Camhs Link Worker

We are looking for two enthusiastic, empathic and culturally intelligent Link workers to join a new pilot project in Ealing CAMHS to support children, young people and their families with their mental health support needs who do not meet CAMHS criteria through brief Dialog+ initial assessments, recovery focused interventions, additional referrals and signposting to resources and community assets in the borough. In addition, you will be supporting workshops in the community to raise mental health awareness and CAMHS services.

In the project we are focusing on embedding transcultural mental health care to ensure cultural needs are met of children, young people and their families and work in creative ways to make services, resources and support accessible to all.

If you passionate about improving mental health needs for children, young people and their families in holistic ways, this could be right opportunity for you.

You will receive clinical supervision, training, coaching and management support to ensure you will able to succeed successfully in your role. We are passionate about psychological safety, transcultural mental health care, anti-racism, compassionate leadership and personal development.

As a CAMHS Link Worker, your role is to promoting and improving health, wellbeing, and care outcomes for children and young people and their families who have been identified as needing additional support, including transitional from Children’s Mental Health or other support services.

You will specialise in signposting and supporting with referrals to identified appropriate community resources, fostering autonomy and promoting independence, building on the individual’s strengths and aiding in gaining skills and confidence in collaboratively identified areas of support, as well as escalating concerns should they arise. This includes providing Early Intervention strategies, using Dialog+ for initial assessment, signposting to ensure needs are met such further education, volunteering, and other life skills and encourage meaningful engagement within their local community.

You will be comfortable working both on your own and with others from a range of different backgrounds. You will need to be resilient, motivated, and committed to adapt to working in an ever-changing environment.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.