- To provide a specialist support service to Children and Young people with moderate to severe mental health problems, and their families including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
- To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.
- To undertake service evaluation, audit and research.
- To work as an autonomous professional within registry body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor
- To provide specialist assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the Croydon CAMHS Treatment Teamincluding mental health assessments.
- To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.
- To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
- To act as a care co-ordinator, taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviewing care plans, CPA co-ordination and meetings.
- To contribute to the effective working of the Treatment team and to a psychologically informed framework for the service.
- To contribute to the team or service's delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
- To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.
- To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans.
- To provide specialist assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the Croydon CAMHS Treatment Team including mental health assessments.
- To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referredclients when required
- To contribute to the effective working of the Treatment team and to a psychologically informed framework for the service.
- To contribute to the team or services delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverselocal communities.
- To implement policies and procedures in own area of work, and to propose improvements or beneficial changes.
- To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities. Person Specification
- oQualification as a Core professional, RMN, Social work, Therapist etc.
- oRegistered with the BABCP or UKCP
- Experience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs.
- oExperience of CAMHS assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature including neurodevelopmental conditions (A/I)
- oExperience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. (A/I)
- oExperience of developing and carrying out research projects. (A/I)
- oTheoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment.
- oKnowledge of psychological assessment.
- oKnowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
- o Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care. .
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Description
Job summary
The post holder will join the Croydon CAMHS Treatment Team a team of multi-disciplinary professionals who provide assessment, treatment, care coordination and planning for children and/or young people with moderate to severe mental health and neuropsychiatric difficulties, under supervision of the team leader and relevant clinical supervisor.
Main duties of the job
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.
By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. SLaM delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
KR 1 Clinical and Client Care
KR 2 Contributing to team or service clinical functioning
KR 3 Policy and service development
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Knowledge
Essential
