Job summary
The Barnet CAMHS in Specialist Schools team is a small dynamic community based team; that sits within the local Specialist schools provision at The Pavilion (PRU)
'The Pavilion' is the umbrella name for the Specialist schools provision set within London of Borough Barnet and refers to the following school sites:
Meadway: Pupils year 7 to 11 who have been out of mainstream school for some time as a result of medical and/or mental health challenges.
Whetstone: Pupil's year 7 to 11 who have been permanently or temporarily excluded from school.
Primary PRU: Provided support for Pupils from Reception - Year 6, who have been temporarily or permanently excluded from their mainstream primary school.
Outreach Service: Pupils who are not able to access education outside of their homes because of medical and/or mental health needs.
Discovery Classroom: located next to the Galaxy Ward Outpatients area on the second floor of Barnet General Hospital, is open to school-age children aged between 4 - 16 years old, while they are in hospital
Oak Hill Campus: a specialist provision for years 7 to 11, all pupils have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) and have complex comorbid neurodevelopmental and LD presentations
We are looking for a creative, self-motivated, resilient and flexible individuals to join our community team who can thrive in unpredictable environments
If the maxium number of applicants is met then the vacancy will close early
Main duties of the job
- To support formal and informal assessment in respect of the social communication needs of children and young people presenting with neurodevelopmental difficulties including applying psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.
- To work with multidisciplinary and multiagency colleagues as appropriate to offer support and guidance around social communication needs of children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties, under supervision.
- To co-deliver workshops and trainings to parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals.
- To attend clinical meeting and in-service training as required.
- To keep up to date with new techniques and research for the maintenance and promotion of good practice especially in relation to students with neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Record all clinical information in line with trust policies
- Support service development and quality improvement project
- To be responsible for the planning and prioritization of own workload and activities following the direction and guidelines given by the supervising clinical psychologist.
- To write the termly report capturing service data
- Outcomes scoring, SCQs, CONNERS,
About us
The partnership betweenBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH)andCamden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I)is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming theNorth London Mental Health Partnership.
In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- oAn upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. oEntitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society oEvidence of additional specialist training related to neurodevelopmental disorders
Desirable
- oADOS-II training o3DI or ADI-R training oSpecialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years) oPost-qualifying training in additional specialised areas of psychological practice oFurther postgraduate training in relevant areas of research design and analysis.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- oExperience working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions including ASD, ADHD, LD and conduct ODD, Criminal offending bahviours oUnderstanding of NDS alongside other difficulties. oKnowledge of assessment tools, including neuropsychological assessments, relevant to the client group. oExperience of signposting to families and linking to alternative services. oExperience of working to support the mental health needs of children and young people, and their families, including with neurodevelopmental disorders, and delivering low level evidence-based interventions. oKnowledge of and experience in using routine outcome monitoring in practice oKnowledge of and understanding of importance of remaining up to date on evidenced based practice. oKnowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group.
Desirable
- oExperience of paid work in direct care provision. oExperience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting oExperience of working with multidisciplinary and multiagency offering support and guidance. oExperience in enabling service user participation oExperience of working with and knowledge in processes around managing risk and safeguarding. oUnderstanding of importance to modify, adapt methods of communication and interventions.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- oUnderstanding of child development stages and psychosocial model. oAbility to develop good therapeutic relationships and maintain professional boundaries. oAbility to apply learning in practice. oAbility to maintain and manage own workload. oSkills in using IT, including office applications, clinical record systems (e.g. RiO) and database/ statistical applications (e.g. Excel), to input relevant data and type summaries and reports etc. oAbility to be self-reflective on personal and professional development and use clinical supervision to explore and understand distress both directly with patients and indirectly. oExcellent interpersonal skills & demonstrable ability to work flexibly and respectfully with others. oWell-developed oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. oAbility to meet agreed/specified service targets. oAn understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
Desirable
- oExperience of delivering teaching and training, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations oHigh standard of report writing. oUnderstanding of the need and rationale for using evidence based psychological therapies oAn understanding of service evaluation methods in healthcare, and an ability to plan and implement quality improvement projects. oExperience of working in schools and community settings
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to work under pressure and respond to demanding situations as appropriate. oAbility to recognise own limits & seek support re supervision as appropriate. oAbility to use clinical supervision effectively for personal development. oRegard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality oA flexible approach to client intervention and to be able to work independently and flexibly to meet client needs. oHigh level of enthusiasm and motivation. oAbility to develop strong working relationships within team.
