Job summary
The post holder will be a care coordinator, assessing and treating children and young people in the team working in collaboration with the multiple disciplinary teams (MDT). The post holder will also be involved in supporting and advising parents and carers of C&YP referred to the service as well as offering consultation and advice to their professional networks. The post holder may be expected to offer supervision to junior colleagues.
Main duties of the job
Participate as a multi-disciplinary team member in the assessment and treatment of children and young people referred to CAMHS.
Ensure that all recording and reporting of client contact are accurate, up to date, of good quality and within CAMHS and 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.
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
Child and adolescent mental health service
We have the most comprehensive range of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in the United Kingdom with a budget of approximately £47 million. Our services are renowned nationally and internationally, with clinical practice that thrives on our close links with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London and the Medical Research Council Child Psychiatry Unit.
We are also proud to be part of the South London Partnership (SLP); a collaboration between South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and South West London and St George's NHS Foundation Trust set up to improve quality and access to mental health services across the whole of south London.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will carry out mental health & risk assessments on children & young people in your care routinely and work under the supervision of the team manager and senior clinicians to manage these situations effectively.
You will work with other CAMHS colleagues in the service from all disciplines. You will be a member of a number of internal and external professional networks to ensure that care plans for individual children are co-ordinated efficiently across agencies. This post is a clinical post and the expectation of time management is the majority of time is spent in actual clinical practice.
The post holder will work to provide rapid response and intervention for patients who are referred to camhs, where this is required.
To work across interfaces in order to provide an integrated service model intended to reduce response time of referral.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will carry out mental health & risk assessments on children & young people in your care routinely and work under the supervision of the team manager and senior clinicians to manage these situations effectively.
You will work with other CAMHS colleagues in the service from all disciplines. You will be a member of a number of internal and external professional networks to ensure that care plans for individual children are co-ordinated efficiently across agencies. This post is a clinical post and the expectation of time management is the majority of time is spent in actual clinical practice.
The post holder will work to provide rapid response and intervention for patients who are referred to camhs, where this is required.
To work across interfaces in order to provide an integrated service model intended to reduce response time of referral.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or HV 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, play, 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. Or 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 Professional's Council (HPC/ HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) or The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) .
Desirable
- Familiarity with therapeutic approaches commonly used in CAMHS eg CBT, Family Therapy.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Working knowledge of MHA, MCA and safeguarding children legislation.
- Prompt and accurate recording on to electronic notes system and an understanding of the need for this
Desirable
- Prior experience of Camhs duty.
- Experience of working therapeutically with children and young people with Neurodevelopmental conditions.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to be reflective in therapeutic practice and adapt practice from this reflection.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work therapeutically with the client group, using a range of therapeutic interventions
- Ability to maintain effective professional relationships with all team members
- Ability to provide care that is sensitive to the needs of minority ethnic groups
- Ability to work in partnership with service users and carers in the planning and delivery of care
- Understanding of and ability to maintain a safe therapeutic environment.
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to information sharing and confidentiality
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or HV 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, play, 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. Or 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 Professional's Council (HPC/ HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) or The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) .
Desirable
- Familiarity with therapeutic approaches commonly used in CAMHS eg CBT, Family Therapy.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Working knowledge of MHA, MCA and safeguarding children legislation.
- Prompt and accurate recording on to electronic notes system and an understanding of the need for this
Desirable
- Prior experience of Camhs duty.
- Experience of working therapeutically with children and young people with Neurodevelopmental conditions.
Experience
Essential
- Ability to be reflective in therapeutic practice and adapt practice from this reflection.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work therapeutically with the client group, using a range of therapeutic interventions
- Ability to maintain effective professional relationships with all team members
- Ability to provide care that is sensitive to the needs of minority ethnic groups
- Ability to work in partnership with service users and carers in the planning and delivery of care
- Understanding of and ability to maintain a safe therapeutic environment.
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to information sharing and confidentiality
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).
