Camhs Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - West London NHS Trust

West London NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen in Hammersmith and Fulham CAMHS for a skilled and experienced Band WTE) clinical nurse specialist or social worker (with additional post-graduate therapeutic training), clinical or counselling psychologist, child psychotherapist, art psychotherapist or family therapist to join the Community CAMHS Team (Tier 2).

The team is a large and growing multidisciplinary team, offering a range of targeted, early interventions to children and young people age 0-18 who are experiencing mild-moderate mental health difficulties.

The service is committed to broadening accessibility to ensure that robust, evidence based mental health support is accessible to all in the community and is offered in a timely way.

Initiatives are being implemented to broaden access, including through the use of innovative digital tools as well as through embedding clinicians in community settings and developing relationships in community organisations such as youth groups, faith groups as well as in children's centres and GP settings.

The team is constantly evolving and developing an offer and there are opportunities for ongoing staff development and training.

The post holder will join an established multi-disciplinary CAMHS which is responsible for providing Tier 2 mental health services within the borough.

The post holder will work in Hammersmith and Fulham Community CAMHS Team with young people aged 0- 18 years.

The clinic setting is based in central Hammersmith and there may be some limited travel to other parts of the borough to attend community settings.

The post holder will provide mental health support and treatment for children and young people carrying out comprehensive assessments (including risk and the development of risk management plans) and offering specialist intervention packages using a variety of treatment models.

The current team consists of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists, Systemic Family Therapists, Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Social Workers, CBT Therapist and Children's Wellbeing Practitioners, providing multiple perspectives and allowing for MDT discussions.

Other aspects of the role include developing relationships with key partner agencies and community organisations working locally with children and young people, i.e.

schools, GPs, social workers, community groups etc.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.

Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives.

We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.

We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.

We're rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

The regulations mandating vaccination for in-scope roles in the NHS have now been removed.

The Trust does however continue to encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

Vaccination data will be collected by our recruitment team during your on-boarding if you are happy to provide a copy of your COVID pass.

The post holder will join an established multi-disciplinary CAMHS which is responsible for providing Tier 2 mental health services. The post holder will work in Hammersmith and Fulham Community CAMHS Team with young people aged 0- 18 years.

The post holder will be required to make clear autonomous decisions based on an analysis of the complex presenting problems and judgments based on available treatment options.

The post holder's interpersonal skills will need to be excellent and they must be able to confidently communicate at a high level both verbally and in writing.

The post must be able to demonstrate de-escalation skills with challenging and/or acutely distressed young people accessing the service.