Job summary
Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Systemic Family Therapist, Child Psychotherapist, or Mental Health Nurse - Band 7
Permanent - 1.0 WTE
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated CAMHS Clinicians with a passion for working with young people within our Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Team (E&B), and Primary Schools Team (PST). You will be part of two dynamic pathways E&B, which provides a CAMHS service for young people with a wide variety of mood, anxiety and difficulties with managing behavioral expectations, and Primary Schools Team, where our embedded clinicians work with and in primary schools providing consultations, brief interventions, workshops and training.
You will be working with creative and dedicated staff in both pathways and have the opportunity to work at the very heart of Newham CAMHS as well as being provided with opportunities for community based working.
Main duties of the job
Final year trainees - newly qualifying candidates are encouraged to apply to this post.
The post will provide services within CAMHS to young people and their families within both the Emotional and Behavioral Team and the Primary Schools Team.
These are community-based posts, located within Newham CAMHS/ CFCS offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments to a wide variety of clinical presentations.
The post holders will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team and some specialist pathway work as required.
The post holders will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy profile
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Final year trainees - newly qualifying candidates are encouraged to apply to this post, with appropriate referencing to complete training.
- A qualification in Clinical/ Counselling Psychology, Family and Systemic Psychotherapy, Child Psychotherapy, or Nursing and Registration
- Clinical Psychology oPostgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. oRegistration with HPC
- Counselling Psychology oPostgraduate Doctorate in Counselling Psychology or its equivalent oRegistration with HPC
- Family and Systemic Psychotherapy oMasters or Doctoral level qualification in Family & Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT agreed equivalent oUKCP registered
- Child Psychotherapy oHonors degree. Postgraduate Diploma/ MA in Psychoanalytical Observational Studies or recognized equivalent. Masters in Psychoanalytical psychotherapy: Child and Adolescent. oRegistered member of ACP
- Nursing oMental health Nurse level 1 (RN3, RNMH in sub part 1 of the NMC register) oENB 998 or equivalent oRelevant postgraduate
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS
- Experience of working in an intake/triaging role
- Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems
- Experience of care planning
- Experience of working with families, school and other partner organization to support young people
- Experience providing consultation in multi-agency context.
- Experience of delivering evidence based Parent groups, specialist groups and workshops
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse Inner city area
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary way
- Experience in crisis work
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Specialist clinical skills within specific therapeutic modalities
- Ability to work with schools and other community based agencies.
- Ability to recognise own limits and seek support re supervision as appropriate.
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Final year trainees - newly qualifying candidates are encouraged to apply to this post, with appropriate referencing to complete training.
- A qualification in Clinical/ Counselling Psychology, Family and Systemic Psychotherapy, Child Psychotherapy, or Nursing and Registration
- Clinical Psychology oPostgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS. oRegistration with HPC
- Counselling Psychology oPostgraduate Doctorate in Counselling Psychology or its equivalent oRegistration with HPC
- Family and Systemic Psychotherapy oMasters or Doctoral level qualification in Family & Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT agreed equivalent oUKCP registered
- Child Psychotherapy oHonors degree. Postgraduate Diploma/ MA in Psychoanalytical Observational Studies or recognized equivalent. Masters in Psychoanalytical psychotherapy: Child and Adolescent. oRegistered member of ACP
- Nursing oMental health Nurse level 1 (RN3, RNMH in sub part 1 of the NMC register) oENB 998 or equivalent oRelevant postgraduate
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS
- Experience of working in an intake/triaging role
- Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems
- Experience of care planning
- Experience of working with families, school and other partner organization to support young people
- Experience providing consultation in multi-agency context.
- Experience of delivering evidence based Parent groups, specialist groups and workshops
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse Inner city area
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary way
- Experience in crisis work
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Specialist clinical skills within specific therapeutic modalities
- Ability to work with schools and other community based agencies.
- Ability to recognise own limits and seek support re supervision as appropriate.
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
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).
