Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic and creative Specialist CAMHS Practitioner (such as a Social Worker, Nurse, Family Therapist, Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Creative Art Therapist) with therapeutic training and experience to come and work in the socially and culturally diverse borough of City and Hackney.
This post is part of a comprehensive Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, within the East London NHS Foundation Trust and as part of the wider Hackney CAMHS Alliance. This post will include the provision of specialist CAMHS advice/consultation and mental health assessment, family interventions and liaison with other agencies.
The role will be varied and will include managing a caseload within the multi-disciplinary E&B Team in order to provide brief treatment for often co-occurring emotional and behavioural difficulties. The team values consultation, liaison with professional networks and formulation within a systemic and community context.
Main duties of the job
This post will provide a specialist service within City and Hackney CAMHS to young people and their families. The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit. It is possible that this role might contain up to a day a week working within the Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools (WAMHS) service in the future.
The post holder will be an experienced clinician with knowledge of the field of child and adolescent mental health. The post holder will possess strong engagement skills, the ability to work creatively in relation to complex emotional and behavioural needs.We emphasize giving our clients informed choices, as well as using available, appropriate, evidence-based resources and treatment packages. Our team works in partnership with young people, their families, carers and significant others/networks including statutory and voluntary agencies.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information on this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information on this role.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate mental health profession such as Nursing, Systemic Psychotherapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Child Psychotherapy, Creative Art Therapy and registration with relevant UK governing body.
Desirable
- Qualifications/ training in specialist skills e.g. systemic therapies, neuropsychology, CBT, Evidence based parent training programs, group work, trauma
Experience
Essential
- Working with children and young people with complex mental health needs
- Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems
- Experience of care planning
- Experience of offering consultation to multi agency colleagues, for examples schools
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse Inner city area
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi- agency way
- Experience in crisis work
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS
- Experience of group work
- Experience of working with schools in mental health capacity
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Able to manage own time and caseload
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
- Computer skills, including Excel
Desirable
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
Knowledge
Essential
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS and education
- In depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
- Knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation
- Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact of care delivery
- Knowledge of the Children's Act and other appropriate legislation
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation
- An awareness of different research methods
- A working knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines
- Evidence of continuing Professional Development as required by Professional Body
Desirable
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
Other
Essential
- Commitment to equal opportunities
- Self-motivated, assertive and flexible
- Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialized therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed children, adolescents and their families/carer networks.
- Freedom to act: Physical effort: Confined sitting position(therapy); travelling within community; fine motor skills re injections
- Mental effort: writing reports; planning teaching; concentrating for therapy sessions /clinical supervision; managing psychiatric emergencies; precise accuracy when administering medication (for nurses).
- Emotional effort: Dealing with families in breakdown; experiencing trauma and abuse; occasional patient complaints; conveying of unwelcome news Working conditions: Occasional verbal and physical abuse; unpredictable clinical scenarios eg emergency home visits; travel in community all weathers.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate mental health profession such as Nursing, Systemic Psychotherapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Child Psychotherapy, Creative Art Therapy and registration with relevant UK governing body.
Desirable
- Qualifications/ training in specialist skills e.g. systemic therapies, neuropsychology, CBT, Evidence based parent training programs, group work, trauma
Experience
Essential
- Working with children and young people with complex mental health needs
- Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems
- Experience of care planning
- Experience of offering consultation to multi agency colleagues, for examples schools
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse Inner city area
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi- agency way
- Experience in crisis work
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS
- Experience of group work
- Experience of working with schools in mental health capacity
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Able to manage own time and caseload
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
- Computer skills, including Excel
Desirable
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
Knowledge
Essential
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS and education
- In depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
- Knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation
- Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact of care delivery
- Knowledge of the Children's Act and other appropriate legislation
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation
- An awareness of different research methods
- A working knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines
- Evidence of continuing Professional Development as required by Professional Body
Desirable
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
Other
Essential
- Commitment to equal opportunities
- Self-motivated, assertive and flexible
- Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialized therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed children, adolescents and their families/carer networks.
- Freedom to act: Physical effort: Confined sitting position(therapy); travelling within community; fine motor skills re injections
- Mental effort: writing reports; planning teaching; concentrating for therapy sessions /clinical supervision; managing psychiatric emergencies; precise accuracy when administering medication (for nurses).
- Emotional effort: Dealing with families in breakdown; experiencing trauma and abuse; occasional patient complaints; conveying of unwelcome news Working conditions: Occasional verbal and physical abuse; unpredictable clinical scenarios eg emergency home visits; travel in community all weathers.
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).
