the following oClinical Psychology oSocial Work oMental Health Nursing oFamily Therapy oArt / Drama Therapy oChild Psychotherapy oAnother relevant training with significant associated child experience (e.g. qualified counsellor/ CBT training)

Desirable

• Qualifications/ training in specialist skills, e.g. CBT or CBT-P post graduate diploma

Experience & Training

Essential

• Experience of working within CAMHS or a relevant child related field
• Experience of delivering evidence based assessment and treatments with children and young people presenting with complex presentations and emotional/behavioural problems
• Substantial experience of working within Early Intervention Psychosis service, with evidence based approaches for psychosis, low mood/depression, anxiety, behaviour problems, trauma, emotional dysregulation, self-harm and suicidality
• Substantial experience of risk assessment and risk management and working with clients in emotional crisis
• Knowledge and experience with working with safeguarding issues and serious mental health problems
• Experience, skills and flexibility to contribute to and facilitate effective working within a multi-disciplinary team setting
• Enthusiasm and experience of using routine outcome measures
• Experience/knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community and of working with interpreters

Desirable

• Experience of assertive outreach

Abilities and Skills

Essential

• Evidence of well-developed, clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
• Specialist clinical skills within in specific therapeutic modalities. In particular, cognitive behaviour therapy
• Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise and work flexibly according to need
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills at an age appropriate level, complex, highly technical and /or clinically sensitive information to children, adolescents, their families, carers and professionals within and outside the NHS
• Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
• A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
• Computer skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current guidelines in evidence based assessment and interventions for first episode psychosis and bipolar disorder
• Knowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mental health problems/disorders (including internalising and externalising presentations)
• Knowledge of research methodology consistent with CAMHS practice
• Sufficient knowledge of other modalities to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with clients
• Evidence of continuing professional development as required by professional guidelines
• Knowledge of legislation. E.g. the Children Act and the MHA 1983 and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children, young people and their families
• Knowledge of current developments in CAMHS
• Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation

Other

Essential

• Ability to deal sensitively with stressful situations including staff and /or organisational problems, child abuse, family breakdown, serious mental ill health, and to cope with verbal abuse and to recognise and diffuse potential physical abuse from clients
• Ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals, in accordance with professional ethics guidelines and Trust policies
• Understanding of equality of opportunity and related policies and procedures
• Ability to endure prolonged periods of concentration for extended client therapy sessions
• Able to sit in constrained positions for a substantial period of working time
• Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tower Hamlets CAMHS

18 Greatorex Street

London

E1 5NF

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