Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available within children's services, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in the London Borough Havering. We are seeking a full time enthusiastic Children looked after practitionerwho will lead and support the service to deliver equitable service, leading to the best outcomes for Children. The service itself operates a 9am-5pm Monday -Friday s from the main site in Romford, which is a short walk away from the TFL Elizabeth Line.
Main duties of the job
This role requires a practitioner with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, SWE, NMC BABCP) with experience of delivering Psychological Therapies/intervention in a CAMHS setting.
The role involves offering support to the network around care experienced children. This includes providing consultation and support to Social Workers, Foster Carers, Connected Persons Foster Carers, Schools and Residential Placement Workers. The aim is to agree a shared approach to support the child or young person. Drawing on developmental trauma and attachment and development models to understand children's behaviour and functioning in the context of their experiences and bring this information together into a formulation. The role will also involve assessing and treating Looked After Children (LAC) who present with a moderate to severe mental health difficulties in a community CAMHS setting.
About us
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436).
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Job description
Job responsibilities
NELFT provides award winning community and mental healthcare for over 2 million people. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
We are committed to the delivering the best care for our patients. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate our Trust values.
We are committed to continuous learning to improve patient outcomes so this means that we are also committed to the professional development of our workforce. We want to ensure you have the opportunity to grow and progress within NELFT, so take the first step on this journey by joining us now.
The post holder will receive regular clinical supervision from a senior family therapist and will be expected to attend and participate in MDT team meetings as well as CPA meetings of cases on their case load. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social care professionals and partnership agencies as we promote a trauma informed model of practice within the service. CPD opportunities will be available.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Certificates of SponsorshipAlthough we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
Job description
Job responsibilities
NELFT provides award winning community and mental healthcare for over 2 million people. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
We are committed to the delivering the best care for our patients. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate our Trust values.
We are committed to continuous learning to improve patient outcomes so this means that we are also committed to the professional development of our workforce. We want to ensure you have the opportunity to grow and progress within NELFT, so take the first step on this journey by joining us now.
The post holder will receive regular clinical supervision from a senior family therapist and will be expected to attend and participate in MDT team meetings as well as CPA meetings of cases on their case load. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social care professionals and partnership agencies as we promote a trauma informed model of practice within the service. CPD opportunities will be available.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Certificates of SponsorshipAlthough we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with NMC, SWE, HCPC
Desirable
- Prior professional training and qualification
- Other relevant professional psychotherapy trainings and qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Experience with complex family presentations, delivering skilled and creative systemic interventions
- Experience of working with children and families who have experienced trauma
- Experience of consulting with safeguarding professionals and involvement in making safeguarding referrals
- Experience of working with families from different and marginalised communities
- Experience of working in a MDT and awareness of issues for internal and external professional networks
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and families with mental health and behavioural issues in a CAMHS setting
- Experience of working alone with young people and families
- Experience of being responsible for a caseload and making decisions on treatment, care plans, and discharge
- Experience of co-working with other disciplines
- Experience of working with neurodevelopmental disorders and learning difficulties
- Experience of working with looked after children
- Experience of attending CP conferences and CIN meetings, and liaising with schools and social workers
- Experience of undertaking generic CAMHS triage assessments
- Experience of providing consultation to colleagues and external networks
- Experience in developing and running groups
Demonstration of Trust Values
Essential
- Putting people first
- Prioritising quality
- Being progressive, innovative and continually improve
- Being professional and honest
- Promoting what is possible, independence, opportunity and choice
Skills
Essential
- Ability to be a constructive, collaborative and flexible team worker with an ability to work in different roles and contexts
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively highly complex and sensitive matters to patients, which give rise to psychological distress
- Highly developed ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation / hypothesis
- Specialist skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside CAMHS
- Ability to tolerate emotionally distressing situations and presentations
- Capacity to work alone, involving colleagues and mangers as relevant
- Able to form good working relationships with others in multi-disciplinary and inter-agency settings
- Capacity to write clear records and observe policies, procedures and guidelines
- Ability to plan and organise own workload and time
- Ability to use outcome monitoring across all clinical work
- To be able to work within the Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics
- To be able to work autonomously within the overall framework of the Trust's policies and procedures
Other Requirements
Essential
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the local area
- Good IT skills
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with NMC, SWE, HCPC
Desirable
- Prior professional training and qualification
- Other relevant professional psychotherapy trainings and qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Experience with complex family presentations, delivering skilled and creative systemic interventions
- Experience of working with children and families who have experienced trauma
- Experience of consulting with safeguarding professionals and involvement in making safeguarding referrals
- Experience of working with families from different and marginalised communities
- Experience of working in a MDT and awareness of issues for internal and external professional networks
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and families with mental health and behavioural issues in a CAMHS setting
- Experience of working alone with young people and families
- Experience of being responsible for a caseload and making decisions on treatment, care plans, and discharge
- Experience of co-working with other disciplines
- Experience of working with neurodevelopmental disorders and learning difficulties
- Experience of working with looked after children
- Experience of attending CP conferences and CIN meetings, and liaising with schools and social workers
- Experience of undertaking generic CAMHS triage assessments
- Experience of providing consultation to colleagues and external networks
- Experience in developing and running groups
Demonstration of Trust Values
Essential
- Putting people first
- Prioritising quality
- Being progressive, innovative and continually improve
- Being professional and honest
- Promoting what is possible, independence, opportunity and choice
Skills
Essential
- Ability to be a constructive, collaborative and flexible team worker with an ability to work in different roles and contexts
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively highly complex and sensitive matters to patients, which give rise to psychological distress
- Highly developed ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation / hypothesis
- Specialist skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside CAMHS
- Ability to tolerate emotionally distressing situations and presentations
- Capacity to work alone, involving colleagues and mangers as relevant
- Able to form good working relationships with others in multi-disciplinary and inter-agency settings
- Capacity to write clear records and observe policies, procedures and guidelines
- Ability to plan and organise own workload and time
- Ability to use outcome monitoring across all clinical work
- To be able to work within the Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics
- To be able to work autonomously within the overall framework of the Trust's policies and procedures
Other Requirements
Essential
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the local area
- Good IT skills
Desirable
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).
