Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for two experienced Social Workers to join the existing CAMHS Crisis Service and the Intensive Community Care Service (ICCS) in an embedded role within East London NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holders will play an integral role providing the following to support to children, young people and families known to ICCS as well as children and young people presenting in mental health Crisis to the East London Acute Hospitals.
Contribute to the multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention for children, young people and their families. Provide multi-disciplinary support including assessment, diagnosis and treatment to CYP with serious mental illness where inpatient admission would otherwise be required or as part of supported discharge Interventions and support provided by ICCS may be up for up to 12 weeks and include individual work, family work, psychiatric assessment, medication management, psycho-education, work on activities of daily living, multi-agency liaison, collaborative care planning, facilitated integration into community resources - as close to home as possible whilst interventions provided at Crisis are expected to be shorter.
Empower children and young people to recover from mental health crisis
Work collaboratively with professionals across health and social care to improve joint working and promote shared understanding of roles and responsibilities, to better support children and young people in mental health crisis
Main duties of the job
- To effectively triage and accept referrals to the service, liaising with other professionals and providing initial advice as appropriate.
- To provide comprehensive mental health and risk assessments of children, young people and their families/carers referred in crisis.
- To manage risk by putting in place care plans, safety & coping plans and other risk interventions in a variety of settings, e.g. at home, in the community or in hospital settings
- To provide brief evidence-based crisis interventions to children, young people and families referred to the service, that aim to prevent the need for admission or facilitate safe early discharge from inpatient mental health wards or acute services - including individual and group work
- To engage in assertive outreach work with children/young people and their families where appropriate and inreach work where children/ young people are admitted
- Based on assessments and reports convey sensitive, complex and sometimes unwelcome information to patients and other professionals about risks, both verbally and in written form, and manage this as constructively as possible.
- To liaise with and where appropriate participate in joint work with other members of ICCS or other CAMHS clinicians.
- To liaise with the child, young person and families' professional network, keeping them informed of developments, changes in risk status and promoting multiagency collaboration.
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
- To offer and provide a liaison and consultation service to multi agency partners working with children, young people and their families/carers including advice to professionals in creating management plans for children and young people presenting with in crisis and/or complex and severe mental health problems.
- To act as care coordinator for an identified caseload and to be responsible for the coordination of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of therapeutic packages of care provided by ICCS.
- To manage a clinical caseload independently within appropriate clinical/professional guidelines and to seek consultation where necessary with the relevant line manager and lead clinicians of specialist teams.
- To act as a care coordinator in accordance with CPA guidelines within the CAMHS community setting.
- To provide packages of care, group-work and psychoeducation for the young people and their families/ carers that takes account of the complexities of family systems and their significant social networks.
- To ensure that the needs of the client group is paramount, and to and adhere to local community and hospital guidelines relating to Safeguarding and Child Protection.
- To ensure acceptable levels of safety (regarding potential verbal and physical aggression from disturbed clients) for self and to advise other colleagues when necessary.
- To adhere to the lone worker policy and update training in breakaway techniques when necessary.
- To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop work with families by providing highly specialist knowledge and skills.
- To be responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of local resources and developing working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and community groups and organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To offer and provide a liaison and consultation service to multi agency partners working with children, young people and their families/carers including advice to professionals in creating management plans for children and young people presenting with in crisis and/or complex and severe mental health problems.
- To act as care coordinator for an identified caseload and to be responsible for the coordination of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of therapeutic packages of care provided by ICCS.
- To manage a clinical caseload independently within appropriate clinical/professional guidelines and to seek consultation where necessary with the relevant line manager and lead clinicians of specialist teams.
- To act as a care coordinator in accordance with CPA guidelines within the CAMHS community setting.
- To provide packages of care, group-work and psychoeducation for the young people and their families/ carers that takes account of the complexities of family systems and their significant social networks.
- To ensure that the needs of the client group is paramount, and to and adhere to local community and hospital guidelines relating to Safeguarding and Child Protection.
- To ensure acceptable levels of safety (regarding potential verbal and physical aggression from disturbed clients) for self and to advise other colleagues when necessary.
- To adhere to the lone worker policy and update training in breakaway techniques when necessary.
- To work jointly and collaboratively with other team members in order to enhance and develop work with families by providing highly specialist knowledge and skills.
- To be responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of local resources and developing working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and community groups and organisations.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Qualification in Social work
- Registration with relevant UK Governing Body
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Qualifications/training in relevant skills e.g. systemic therapies, CBT, DBT, Solution Focused therapy
- Experience working within East London Boroughs / other London boroughs
Experience
Essential
- A qualification or substantial experience in delivering either systemic interventions or evidence-based parenting interventions to complex families including social work interventions
- Experience of working with children, young people and their families with complex mental health needs, including vulnerable young people who present with high risk behaviours
Desirable
- Specialist CAMHS experience e.g. YOT, Eating Disorders, Adolescent Inpatient ward, work in substance abuse
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and abilities in CAMHS, including mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Able to manage own time and caseload, prioritizing assessments and treatment in non-mental health settings
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact on care delivery
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- A working knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines
Desirable
- Knowledge of audit and quality improvement
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Qualification in Social work
- Registration with relevant UK Governing Body
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Qualifications/training in relevant skills e.g. systemic therapies, CBT, DBT, Solution Focused therapy
- Experience working within East London Boroughs / other London boroughs
Experience
Essential
- A qualification or substantial experience in delivering either systemic interventions or evidence-based parenting interventions to complex families including social work interventions
- Experience of working with children, young people and their families with complex mental health needs, including vulnerable young people who present with high risk behaviours
Desirable
- Specialist CAMHS experience e.g. YOT, Eating Disorders, Adolescent Inpatient ward, work in substance abuse
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and abilities in CAMHS, including mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Able to manage own time and caseload, prioritizing assessments and treatment in non-mental health settings
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact on care delivery
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- A working knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines
Desirable
- Knowledge of audit and quality improvement
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).