Desirable
- oPositive attitude to change. oThe ability to engage and work with clients in differing environments in line with the needs of the service. oWillingness and ability to develop specialist knowledge of clinical aspects of child & adolescent mental health.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- oUnderstanding of equality of opportunity & related policies & procedures. oA commitment to service user participation across the levels of clinical practice, team/service, and the organisation
Desirable
- oKnowledge of recent legislation affecting the NHS/Social Care and Education oAwareness and understanding of emotional distress/ mental health problems and the impact is can have on clinicians.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- oAn upper second class honours degree or higher in psychology. oEntitlement to graduate membership of the British Psychological Society oEvidence of additional specialist training related to neurodevelopmental disorders
Desirable
- oADOS-II training o3DI or ADI-R training oSpecialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years) oPost-qualifying training in additional specialised areas of psychological practice oFurther postgraduate training in relevant areas of research design and analysis.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- oExperience working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions including ASD, ADHD, LD and conduct ODD, Criminal offending bahviours oUnderstanding of NDS alongside other difficulties. oKnowledge of assessment tools, including neuropsychological assessments, relevant to the client group. oExperience of signposting to families and linking to alternative services. oExperience of working to support the mental health needs of children and young people, and their families, including with neurodevelopmental disorders, and delivering low level evidence-based interventions. oKnowledge of and experience in using routine outcome monitoring in practice oKnowledge of and understanding of importance of remaining up to date on evidenced based practice. oKnowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group.
Desirable
- oExperience of paid work in direct care provision. oExperience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting oExperience of working with multidisciplinary and multiagency offering support and guidance. oExperience in enabling service user participation oExperience of working with and knowledge in processes around managing risk and safeguarding. oUnderstanding of importance to modify, adapt methods of communication and interventions.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- oUnderstanding of child development stages and psychosocial model. oAbility to develop good therapeutic relationships and maintain professional boundaries. oAbility to apply learning in practice. oAbility to maintain and manage own workload. oSkills in using IT, including office applications, clinical record systems (e.g. RiO) and database/ statistical applications (e.g. Excel), to input relevant data and type summaries and reports etc. oAbility to be self-reflective on personal and professional development and use clinical supervision to explore and understand distress both directly with patients and indirectly. oExcellent interpersonal skills & demonstrable ability to work flexibly and respectfully with others. oWell-developed oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. oAbility to meet agreed/specified service targets. oAn understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems or other disabilities.
Desirable
- oExperience of delivering teaching and training, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations oHigh standard of report writing. oUnderstanding of the need and rationale for using evidence based psychological therapies oAn understanding of service evaluation methods in healthcare, and an ability to plan and implement quality improvement projects. oExperience of working in schools and community settings
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- oDemonstrable ability to work under pressure and respond to demanding situations as appropriate. oAbility to recognise own limits & seek support re supervision as appropriate. oAbility to use clinical supervision effectively for personal development. oRegard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality oA flexible approach to client intervention and to be able to work independently and flexibly to meet client needs. oHigh level of enthusiasm and motivation. oAbility to develop strong working relationships within team.
Desirable
- oPositive attitude to change. oThe ability to engage and work with clients in differing environments in line with the needs of the service. oWillingness and ability to develop specialist knowledge of clinical aspects of child & adolescent mental health.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- oUnderstanding of equality of opportunity & related policies & procedures. oA commitment to service user participation across the levels of clinical practice, team/service, and the organisation
Desirable
- oKnowledge of recent legislation affecting the NHS/Social Care and Education oAwareness and understanding of emotional distress/ mental health problems and the impact is can have on clinicians.
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).
