Job summary
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Main duties of the job
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
About us
We are looking for a CAMHS Specialist Mental Health Practitioner with CBT skills and training to join a highly-regarded MHST in Hounslow as part of a new Wave 12 MHST, which will expand our existing team by a third.
It is essential you hold a relevant clinical qualification and have previous experience of working in a CAMHS team. The role involves carrying out assessments and holding your own caseload for individual and group interventions; training and consulting to education colleagues, and support for parents/carers. You will be supported to maintain your professional registration and will have access to support/supervision from colleagues from within your discipline.
Experience of working in education would be a bonus. The post holders will offer supervision to Band 4 Trainee Education Wellbeing Practitioners and successful candidates will be supported to attend the CYP IAPT PG Cert training in supervising low intensity interventions where necessary.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role offers you the chance to make a difference in young lives, and as such includes both clinical and supervisory duties.
The main focus is to:
Lead on and directly providing comprehensive assessment, risk management and interventions for children and young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties. Offer one to one and group interventions Offer Clinical Supervision to team members including Band 4 Education Mental Health Practitioner trainees Work with school staff and cultures to develop school environments that are more conducive to supporting better emotional health and wellbeing. Work with parents/carers to raise awareness of the mental and emotional wellbeing needs of children and young people and strategies to protect and promote these.
If you are interested in working with schools and want to help shape new models of evidence-based support for children and young people, this job could be for you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role offers you the chance to make a difference in young lives, and as such includes both clinical and supervisory duties.
The main focus is to:
Lead on and directly providing comprehensive assessment, risk management and interventions for children and young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties. Offer one to one and group interventions Offer Clinical Supervision to team members including Band 4 Education Mental Health Practitioner trainees Work with school staff and cultures to develop school environments that are more conducive to supporting better emotional health and wellbeing. Work with parents/carers to raise awareness of the mental and emotional wellbeing needs of children and young people and strategies to protect and promote these.
If you are interested in working with schools and want to help shape new models of evidence-based support for children and young people, this job could be for you!
Person Specification
Qualification and training
Essential
- Qualification in an appropriate mental health profession (such as Nursing, Social Work, OT, Counselling or Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy or Child Psychotherapy) and registration with relevant UK governing body, plus a postgraduate diploma or higher degree in CBT.
- To be accredited by the BABCP as a provisionally or fully accredited practitioner, and be able to work towards achieving full practitioner accreditation with the BABCP.
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
- Other specialist therapeutic skills
- Fully accredited with the BABCP
- Post registration training in CAMHS
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of assessment and working therapeutically with children, adolescents and their families within a range of settings
- Experience of working with evidence based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behaviour problems.
- Experience of working in a number of ways i.e. assertive outreach, clinic based settings, home, school or other appropriate environments.
- Experience of using therapeutic skills, such as CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Family Work.
- Experience of interagency and multidisciplinary working.
- Experience of assessing risk and formulating safe and effective risk management plans.
- Clinical Supervision / Reflective Practice.
- Experience of teaching other professionals.
Desirable
- Experience of working with young people with in a community CAMHS setting.
- Experience of management of child protection emergencies.
- Experience of therapeutic work with children and families where abuse or neglect has occurred.
- Experience of audit and/or research.
- Experience of contributing to and implementing new service developments.
- Experience of developing and delivering whole school approaches in line with the recently published Mental Health Support Teams for Children and Young People in Education Manual.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to the Children's Act 2004, Mental Health Act 1983 & Safeguarding Guidelines
- A sound working knowledge and application of relevant professional code, i.e. professional Code of Practice
- Knowledge of the legal issues relating to consent and capacity in children and young people.
- An awareness and understanding of the issues facing, children, adolescents and their families
- Knowledge of the various assessment tools used in CAMHS
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills.
- Skills in communicating with children, adolescents and their families or carer.
- The ability to present and communicate complex information.
- Good organisational and prioritising skills.
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
- Flexible approach.
- Good team player.
- Able to manage risk.
- A good understanding of, and ability to use, clinical supervision.
- A high level of self-awareness and capacity to reflect.
- Ability to contain the anxieties of severely unwell young people and their parents.
- Consultation Skills.
- Computer literate.
Desirable
- Skills and sensitivities in working with marginalised families and young people.
- Ability to deal with challenging behaviour in possibly distressing situations.
Other requirements
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as expected by your professional body.
- Flexible approach to work.
Person Specification
Qualification and training
Essential
- Qualification in an appropriate mental health profession (such as Nursing, Social Work, OT, Counselling or Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy or Child Psychotherapy) and registration with relevant UK governing body, plus a postgraduate diploma or higher degree in CBT.
- To be accredited by the BABCP as a provisionally or fully accredited practitioner, and be able to work towards achieving full practitioner accreditation with the BABCP.
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology
- Other specialist therapeutic skills
- Fully accredited with the BABCP
- Post registration training in CAMHS
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of assessment and working therapeutically with children, adolescents and their families within a range of settings
- Experience of working with evidence based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behaviour problems.
- Experience of working in a number of ways i.e. assertive outreach, clinic based settings, home, school or other appropriate environments.
- Experience of using therapeutic skills, such as CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Family Work.
- Experience of interagency and multidisciplinary working.
- Experience of assessing risk and formulating safe and effective risk management plans.
- Clinical Supervision / Reflective Practice.
- Experience of teaching other professionals.
Desirable
- Experience of working with young people with in a community CAMHS setting.
- Experience of management of child protection emergencies.
- Experience of therapeutic work with children and families where abuse or neglect has occurred.
- Experience of audit and/or research.
- Experience of contributing to and implementing new service developments.
- Experience of developing and delivering whole school approaches in line with the recently published Mental Health Support Teams for Children and Young People in Education Manual.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to the Children's Act 2004, Mental Health Act 1983 & Safeguarding Guidelines
- A sound working knowledge and application of relevant professional code, i.e. professional Code of Practice
- Knowledge of the legal issues relating to consent and capacity in children and young people.
- An awareness and understanding of the issues facing, children, adolescents and their families
- Knowledge of the various assessment tools used in CAMHS
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills.
- Skills in communicating with children, adolescents and their families or carer.
- The ability to present and communicate complex information.
- Good organisational and prioritising skills.
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
- Flexible approach.
- Good team player.
- Able to manage risk.
- A good understanding of, and ability to use, clinical supervision.
- A high level of self-awareness and capacity to reflect.
- Ability to contain the anxieties of severely unwell young people and their parents.
- Consultation Skills.
- Computer literate.
Desirable
- Skills and sensitivities in working with marginalised families and young people.
- Ability to deal with challenging behaviour in possibly distressing situations.
Other requirements
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as expected by your professional body.
- Flexible approach to work.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
