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    CAMHS Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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    The post holder will be a care coordinator responsible for assessing and treating a range of mental health and significant behavioural difficulties in children and young people who are in care, adopted or cared for under a special guardianship order. Your role will involve interface work with multidisciplinary teams in the wider community/network. You will be responsible of managing your own caseload.

    Main duties of the job You will carry out risk assessments with children & young people and their familiesroutinely and work under the supervision of the team manager and senior clinicalsupervisor to manage these situations effectively.You will be part of the daily duty rota for the service, which involves screening andmanaging new referrals, telephone queries and supporting the team where necessary.You will work with other CAMHS practitioners in the service from all disciplines. You willbe a member of a number of internal and external professional networks to ensure thatcare plans for individual children and services across agencies are co-ordinatedefficiently and effectively. This post is a clinical post and the expectation is that 75% of your time is spent in clinical practice.2.5 You may clinically and/or professionally supervise, advise or manage junior members About us South London & Maudsley NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health services to the people of Croydon, Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham as well as national specialist services. It has a budget of 330 million.

    KING S HEALTH PARTNERS ACADEMIC HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE (AHSC) The South London and Maudsley, Guy's and St Thomas and King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts and King's College London, are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration betweenone of the world's leading research led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Directorate South London & Maudsley NHS Trust has the largest child and adolescent mental health service in the country. Job description Job responsibilities Service and Team responsibilities

    Participate as a multi-disciplinary team member in the setting and reviewing of therapeutic aims, objectives, standards and strategies to provide a high standard of careto clients.

    To ensure that all recording and reporting of client contact is accurate, up to date and of good quality and within CAMHS & professional requirement standards of record keeping.

    To collect & collate information about individual clinical activity on ePJS.Work with the team and clients to maintain a safe therapeutic environment.

    Work to assure the quality of care through achieving high operational standards in clinical systems.

    To maintain and ensure good professional standards and attitudes towards the care and treatment of children, young people and their families. To link with other statutory and voluntary agencies and professionals as well as other CAMHS Teams in terms of referrals and joint work.

    Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate.

    Contribute to the effective functioning of the team and service through attendance at relevant meetings, taking responsibilities within the service as appropriate and negotiated with the line manager.

    Supervise junior members of the team (Band or trainees from any discipline.

    Assume responsibility for own case list and case management of children, adolescents and families who are determined to be at low/medium/high risk.

    Work in the community settings including specify here e.g. schools, primary care, hospitals, clinic base or Childrens centre but to regularly visit Children, Young people and their families at home or in other satellite or statutory agency areas as required.

    Make a clinical formulation from a standard CAMH assessment, including risk assessment, on which to recommend a treatment intervention.

    Design, write and share a copy of the care plan with children, young people and their carers.

    Carry out the planned intervention with minimal supervision.

    Assess safeguarding issues for own case and refer concerns to Child Protection teams. Person Specification Qualifications Essential
    • All applicants will require a professional training and relevant CAMHS experience in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) , Health & Care Professional's Council (HPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), or British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
    • Relevant professional training will include: First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or HV with related CAMHS experience or any as below: ? First level qualification in Occupational therapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Social work, or equivalent with related CAMHS experience. ? Qualification as a Systemic Psychotherapist (Family Therapist) with relevant CAMHS experience. ? First level qualification in art, play, drama, music therapy or psychotherapy (leading to a registered qualification with one of the above statutory bodies) with related experience in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems/needs.
    Desirable
    • Further post qualifying training and education in working with children and adolescents with mental health problems.
    • ENB 998 or mentorship and or equivalent experience and training (Nursing only)
    • Training in Clinical supervision
    Experience Essential
    • Assessed supervised clinical experience working with children and adolescents with mental health problems/needs or clear evidence of transferable skills.
    • Working in collaboration with supervisor, service user, carers and MDT in assessing needs, planning and implementing care Taking responsibility for care delivery in a specific area and maintaining a safe therapeutic environment
    • A good understanding and some experience of the following: Group, individual and family work, multi-disciplinary work, clinical governance and audit and the process of clinical supervision in CAMHS,
    Desirable
    • Working with families in a multi-racial urban environment Working with Looked After Children and foster carers
    Knowledge Essential
    • A good working knowledge of the following: Mental health disorders in children and adolescents
    • Difficulties common to Looked After Children e.g. attachment difficultiesKey legislation relevant to CAMHS setting: The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005 London Child protection procedures Assessment of risk and management of risk factors The principles of clinical governance and practice. The principles underlying confidentiality and information sharing
    Desirable
    • Relevant research and its application to assessment, treatment and case management of CAMH disorders. Research informed and evidence based methods of assessment, treatment and case management.
    Skills & abilities Essential
    • Ability to work therapeutically with the client group, using a range of therapeutic interventions
    • Ability to work under pressure. Ability to take on new concepts/forward thinking
    • Good written and verbal presentation skills Basic IT and data entry skills to enter clinical information into databases.
    • Ability to work within a changing environment Ability to be 'reflective' in therapeutic practice and adapt practice from this reflection
    • Demonstrate an ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
    Desirable
    • Skill in using a specific therapy in practice
    Employer details Employer name South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Address Lewisham Park, Lewisham

    78 Lewisham Park, Lewisham CAMHS

    Lewisham

    SE13 6QJ Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 334-CLI #J-18808-Ljbffr

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