Specialist CAMHS Practitioner, Band 7

Adolescent Team, Greenwich

Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic Specialist CAMHS Practitioner in the Greenwich Adolescent Team.

Greenwich CAMHS Adolescent team is a mental health service for young people and families between 12-18 years of age, experiencing a broad spectrum of severe, complex, pervasive and persistent mental health difficulties. The service provides rapid assessment and treatment of young people presenting in crisis through the accident and emergency department at the local hospital. The Adolescent team is a multidisciplinary team, which includes nurses, child and adolescent psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, administrative staff, family therapists and social workers.

The team works in collaboration with multi-agency partners and this is crucial to help the young person and families achieve optimal functioning and emotional well-being. The Adolescent team works with young people who have serious mental health problems, such as psychotic illnesses and severe and persistent self-harm.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Laura Talbot - Adolescent Team Manager: laura.talbot7@nhs.net 020 3260 5211