Band 6 - CAMHS Practitioner

Are you enthusiastic about CAMHS and working with young people in crisis? The assertive Outreach Team is based at Southwark Adolescent team. We work closely with the general adolescent team, paediatric Liaison, neurodevelopmental service, schools and other agencies to offer timely and accessible service to young people preventing crisis or working intensively through crisis in the community and at clinic base. It is a rewarding role working with YP, families and multi-agencies at a time where families are confronted with the need to change.

We are seeking a clinician with a good knowledge of child mental health problems, risk assessment and risk management and proven ability to engage and work with families in the clinic and community settings.

Main duties of the job

-To work with age group up to 18 who present with complex mental health problems and have presented to A&E in crisis, and/or involvement is needed to prevent a mental health crisis.

-To undertake CAMHS assessments of young people referred to us in crisis from the Adolescent team, A&E and other teams. It includes stepping up interventions, risk assessments, care planning, care co-ordination of young people who may be under CPA, and delivery of range mental health interventions in the clinic, online, and in a variety of community settings.

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 feel valued and appreciated and that is 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 supporting 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 benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation,our staff benefit fromkeyworker housing which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts,with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through 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

Career and development pathwaysWe have regular departmental teaching sessions across all CAMHS specialities about specific clinical presentations. We have a commitment to anti-racist work and offer opportunities to build capacity as practitioners to address systemic racism. We have our team skill sharing sessions where we present clinical frameworks and skills to each other. There are various opportunities to develop wider experience and work in different teams. The service is developing to meet the various needs of our clients such as transition into adult services. There are opportunities for training.

Post summary To work with age group up to 18who present with complex mental health problems and have presented to A&E in crisis, and/or involvement is needed to prevent a mental health crisis.

Main dutiesTo undertake CAMHS assessments of young people referred to us in crisis from the Adolescent team, A&E and other teams. It includes stepping up interventions, risk assessments, care planning, care co-ordination of young people who may be under CPA, and delivery of range mental health interventions in the clinic, online, and in a variety of community settings.

Flexible hours- As one of the few Trusts in London, we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work flexibly within the following hours Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.

About Southwark CAMHS outreach TeamWe are a small but a growing team of dedicated practitioners. We have a strong ethos of supporting each other and sharing resources and skills. We are committed to being inclusive and anti-racist practice. We are based at Mapother House, De Crespigny Park which is off Denmark Hill (less than 5 minutes from the train station, zone 2). It is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin Park and the vibrant high-street, that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range restaurants.

We are a team of 6 clinicians based at Southwark Adolescent team. We work closely with Paediatric Liaison, schools and other agencies to offer timely and accessible service to young people preventing crisis or working intensively through crisis in the community and at clinic base. It is a rewarding role working with YP, families and multi-agencies at a time where families are confronted with the need to change

Please see attached job description and person specification for details.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or Doctorate level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or First level qualification in OT, social work, or equivalent or First level qualification in Art, Drama or Music therapy with related experience in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems/needs, developmental/ learning disability problems.
• All applicants will require a professional training and relevant Clinical experience, including CAMHS ( or clear evidence of transferable skills) in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) , Health Professional's Council (HPC/ HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), social work England or The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) .

Desirable

• Specialist training in modalities such as CBT, DBT

Experience Essential

• Experience of working in a Community or specialist CAMHS multidisciplinary team (A)
• Experience of multi-agency working
• Working knowledge of MHA, MCA and safeguarding children legislation. (A/I)
• Prompt and accurate recording on to electronic notes system (A)

Desirable

• Experience of working with children and adolescents in specialist settings or schools

Knowledge / Skills Essential

• Knowledge and skills in core CAMHS treatment skills, range of interventions and more in-depth knowledge in at least one treatment model.
• Excellent risk assessment and documentation skills. (A/I)
• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to information sharing and confidentiality (I)
• Understanding of and ability to maintain a safe therapeutic environment. (A/I)
• Ability to work in partnership with service users and carers in the planning and delivery of care (A/I)
• Ability to provide care that is sensitive to the needs of minority ethnic groups (A/I)
• Ability to maintain effective professional relationships with all team members (A/I)
• Good verbal communication, written and report writing skills (A /I)
• Ability to work under pressure. (A/I)
• Effective self / time management (A /I)
• Ability to be reflective in therapeutic practice and adapt practice from this reflection. (A/I)

Desirable

• Specialist knowledge and skills in therapeutic approaches commonly used in CAMHS CBT,DBT, Family Therapy

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