Camhs Practitioner

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities To work as an integral member of the CAMHS Neurodevelopment Community Team, providing comprehensive mental health and diagnostic assessments and specialist assessments (if applicable such as SALT, OT, Cognitive), demonstrating the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of data from a variety of sources including, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care., a range of direct work and evidence-based therapeutic intervention. To have the ability to utilise specialist knowledge to make decisions about a child or young persons mental health needs. To participate in the prevention and early detection of emotional and mental health difficulties in children and adolescents referred to the service. To participate in the planning and delivery of evidence-based therapeutic programmes e.g.

Positive Behaviour Support, CBT and Parenting programmes on both an individual and group basis to children and young people and their families. To develop formulations of presenting problems or situations that integrate information from assessments within a coherent framework that draws upon mental health theory and evidence which incorporates developmental, interpersonal, societal, cultural and biological factors. To evaluate and make treatment decisions in collaboration with the CAMHS Community Team, the Multidisciplinary Team and in consultation with an accredited CAMHS therapist or qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family, carers or group. To be responsible for terminating intervention in consultation with other professionals involved.

To use routine outcome monitoring to inform clinical practice through supervision and care planning. To participate in the teams use of routine outcome monitoring to inform service design across CAMHS. To educate and involve children and young people and family/carers, in their care/support plan and provide opportunities for service users to contribute to assessment and the development of service provision. To contribute to the development of systems for the management of referrals including screening, filtering, redirecting and fast-tracking referrals as appropriate.