Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in the forensic field and to develop skills in risk assessment and formulation, and in multi-agency consultation.
Alongside other team members, the post holder will contribute to the provision of a highly specialist advice, consultation, assessment and intervention service for young people presenting with risk to others and complex needs by:o providing brief advice and multiagency consultation;o facilitating consultation surgeries within local multiagency services;o supporting case management and individual care planning;o developing and delivering training to multi-agency services;o and offering assessment and interventions.
Main duties of the job
Advice: to provide advice to all enquiring and referring agencies including social care, YOS, and CAMHS for young people who have or are at risk of harming others across South London. To signpost agencies when referral is not appropriate for FCAMHS.Consultation: to provide both single and multi-agency consultation to agencies working with young people who have or are at risk of harming others jointly with team members. To support agencies in understanding, assessing, and formulating risk, and to help inform risk/care plans. Summarising consultations in a succinct report.Assessment: to offer limited assessments when they are unable to access specialist assessments, and despite consultation the level of risk, and understanding of risk and mitigating factors remains unclear.Intervention: to offer time-limited, focussed, and specialist interventions when young people are not able to access it elsewhere.Supervision: to offer supervision to junior members of the team, and trainee/students where appropriate and dependant on profession.Service development/Research: the post holder will be expected to contribute to service development, and lead on particular areas of research/auditing.
About us
The service is part of the South London Partnership (SLP), a collaboration between South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and South West London and St George's NHS Foundation Trust, and the post holder will be required to do some travel across the 12 boroughs covered (Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth). The service base is located at The Michael Rutter Centre, Denmark Hill, less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). (Due to move to the Pears Maudsley Children and Young People (PMCYP) at the Maudsley Hospital in late 2025/early 2026)
Flexible working:As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 08:00 to 18:00, giving you the very best of good work life balance. (This may include working early mornings, later evenings or Saturdays as part of the core working hours/working pattern for this post)
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide advice and consultation to single and multi-agency colleagues, as well as delivering consultation clinics. To offer specialist assessment and intervention when required for a young person known to FCAMHS who is unable to access this elsewhere. To support single and multi-agencies to develop risk formulations, and management plans, and ensure that these are appropriately documented on clinical systems and disseminated. To contribute to the delivery, maintenance, auditing, and evaluation of the FCAMHS service model. To understand FCAMHS referral pathways, and contribute to screening of referrals, and well as supporting agencies to make referrals when they have enquires and signposting appropriately if they do not meet threshold for FCAMHS. To offer specialist supervision, and training to professionals/agencies when required. To contribute to audit, service evaluation, and research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide advice and consultation to single and multi-agency colleagues, as well as delivering consultation clinics. To offer specialist assessment and intervention when required for a young person known to FCAMHS who is unable to access this elsewhere. To support single and multi-agencies to develop risk formulations, and management plans, and ensure that these are appropriately documented on clinical systems and disseminated. To contribute to the delivery, maintenance, auditing, and evaluation of the FCAMHS service model. To understand FCAMHS referral pathways, and contribute to screening of referrals, and well as supporting agencies to make referrals when they have enquires and signposting appropriately if they do not meet threshold for FCAMHS. To offer specialist supervision, and training to professionals/agencies when required. To contribute to audit, service evaluation, and research.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate or MSc level qualification associated with child and adolescent mental health e.g. clinical psychology, family therapy, child psychotherapy OR First level nursing qualification/registration RMN, RN LD or RSCN First level qualification in OT, social work, OR equivalent with related CAMHS experience OR First level qualification in art, play, drama or music therapy with related experience in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems/needs, developmental/ learning disability problems (A/I)
- All applications will require professional registration with a statutory body: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) , Health & Care Professional's Council (HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), or British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) (A/I)
Desirable
- Management qualification, management training course completion or line management experience (A/I)
Experience
Essential
- Substantive experience of working at a Band 7 level in child and adolescent mental health (A/I)
- Experience of working with young people with forensic and mental health concerns, including assessment, risk management and intervention (A/I)
- Experience of consulting to other professionals around issues of risk and risk management (A/I)
- Experience in working with young people with neurodevelopmental difference (A/I)
Knowlege/Skills
Essential
- Ability and skills to work effectively with senior managers and practitioners across agencies, respect differences and use integrated ways of working which complement the skills of other professionals (A/I)
- Skills in providing consultation to professional groups (A/I).
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles. (A/I/R)
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate. (A/I/R)
Desirable
- Able to communicate complex and clinically sensitive information effectively to children and young people, their parents, families, carers and a wide range of lay, professional and academic persons within and outside the NHS orally and in writing (A/I).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate or MSc level qualification associated with child and adolescent mental health e.g. clinical psychology, family therapy, child psychotherapy OR First level nursing qualification/registration RMN, RN LD or RSCN First level qualification in OT, social work, OR equivalent with related CAMHS experience OR First level qualification in art, play, drama or music therapy with related experience in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems/needs, developmental/ learning disability problems (A/I)
- All applications will require professional registration with a statutory body: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) , Health & Care Professional's Council (HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), or British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) (A/I)
Desirable
- Management qualification, management training course completion or line management experience (A/I)
Experience
Essential
- Substantive experience of working at a Band 7 level in child and adolescent mental health (A/I)
- Experience of working with young people with forensic and mental health concerns, including assessment, risk management and intervention (A/I)
- Experience of consulting to other professionals around issues of risk and risk management (A/I)
- Experience in working with young people with neurodevelopmental difference (A/I)
Knowlege/Skills
Essential
- Ability and skills to work effectively with senior managers and practitioners across agencies, respect differences and use integrated ways of working which complement the skills of other professionals (A/I)
- Skills in providing consultation to professional groups (A/I).
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles. (A/I/R)
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate. (A/I/R)
Desirable
- Able to communicate complex and clinically sensitive information effectively to children and young people, their parents, families, carers and a wide range of lay, professional and academic persons within and outside the NHS orally and in writing (A/I).
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).
