Job summary
Job Title:
Mental Health Practitioners
Grade:
Band 7
Ward/Dept:
Lambeth Crisis Outreach Service
Trust:
South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation
Trust
Location:
Lambeth Hospital, Landor Road, SW9 9NU
Hours:
37.5 Hours, Monday Friday, 9-5
Pay rate: £22.92
per hour
Main duties of the job
South
London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, rated Good in their most recent CQC
report, provides substance misuse services as well as the widest range of NHS
mental health services in the UK. The Trust works across hospital sites and
within the local community, striving to be a leader in improving health and
wellbeing locally, nationally and globally. It is the only mental health
Trust in the UK to have its own biomedical research centre. Internationally,
the Trust works with Macani Medical Centre, an Abu Dhabi based organisation, to
bring quality health care to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Operating across south London, staff can benefit from excellent transport
links, subsidised nursery spaces, cycle to work scheme and available staff accommodation.
Working
within the Intake Team, you will offer initial and psychiatric assessments.
This service provides therapeutic assessments, brief Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy (CBT) informed approaches, brief solution focus therapy, Dialectical
Behavioural Therapy (DBT) informed intervention and behavioural work with
mindfulness. You will see any young person who has presented to a local A&E
with an identified mental health difficulty. Receiving referrals from A&E,
both adult and paediatric emergency departments, and from paediatric wards in
the case of those who have been admitted overnight.
About us
Who are NHS Professionals?
If a hospital cannot supply staff on a ward or area, due to
increased demand, sickness, or common staff shortages, they need to call upon
Bank staff. NHS Professionals works with Trusts to develop a Bank of highly
skilled workers who want to work flexibly with the NHS.
Why NHS Professionals?
We value your skills, dedication, and commitment in supporting
your local Trust and the NHS. We believe together we continue to deliver
world-class healthcare service to our patients.
In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP)
can offer you some fantastic benefits: -
Competitive
Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
First
choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
Dedicated
consultants
Flexible
working options
Free
DBS and free training
Build
holiday allowance
Support
when you need it 24/7 365 days Call us anytime on 03332 407552
Stakeholder
pension scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role responsibilities:
-
Working within the Intake Team,
you will offer initial and psychiatric assessments to
assess whether they're suitable for Tier 3 CAMHS and for more high-risk cases
to conduct a CAMHS assessment straight away.
-
To work in
partnership with families to provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients
when required.
-
You must
be able to independently undertake an assessment of a child and make
recommendations. You will have supervision and can have case discussions but the
majority of this will need to be independently.
-
To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
-
To develop and help
deliver workshops, groups for children and young people especially the 17 plus 6 months and above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Role responsibilities:
-
Working within the Intake Team,
you will offer initial and psychiatric assessments to
assess whether they're suitable for Tier 3 CAMHS and for more high-risk cases
to conduct a CAMHS assessment straight away.
-
To work in
partnership with families to provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients
when required.
-
You must
be able to independently undertake an assessment of a child and make
recommendations. You will have supervision and can have case discussions but the
majority of this will need to be independently.
-
To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
-
To develop and help
deliver workshops, groups for children and young people especially the 17 plus 6 months and above.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential Requirements
- Have a professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Family Therapy, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, Drama Therapy or equivalent with related CAMHS Experience.
- Have a current registration with the appropriate registration body (Nursing and Midwifery Council, Social Work England or Health and Care Professions Council).
- This is a combination role; therefore, you must be able to see children in service, a hybrid working model is offered, 3 days minimum in service for the full-time post.
- Have the suitable experience in a mental health setting or have at least 3 years of post-qualifying experience within the mental health field.
In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
Essential
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Essential Requirements
- Have a professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Family Therapy, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, Drama Therapy or equivalent with related CAMHS Experience.
- Have a current registration with the appropriate registration body (Nursing and Midwifery Council, Social Work England or Health and Care Professions Council).
- This is a combination role; therefore, you must be able to see children in service, a hybrid working model is offered, 3 days minimum in service for the full-time post.
- Have the suitable experience in a mental health setting or have at least 3 years of post-qualifying experience within the mental health field.
In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
Essential
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
