Clinical Lead

4 months ago


Ashford, United Kingdom NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Children & Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS)

Come and work for NELFT’s Children & Young People’s Mental Health Service (CYPMHS), and be part of one of the UK’s most innovative healthcare Trusts

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Lead to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team based in Ashford CYPMHS. In addition to a core clinical profession (Clinical Psychologist, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist or Family Psychotherapist) and will have extensive experience of working with children and young people. Driven by the principles underpinning the national CYP-IAPT programme (Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) the service provides the latest in evidence based NICE compliant psychological interventions to children, young people and their families experiencing emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.

You will be a highly motivated and innovative individual with extensive clinical experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.

**You will**:

- Routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence-based clinical interventions in line with the CY-IAPT programme within CYPMHS
- Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community through clinical interventions in the care pathway
- Undertake initial school based and community based assessments and deliver a range of early interventions to children and young people with a range of emotional and psychological difficulties where appropriate
- Assess and develop plans of care to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions.
- Provide clinical leadership and specialist treatment and assessment within your professional sphere of expertise in the service and will be responsible for the extensive clinical supervision of junior clinicians throughout the CYPMHS team.
- Work in collaboration with the Team Manager to run an effective service.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

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About NELFT’s Children & Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS)

NELFT’s CYPMHS is for anybody aged between 0-18, living in Kent and is free at the point of entry. The service is also for young people with special educational needs (SEN) up to the age of 25. The CAMHS Tier II and Tier III services no longer exist, replaced with an integrated CYPMHS.

Any young person experiencing emotional wellbeing or mental health problems, (or any parent, guardian, professional or teacher of a child who is experiencing emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties), may access our service.

Structure of Children & Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS)

There is one Children’s Single Point of Access (SPA), an Autism Assessment & Learning Disabilities Service, Nine locality Teams and a Crisis Team. These are located in Medway, Dartford, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, South Kent (Folkestone & Dover), Thanet, Swale, Ashford and Canterbury and Coastal.

What difficulties can be referred to the service?

Mood and anxiety disorders

Behavioural and conduct disorders

Emerging personality and attachment disorders

Psychotic disorders

Deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation

Substance misuse with co-existing mental health needs (dual diagnosis)

Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) - with co-occurring mental health needs

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - with co-occurring mental health needs

Neurodevelopmental disorders

Prolonged bereavement problems

All referrals to the service are assessed using a care pathways approach, developed in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance criteria (NICE) and based on a best practice model of treatment.

Locality Team in Children & Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS)

The aim of our CYPMHS is to respond earlier to children and young people’s needs in order to help prevent, reduce or delay the need for more specialist interventions. This transformation of children and young people’s mental health services has a clinical focus, integrated with local authorities



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