Job summary
The post holder will provide care coordination interventions to LDND CAMHS clients across all sectors of care; providing highly specialist assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to professional colleagues and networks (such as other health professionals, schools, social services, voluntary organisations etc), families / carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
The CAMHS Practitioner role is responsible for supporting LDND / Greenwich CAMHS in implementing Directorate and Trust initiatives at service level and for playing a key role in monitoring and evaluating the quality of care delivered locally.
The post holder must be a good team worker and be able to lead in areas ofclinical practice and development and will be responsible for workingindependently and managing a caseload of clients, ensuring safe and effective clinical practices.
The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team and receive robust clinical and management supervision.
Main duties of the job
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To care co-ordinate and manage a defined caseload of children and young people presenting with emotional health and wellbeing difficulties in schools and the community
To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages / programmes for children and young people and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy.
To provide specialist mental health advice, consultation and signposted using an outcome based triage model, to school based and community staff e.g. Health Visitors, G.P's.
To engage with schools actively promoting the whole school-based approach to developing and maintaining emotional health and well-being.
To be able to assess and manage risk in children and young people and to do this on an on-going basis within the role as care co-ordinator
To demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions with regard to the confidentiality of clients and their families taking into considerations the risks to clients, self and the wider public.
To liaise independently and effectively with external partner agencies, co-ordinating meetings and participating in case discussions between teams involved in the care of clients.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be trained and confident in the use of CYP IAPT principles, evidence based interventions and routine outcome measures.
- To care co-ordinate and manage a defined caseload of children and young people presenting with emotional health and wellbeing difficulties in schools and the community
- To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages / programmes for children and young people and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy.
- To provide specialist mental health advice, consultation and signposted using an outcome based triage model, to school based and community staff e.g. Health Visitors, G.Ps.
- To engage with schools actively promoting the whole school-based approach to developing and maintaining emotional health and well-being.
- To be aware of and take a role in the CYP Directorate participation programme
- Train and mentor students and less experienced members of the discipline.
- To engage therapeutically with clients and their carers in a variety of settings as appropriate to the needs of the client and to be able to assess the risk of working in particular areas.
- To be able to plan and facilitate appropriate therapeutic intervention including group work for the specialist client group and their families and carers
- To be able to assess and manage risk in children and young people and to do this on an on-going basis within the role as care co-ordinator
- To effectively and appropriately communicate risks often under difficult, highly charged and emotional circumstances to medical staff, other professionals and families involved in the care of the client.
- To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support.
- To contribute to overall service delivery and development, with a particular focus on the CAMHS care pathway, as required
- To work closely with the school based and community health professionals, carrying out joint assessments when appropriate.
- To implement appropriate training and education packages for parents and carers in conjunction with colleagues.
- To ensure that own practice remains within legal, ethical and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from relevant professionals.
- To possess IT skills in order to effectively communicate in writing with colleagues, other professionals and families in accordance with trust policies e.g. writing of comprehensive report.
- To store statistical data in accordance with trust policies.
- To ensure live registration with appropriate professional body, e.g. NMC.
- Actively identify personal training needs and participate in training programmes as required and identified in PDP
- To demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions with regard to the confidentiality of clients and their families taking into considerations the risks to clients, self and the wider public.
- To represent CAMHS on Directorate and Trust committees as required and to be able to effectively communicate information relevant to CAMHS.
- To liaise with other colleagues in CAMHS and participate in different clinical groups in order to share best practice and discuss current and future professional and clinical developments e.g. case review meetings and professional meetings.
- To liaise independently and effectively with external partner agencies, co-ordinating meetings and participating in case discussions between teams involved in the care of clients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be trained and confident in the use of CYP IAPT principles, evidence based interventions and routine outcome measures.
- To care co-ordinate and manage a defined caseload of children and young people presenting with emotional health and wellbeing difficulties in schools and the community
- To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages / programmes for children and young people and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy.
- To provide specialist mental health advice, consultation and signposted using an outcome based triage model, to school based and community staff e.g. Health Visitors, G.Ps.
- To engage with schools actively promoting the whole school-based approach to developing and maintaining emotional health and well-being.
- To be aware of and take a role in the CYP Directorate participation programme
- Train and mentor students and less experienced members of the discipline.
- To engage therapeutically with clients and their carers in a variety of settings as appropriate to the needs of the client and to be able to assess the risk of working in particular areas.
- To be able to plan and facilitate appropriate therapeutic intervention including group work for the specialist client group and their families and carers
- To be able to assess and manage risk in children and young people and to do this on an on-going basis within the role as care co-ordinator
- To effectively and appropriately communicate risks often under difficult, highly charged and emotional circumstances to medical staff, other professionals and families involved in the care of the client.
- To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support.
- To contribute to overall service delivery and development, with a particular focus on the CAMHS care pathway, as required
- To work closely with the school based and community health professionals, carrying out joint assessments when appropriate.
- To implement appropriate training and education packages for parents and carers in conjunction with colleagues.
- To ensure that own practice remains within legal, ethical and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from relevant professionals.
- To possess IT skills in order to effectively communicate in writing with colleagues, other professionals and families in accordance with trust policies e.g. writing of comprehensive report.
- To store statistical data in accordance with trust policies.
- To ensure live registration with appropriate professional body, e.g. NMC.
- Actively identify personal training needs and participate in training programmes as required and identified in PDP
- To demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions with regard to the confidentiality of clients and their families taking into considerations the risks to clients, self and the wider public.
- To represent CAMHS on Directorate and Trust committees as required and to be able to effectively communicate information relevant to CAMHS.
- To liaise with other colleagues in CAMHS and participate in different clinical groups in order to share best practice and discuss current and future professional and clinical developments e.g. case review meetings and professional meetings.
- To liaise independently and effectively with external partner agencies, co-ordinating meetings and participating in case discussions between teams involved in the care of clients.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Skills and experiences
Essential
- Essential RN Mental Health / CQSW/CSS/DipSW or equivalent Social Work qualification/Dip or BSc OT Specialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years) e.g CYP IAPT Dip in CBT/SFP/IPT-A Registration with relevant Professional body
- At least 2 years post registration experience in a setting where mental health is the primary focus some of which should have been in a CAMHS setting. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team. Experience of risk assessment and risk management.
Desirable
- TraSpecialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years) e.g CYP IAPT Dip in CBT/SFP/IPT-Aining in
Person Specification
Qualifications, Skills and experiences
Essential
- Essential RN Mental Health / CQSW/CSS/DipSW or equivalent Social Work qualification/Dip or BSc OT Specialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years) e.g CYP IAPT Dip in CBT/SFP/IPT-A Registration with relevant Professional body
- At least 2 years post registration experience in a setting where mental health is the primary focus some of which should have been in a CAMHS setting. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team. Experience of risk assessment and risk management.
Desirable
- TraSpecialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years) e.g CYP IAPT Dip in CBT/SFP/IPT-Aining in
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
