Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the Early Years part of Wandsworth CAMHS based within Wandsworth Borough Early Years settings. Wandsworth CAMHS Under 5s team offers early intervention and preventative work to children and their families.
Established 10 years ago, the team is highly regarded by the Trust, the Local Authority, and the CCG. The team works closely with staff from the perinatal service, nurseries and children's centres in Battersea, Tooting, and Roehampton, and offers appointments in the community and in family homes.
The successful candidate will work as part of the existing Tier 2 CAMHS team based within Wandsworth Children's Centres to support young children with attachment, separation, emotional and behavioural regulation difficulties from nurseries and schools across Wandsworth.
Main duties of the job
The Candidate should have the following:
- Qualifications and professional registration recognised in the UK
- Sone leadership experience
- Sound risk management practices and good care planning skills
- Good experience of working in child mental health
- Good ability to engage young people and families
- Excellent organisational and IT skills
- Strong personal and interpersonal skills
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of candidates' age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
About us
We offer several excellent staff benefits and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance, we support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, compressed hours and working from home.
- Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership, and other talent programmes
- Subsidised car parking - You can park at any of our sites at a reduced rate of £20/month.
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Eye examinations
- Looking after your health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car lease scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
- Free gym membership
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work as the Team Co-ordinator to offer visible leadership to the day to day running of the Early Years (Under 5`s team).
- Ensuring that all referrals are the triaged and processed and allocate to team.
- Signpost Children and Young People to suitable services within locally agreed time frames
- Liaise with and offer consultations to multi-agency professionals as needed.
- Liaise with other agencies and services to ensure joined up working, Local Authority.
- Undertake service evaluation, audit and lead on service development including developing pathways for intervention
- Be required to provide management supervision to psychologists, trainees, and other staff members as appropriate.
- Have considerable experience in working with families and young children who are displaying difficulties with attachment, separation, emotional and behavioural regulation.
- Have a keen interest in multi-agency working and in partnership between Health and Local Authority.
- Have a professional registration from one of the following professions: Psychology / Psychotherapy / Art Psychotherapy / Systemic Family Therapy / Social Work / Occupational Therapy / Mental Health Nursing and recognised in the UK.
- Manage risk within team, Directorate and Trust structures.
- Work to relevant professional and ethical guidelines, and within the framework of Directorate and Trust policies and procedures.
- Use screening and outcome measures in clinically meaningful ways and seek feedback about user experience.
- Contribute to a culture that is therapeutic, productive, accessible, inclusive, and flexible to meet the needs of the local population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work as the Team Co-ordinator to offer visible leadership to the day to day running of the Early Years (Under 5`s team).
- Ensuring that all referrals are the triaged and processed and allocate to team.
- Signpost Children and Young People to suitable services within locally agreed time frames
- Liaise with and offer consultations to multi-agency professionals as needed.
- Liaise with other agencies and services to ensure joined up working, Local Authority.
- Undertake service evaluation, audit and lead on service development including developing pathways for intervention
- Be required to provide management supervision to psychologists, trainees, and other staff members as appropriate.
- Have considerable experience in working with families and young children who are displaying difficulties with attachment, separation, emotional and behavioural regulation.
- Have a keen interest in multi-agency working and in partnership between Health and Local Authority.
- Have a professional registration from one of the following professions: Psychology / Psychotherapy / Art Psychotherapy / Systemic Family Therapy / Social Work / Occupational Therapy / Mental Health Nursing and recognised in the UK.
- Manage risk within team, Directorate and Trust structures.
- Work to relevant professional and ethical guidelines, and within the framework of Directorate and Trust policies and procedures.
- Use screening and outcome measures in clinically meaningful ways and seek feedback about user experience.
- Contribute to a culture that is therapeutic, productive, accessible, inclusive, and flexible to meet the needs of the local population.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Professional postgraduate qualification(s) in one of the following disciplines: oClinical Psychology oCounselling Psychology oOccupational Therapy oSocial Work oArt Psychotherapy oMental Health Nursing oChild Psychotherapy oSystemic Family Therapy (+ relevant prior professional qualification)
- Registered with an appropriate professional body (HCPC, NMC, ACP, UKCP)
Desirable
- Supervision training relevant to discipline
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity
- Significant experience of working with children with mental health problems in a variety of community settings
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of inter-agency working
- Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a qualified psychological therapist over a minimum of 18 months, or an alternative agreed by the Director of Psychology
Desirable
- Experience of the use of a variety of therapeutic tools
- Experience of working with diverse communities
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Good knowledge of Risk Assessment procedures and skills to make significant clinical decisions based on this knowledge
- Ability to undertake complex assessments and develop comprehensive clinical formulations.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice, clinical governance and related knowledge for research and audit.
- Good knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to relevant fields
Desirable
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Understanding of the organisational framework in which the service operates
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Professional postgraduate qualification(s) in one of the following disciplines: oClinical Psychology oCounselling Psychology oOccupational Therapy oSocial Work oArt Psychotherapy oMental Health Nursing oChild Psychotherapy oSystemic Family Therapy (+ relevant prior professional qualification)
- Registered with an appropriate professional body (HCPC, NMC, ACP, UKCP)
Desirable
- Supervision training relevant to discipline
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of people with a wide range of mental health problems, of varying severity and complexity
- Significant experience of working with children with mental health problems in a variety of community settings
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of inter-agency working
- Demonstrate further specialist training/experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a qualified psychological therapist over a minimum of 18 months, or an alternative agreed by the Director of Psychology
Desirable
- Experience of the use of a variety of therapeutic tools
- Experience of working with diverse communities
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Good knowledge of Risk Assessment procedures and skills to make significant clinical decisions based on this knowledge
- Ability to undertake complex assessments and develop comprehensive clinical formulations.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice, clinical governance and related knowledge for research and audit.
- Good knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to relevant fields
Desirable
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
- Understanding of the organisational framework in which the service operates
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
