Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Family and Systemic Practitioner with generic & specialist mental health experience to work within a multi-disciplinary team in Harrow CAMHS.This is a full time is part of a well-established systemic discipline where professional development and innovative work is actively encouraged.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide generic CAMHS assessment and intervention as well as providing systemic interventions and contribute to support plans for the care of children and young people with learning disability, young offenders, refugees and asylum seekers and eating disorders. They will also contribute to highly specialist assessments of children with complex mental health presentations such as ASD, OCD and Eating Disorders and support case formulation and treatment plans in line with best practice and evidence-based interventions.
The post will be supervised by the Lead Family & Systemic Psychotherapist in Harrow Tier 3 CAMHS and line managed by the Sub-Team Lead in conjunction with the Team Manager.
About us
Harrow CAMHS is a very busy & friendly service which welcomes new skills and new ideas. It is part of Central & North West London (CNWL) Foundation Mental Health Trust. We are committed to collaborative multi-disciplinary work and there are very good links with partnership agencies in the borough. Harrow is a culturally diverse borough and we are keen to provide culturally appropriate services to families. We are looking for an enthusiastic systemic therapist who has good amount of CAMHS experience and is able to integrate quickly into a busy CAMHS team.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a service to children and young people with mental health problems across all sectors of care as part of a multi-disciplinary CAMHS service. Providing systemic intervention to service users and their families/carers. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures. They will utilise research skills for audit to support policy and service development; and undertake research within the area served by the service and of relevance to young people their families and carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a service to children and young people with mental health problems across all sectors of care as part of a multi-disciplinary CAMHS service. Providing systemic intervention to service users and their families/carers. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the services policies and procedures. They will utilise research skills for audit to support policy and service development; and undertake research within the area served by the service and of relevance to young people their families and carers.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Family therapy training to Intermediate / Foundation level or equivalent.
Desirable
- Post- graduate training in additional CAMHS related specialized work
- Recent Safeguarding children training
- CYP IAPT training
- Qualification in core mental health or social welfare profession (e.g. social work, mental health nursing, psychology, occupational therapy) and significant post qualification experience
Experience
Essential
- Work experience within a multidisciplinary team and preferably CAMHS team
- Experience of working with complex cases
Desirable
- Fluent in an additional language
- Able to deliver parent training and groups
Core Competencies
Essential
- Able to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
- Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly
- Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk
- Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure
- Understands the elements of effective engagement and can apply these to working practice
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication
- Able to foster strong therapeutic alliances
- Understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of CYP IAT
- Understanding of and commitment to service user involvement, patient led care and choice
- Understands the importance of assessment that explores and considers individual cultural identity and associated support needs.
- Experience of liaison with agencies and services responsible for the care, support and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers
- Able to promote self management and recovery by working with service users and their families to understand their condition and identify and reinforce strengths, resources and coping skills
- Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, actively engaging in and supporting duty and emergency rota's, peer support, training and skills development
- Able to confidently and safely plan for and manage change and transition
- Actively uses supervision and opportunities for development of skills
Desirable
- Understands the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support
Specialist Competencies
Desirable
- Experience of running parenting groups (Triple P, Webster Stratton, etc) and other types of group work .
Administration and Record Keeping
Essential
- Able to use word and excel to write reports and analyse and present basic data
- Competent in the use of clinical recording systems such as SYSTEM ONE
- Understands the process for keeping safe, secure and relevant clinical records
- Able to use email to support effective communication in line with CNWL policy
- Able to use Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication methods to support the delivery of high quality, engaging training and presentations
Desirable
- Use of COMMIT and other related CYP IAPT recording
- European Computer
- Use of SYSTEM ONE
Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
- Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working
- Able to prioritise own workload
- Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change
- Honesty, enthusiasm and a sense of loyalty
- Conducts self in a professional, courteous manner at all times and able to maintain professionalism in an often emotionally challenging environment
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Family therapy training to Intermediate / Foundation level or equivalent.
Desirable
- Post- graduate training in additional CAMHS related specialized work
- Recent Safeguarding children training
- CYP IAPT training
- Qualification in core mental health or social welfare profession (e.g. social work, mental health nursing, psychology, occupational therapy) and significant post qualification experience
Experience
Essential
- Work experience within a multidisciplinary team and preferably CAMHS team
- Experience of working with complex cases
Desirable
- Fluent in an additional language
- Able to deliver parent training and groups
Core Competencies
Essential
- Able to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
- Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly
- Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk
- Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure
- Understands the elements of effective engagement and can apply these to working practice
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication
- Able to foster strong therapeutic alliances
- Understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of CYP IAT
- Understanding of and commitment to service user involvement, patient led care and choice
- Understands the importance of assessment that explores and considers individual cultural identity and associated support needs.
- Experience of liaison with agencies and services responsible for the care, support and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers
- Able to promote self management and recovery by working with service users and their families to understand their condition and identify and reinforce strengths, resources and coping skills
- Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, actively engaging in and supporting duty and emergency rota's, peer support, training and skills development
- Able to confidently and safely plan for and manage change and transition
- Actively uses supervision and opportunities for development of skills
Desirable
- Understands the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support
Specialist Competencies
Desirable
- Experience of running parenting groups (Triple P, Webster Stratton, etc) and other types of group work .
Administration and Record Keeping
Essential
- Able to use word and excel to write reports and analyse and present basic data
- Competent in the use of clinical recording systems such as SYSTEM ONE
- Understands the process for keeping safe, secure and relevant clinical records
- Able to use email to support effective communication in line with CNWL policy
- Able to use Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication methods to support the delivery of high quality, engaging training and presentations
Desirable
- Use of COMMIT and other related CYP IAPT recording
- European Computer
- Use of SYSTEM ONE
Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
- Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
- Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working
- Able to prioritise own workload
- Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change
- Honesty, enthusiasm and a sense of loyalty
- Conducts self in a professional, courteous manner at all times and able to maintain professionalism in an often emotionally challenging environment
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).
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).
