CAMHS Liaison and Diversion Practitioner

Job responsibilities

• To ensure accurate notes of all patient consultations are entered into the Trust clinical record systems
• To ensure and appropriate communication is made with colleagues other agencies
• To develop effective liaison with other agencies as required for individual care, within a multidisciplinary service
• To work in partnership with both children and adult services to deliver a holistic care package
• To keep data on all activities for performance monitoring and reporting purposes, and produce verbal and/or written reports on the development of the service as requested

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• At least one of the following professional registrations & qualifications: Nursing - Registered Mental Health Nurse (Part 3 or Part 13 of NMC register);
• Allied Health Professional - Registered AHP with recognised national registered body
• Social Work - Registered Social Worker with HCPC/Social Work England;
• Psychologist - Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS oRegistration with the Health Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist;
• Family and Systemic Psychotherapy - MSc in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy and professional registration with the UKCP;
• Professional Doctorate in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy or equivalent accredited training leading to Full Membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists. Membership of the Professional Standards Association, with registration as a practitioner Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist

Desirable

• Educated to Degree Level Nursing/Social Care/Psychology or equivalent
• Evidence of ongoing education and other courses relevant to Forensic and Liaison Psychiatry.
• Mentorship or teaching and assessing clinical practice qualification.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of specialist assessment and treatment of children, young people and their families within the criminal justice system.
• Experience of working with children and young people in mental health services, including the application of risk assessment and safeguarding procedures in this area
• Experience of providing evidence based interventions
• Experience of work in multidisciplinary team/multi-agency contexts
• Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multi-cultural setting

Desirable

• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Experience of the application of Trauma Informed Care.
• Experience in enabling service user participation

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Confident in working with adolescents and their families.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychosocial assessment, intervention frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Ability to undertake risk assessment and to work within safeguarding procedures
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
• Understanding of the need and rationale for using evidence based practice

Desirable

• Group work skills
• Family Therapy
• Psychodynamic psychological therapeutic intervention training.
• Audit or evaluation experience.
• Creative thinking about service development.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• A commitment to service user participation across the levels of clinical practice, team/service, and the organisation
• High level of enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively oAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate
• Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively oAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate

Other Requirements

Essential

• Use of own vehicle for business use
• Physical capabilities of accessing a variety of buildings, which may not have disabled access.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).