Camhs Crisis Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This is an exciting opportunity for two Specialist CAMHS Crisis Practitioners to join the EL CAMHS Crisis service. There are two fixed term roles - 12 month contract, secondment can be requested.

We are a seeking two practitioners to join our service who are passionate about providing high-quality mental care with children, young people and their families at times of crisis.

We deliver 24/7 coordinated care to children and young people and their families in mental health crisis across City & Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham.

Our service can be accessed by young people attending hospital Emergency Departments and agreed community locations. The service provides additional support via the existing All Age Crisis line.

The role primarily entails providing crisis assessments and brief interventions to children, young people and their families referred to the service.

Additionally the role involves providing specialist advice, consultation and training to professionals to ensure both the physical and psychological wellbeing of the service users.

Shifts are across 7 days a week and rostered on full time working hours:

Long day (09:00-21:00 responding to young people presenting in mental health crisis at Homerton, Royal London or Newham University Hospital AND 12:00-00:00 responding to contacts via the All Age Crisis lines)
Night (20:4509:15 responding to young people presenting in mental health crisis at Homerton, Royal London or Newham University Hospital, involves lone working from EL CAMHS Crisis)
Twilight (17:0023:00, this is an additional shift the team are piloting to provide additional support to young people presenting during the night shift).

The Trust is accredited an Investor in People employer and is consequently committed to developing its staff.

You will have access to appropriate development opportunities from the Trust's training programme as identified within your knowledge and skills appraisal/personal development plan.

This post holder will have a hospital and home borough from which to develop close working relationships and they will also need to provide cover to other hospitals/borough when needed.

The post holder will work shifts to cover the service hours.

The role primarily entails providing crisis assessments and brief interventions to children, young people and their families referred to the service.

Additionally the role involves providing specialist advice, consultation and training to professionals to ensure both the physical and psychological wellbeing of the service users.