Job summary
City and Hackney Specialist CAMHS
Specialist CAMHS Practitioner - Emotional & Behavioural Team
Band 7(B6 Practitioners are welcome to apply)
Full time, Fixed Term 1 Year Maternity Cover (a minimum of 4 days will be accepted)
This post is part of a comprehensive Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, within the East London NHS Foundation Trust and as part of the wider Hackney CAMHS Alliance. This post will include the provision of specialist CAMHS advice/consultation and mental health assessment, family interventions and liaison with other agencies.It will possibly also include group and schools work.
The successful candidate will be part of a stimulating and supportive multidisciplinary Emotional and Behavioural team (E&B) for 10sessions.There is a strong commitment to clinical supervision and professional development within CAMHS and the wider NHS Foundation Trust including many learning and teaching opportunities.
The role will be varied and will include managing a caseload within the multi-disciplinary E&B Team in order to provide brief treatment for often co-occurring emotional and behavioural difficulties. The team values consultation, liaison with professional networks and formulation within a systemic and community context.
Main duties of the job
This post will provide a specialist service within City and Hackney CAMHS to young people and their families. This is a community-based post, located 4 days within the Emotional and Behavioural Pathway (E&B) in City & Hackney CAMHS offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments, including possible group-work; and 1 day in the Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools (WAMHS) team providing a school consultation role via a CAMHS Worker In Schools role (CWIS). The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary teams. The post holder 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. The post holder will play a direct role in Quality Improvement (QI) and audit projects as necessary.
The post holder will be an experienced clinician with knowledge of the field of child and adolescent mental health. The post holder will possess strong engagement skills, the ability to work creatively in relation to complex emotional and behavioural needs, and work effectively with complex multi-agency networks.
About us
We strive to meet the East London Foundation Trust's standards through our own team mission. We place anti-discriminatory practice at the core of our work. We are a multi professional team working together with children, families and their network, providing intensive therapeutic interventions to enable recovery and promote well-being.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Teams philosophy is to provide an accessible, high-quality mental health service for young people in City and Hackney which is sensitive to their cultural, ethnic, religious, contextual, family and developmental needs. We promote mental health, well-being and personal and family growth. We emphasize giving our clients informed choices, as well as using available, appropriate, evidence-based resources and treatment packages. Our team works in partnership with young people, their families, carers and significant others/networks including statutory and voluntary agencies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Teams philosophy is to provide an accessible, high-quality mental health service for young people in City and Hackney which is sensitive to their cultural, ethnic, religious, contextual, family and developmental needs. We promote mental health, well-being and personal and family growth. We emphasize giving our clients informed choices, as well as using available, appropriate, evidence-based resources and treatment packages. Our team works in partnership with young people, their families, carers and significant others/networks including statutory and voluntary agencies.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate profession such as Mental Health Nursing, Systemic Psychotherapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Child Psychotherapy, Creative Art Therapist and registration with relevant UK governing body.
- (Working toward registration if B6)
Experience
Essential
- Working with children and young people with complex mental health needs
- Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems
- Experience of care planning
- Experience of offering consultation to multi agency colleagues, for examples schools
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse Inner city area
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi- agency way
- Experience in crisis work
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Able to manage own time and caseload
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
- Computer skills, including Excel
Knowledge
Essential
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS and education
- In depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
- Knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation
- Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact of care delivery
- Knowledge of the Children's Act and other appropriate legislation
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation
- An awareness of different research methods
Other Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to equal opportunities
- Self-motivated, assertive and flexible
- Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialized therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed children, adolescents and their families/carer networks.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate profession such as Mental Health Nursing, Systemic Psychotherapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Child Psychotherapy, Creative Art Therapist and registration with relevant UK governing body.
- (Working toward registration if B6)
Experience
Essential
- Working with children and young people with complex mental health needs
- Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems
- Experience of care planning
- Experience of offering consultation to multi agency colleagues, for examples schools
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse Inner city area
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi- agency way
- Experience in crisis work
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Able to manage own time and caseload
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
- Computer skills, including Excel
Knowledge
Essential
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS and education
- In depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
- Knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation
- Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact of care delivery
- Knowledge of the Children's Act and other appropriate legislation
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation
- An awareness of different research methods
Other Requirements
Essential
- Commitment to equal opportunities
- Self-motivated, assertive and flexible
- Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialized therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed children, adolescents and their families/carer networks.
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).
