Job summary
Our Southwark CAMHS community-based team are seeking enthusiastic, motivated clinicians as we are recruiting for two CAMHS Clinical Specialist posts. We are hoping you will be interested and excited by the prospect of working mainly with children and young people in care or who have been adopted and with their carers/parents. The first post will be providing specialist assessment and treatment to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) referred to the team. The second post will be offering assessment and treatment and support transition for young people who are turning 18 into adult services and contribute to the development of models of assessment, treatment across the CAMHS/Adult care pathway.o Carelink is a specialist Tier 3 CAMHS service, closely linked to our partnership agencies, aiming to offer a holistic service to our children and young people (0-18 years), to assist with their emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties. You will be working within a supportive CAMHS multi-disciplinary team which puts an emphasis on offering treatment and interventions. The team is multi-disciplinary made up of Child Psychotherapists and is psychotherapy led (we have a group of child psychotherapy trainees on long term placements); Psychologists; Systemic/Family Therapist; Nursing colleagues; Social Workers; Drama therapist; Occupational Therapy and a special interest in working with under 5s. We have Psychiatry input on a sessional basis.
Main duties of the job
o The post-holder will undertake comprehensive CAMHS assessments of children and young people up to age 18 and make recommendations for treatment.o The post-holder will have a therapeutic caseload, offering therapy to children in care or adopted children with complex needs including experiences of trauma connected to histories of maltreatment and attachment difficulties. You will also be working the parents/carers offering them support and guidance. You will have the ability to deliver a range of interventions for children and young people.
o Close working relationships with members of the team and our partnership agencies will be essential e.g. Social Services, Child Health, Education and Virtual School. o Applicants must be able to work independently and have good clinical/therapeutic and case management knowledge and skills.o The post-holder may take on clinical supervision for other team members.
About us
The team is based in a modern dedicated health centre with good facilities for meeting with our families and children.
SLaM wants you to feel like you are part of a close knit team. It's important to us that you are valued and appreciated and that's why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
Highlights include:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave. SLaM offers a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on role and length of service.
- Work-life balance. SLaM offers flexible working and supports part-time working and job sharing.
- Career development. SLaM provides 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.
- Car lease. SLaM staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars.
- Accommodation. SLaM staffbenefits from keyworker housing, available on selected sites.
- NHS discounts. SLaM staff are eligible for discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though health service discount websites.
Other benefits include:
- Counselling services.
- Wellbeing events.
- Long service awards.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Season ticket loan.
- Childcare vouchers.
- Staff restaurants.
For a full list of our benefits please visit: https://www.slam.nhs.uk/media/421262/Working%20at%20SLaM.pdf
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
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This is a specialist post focussing on delivering a CAMHS service to child and young people in care and focusing on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) who are under the age of 18.
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To spend 0.6 WTE providing specialist assessment and treatment to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) referred to Southwark CAMHS. The remaining 0.4 WTE will be spent providing specialist assessment and treatment for other looked after and adopted children and young people aged 0-18 years.
- To manage your own caseload and provide specialist therapeutic interventions to include work with parent and child together, individual work, parent work and family work. Also, direct work with children (e.g. psychotherapy/art therapy/play therapy/DBT/CBT) with both short term and long term interventions.
- Post holder will share responsibility with senior colleagues for ensuring that staff within the team achieve positive clinical outcomes for children, young people and their families and that these are evidenced by performance indicators such as activity data, targets and quality outcome measures and implementation of NICE guidance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
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This is a specialist post focussing on delivering a CAMHS service to child and young people in care and focusing on unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) who are under the age of 18.
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To spend 0.6 WTE providing specialist assessment and treatment to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) referred to Southwark CAMHS. The remaining 0.4 WTE will be spent providing specialist assessment and treatment for other looked after and adopted children and young people aged 0-18 years.
- To manage your own caseload and provide specialist therapeutic interventions to include work with parent and child together, individual work, parent work and family work. Also, direct work with children (e.g. psychotherapy/art therapy/play therapy/DBT/CBT) with both short term and long term interventions.
- Post holder will share responsibility with senior colleagues for ensuring that staff within the team achieve positive clinical outcomes for children, young people and their families and that these are evidenced by performance indicators such as activity data, targets and quality outcome measures and implementation of NICE guidance.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or HV or Doctorate level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or First level qualification in OT, social work, or equivalent or First level qualification in art, play or drama therapy, family therapy or other psychotherapy with related experience in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems/needs, developmental/ learning disability problems. All applicants will require a professional training and relevant CAMHS experience in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) , Health Professional's Council (HPC/ HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), Social Work England, the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), the BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council) or the BPS (British Psychological Society).
Desirable
- Training in clinical supervision such as ENB 998 or mentorship and or equivalent experience and training.
- Doctorate or MSc associated with CAMHS or equivalent strong portfolio of clinical professional development.
Knowledge
Essential
- Mental health disorders in children and adolescents
- Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the general evidence base for treatment in child and adolescent mental health
- The Children Act 1989, Mental Health Act 1983, Mental capacity Act 2005 and safeguarding children legislation.
- The principles underlying confidentiality and information sharing.
Desirable
- Relevant research and its application to assessment, treatment and case management of CAMH disorders.
- The principles of clinical governance and CAMHS practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team as a specialist practitioner in a mental health setting.
- Experience of undertaking crisis mental health assessments.
- Evidence of experience of clinical governance and audit and the process of clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Working with families in a multi-racial urban environment.
- Experience of working as a case manager in child and adolescent mental health.
- Evidence of providing CAMHS interventions ie group, individual or family work and multidisciplinary work.
- Experience of supervising others.
Skills
Essential
- Good written and verbal presentation skills
- Basic IT and data entry skills
- Proven ability to be 'reflective' in therapeutic practice and adapt practice from this reflection
- Demonstrate an ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and with partner agencies.
- Excellent time-management and organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines
Desirable
- Professional leadership skills
- Basic skills in financial management
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or HV or Doctorate level qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology or First level qualification in OT, social work, or equivalent or First level qualification in art, play or drama therapy, family therapy or other psychotherapy with related experience in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems/needs, developmental/ learning disability problems. All applicants will require a professional training and relevant CAMHS experience in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) , Health Professional's Council (HPC/ HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), Social Work England, the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), the BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council) or the BPS (British Psychological Society).
Desirable
- Training in clinical supervision such as ENB 998 or mentorship and or equivalent experience and training.
- Doctorate or MSc associated with CAMHS or equivalent strong portfolio of clinical professional development.
Knowledge
Essential
- Mental health disorders in children and adolescents
- Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the general evidence base for treatment in child and adolescent mental health
- The Children Act 1989, Mental Health Act 1983, Mental capacity Act 2005 and safeguarding children legislation.
- The principles underlying confidentiality and information sharing.
Desirable
- Relevant research and its application to assessment, treatment and case management of CAMH disorders.
- The principles of clinical governance and CAMHS practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team as a specialist practitioner in a mental health setting.
- Experience of undertaking crisis mental health assessments.
- Evidence of experience of clinical governance and audit and the process of clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Working with families in a multi-racial urban environment.
- Experience of working as a case manager in child and adolescent mental health.
- Evidence of providing CAMHS interventions ie group, individual or family work and multidisciplinary work.
- Experience of supervising others.
Skills
Essential
- Good written and verbal presentation skills
- Basic IT and data entry skills
- Proven ability to be 'reflective' in therapeutic practice and adapt practice from this reflection
- Demonstrate an ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and with partner agencies.
- Excellent time-management and organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines
Desirable
- Professional leadership skills
- Basic skills in financial management
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).
