CAMHS Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Service and Team responsibilities

Participate as a multi-disciplinary team member in the setting and reviewing of therapeutic aims, objectives, standards and strategies to provide a high standard of careto clients.

To ensure that all recording and reporting of client contact is accurate, up to date and of good quality and within CAMHS & professional requirement standards of record keeping.

To collect & collate information about individual clinical activity on ePJS.Work with the team and clients to maintain a safe therapeutic environment.

Work to assure the quality of care through achieving high operational standards in clinical systems.

To maintain and ensure good professional standards and attitudes towards the care and treatment of children, young people and their families. To link with other statutory and voluntary agencies and professionals as well as other CAMHS Teams in terms of referrals and joint work.

Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate.

Contribute to the effective functioning of the team and service through attendance at relevant meetings, taking responsibilities within the service as appropriate and negotiated with the line manager.

Supervise junior members of the team (Band 5 - 6) or trainees from any discipline.

Assume responsibility for own case list and case management of children, adolescents and families who are determined to be at low/medium/high risk.

Work in the community settings including specify here e.g. schools, primary care, hospitals, clinic base or Childrens centre but to regularly visit Children, Young people and their families at home or in other satellite or statutory agency areas as required.

Make a clinical formulation from a standard CAMH assessment, including risk assessment, on which to recommend a treatment intervention.

Design, write and share a copy of the care plan with children, young people and their carers.

Carry out the planned intervention with minimal supervision.

Assess safeguarding issues for own case and refer concerns to Child Protection teams.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 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 & Care Professional's Council (HPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), or British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
• Relevant professional training will include: First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or HV with related CAMHS experience or any as below: ? First level qualification in Occupational therapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Social work, or equivalent with related CAMHS experience. ? Qualification as a Systemic Psychotherapist (Family Therapist) with relevant CAMHS experience. ? First 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

• Further post qualifying training and education in working with children and adolescents with mental health problems.
• ENB 998 or mentorship and or equivalent experience and training (Nursing only)
• Training in Clinical supervision

Experience

Essential

• Assessed supervised clinical experience working with children and adolescents with mental health problems/needs or clear evidence of transferable skills.
• 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,

Desirable

• Working with families in a multi-racial urban environment Working with Looked After Children and foster carers

Knowledge

Essential

• A good working knowledge of the following: Mental health disorders in children and adolescents
• Difficulties common to Looked After Children e.g. attachment difficultiesKey legislation relevant to CAMHS setting: The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005 London Child protection procedures Assessment of risk and management of risk factors The principles of clinical governance and practice. The principles underlying confidentiality and information sharing

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.

Skills & abilities

Essential

• Ability to work therapeutically with the client group, using a range of therapeutic interventions
• Ability to work under pressure. Ability to take on new concepts/forward thinking
• Good written and verbal presentation skills Basic IT and data entry skills to enter clinical information into databases.
• Ability to work within a changing environment 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.

Desirable

• Skill in using a specific therapy in practice

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lewisham Park, Lewisham

78 Lewisham Park, Lewisham CAMHS

Lewisham

SE13 6QJ

Employer's website

https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)