CAMHS Practitioner

5 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional Child and Adolescent Mental Health Specialist to join our dynamic and energetic CAMHS services as a Band 6 Practitioner within the Looked After/Edge of Care/Adoption Team. Our service is committed to evolving to adapt to new challenges and prioritizing growth and opportunities for service users and staff.

Main Responsibilities
  • Provide assessments and evidence-based interventions for children and young people presenting with mental health difficulties, and their carers and networks.
  • Support the work of the team in assessments, working with carers and young people, offering therapeutic and risk management interventions, contributing to care-coordination and duty emergency systems, and delivering consultation and training for other professionals.
  • Develop and implement individualized care packages/programs for children and young people, evaluating these programs to ensure high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy.
  • Provide specialist mental health advice, consultation, and signposting using an outcome-based triage model to the multi-agency network.
  • Carry out effective bio-psychosocial assessments of individuals in crisis referred to the team from community mental health teams, GPs, and other sources.
  • Conduct effective risk assessment and management, seeking advice from multidisciplinary colleagues and other teams as needed.
  • Provide phone advice to people in crisis.
  • Liaise collaboratively with hospital and community-based mental health services, both within Oxleas and elsewhere, as well as with emergency services and non-statutory bodies.
  • Maintain comprehensive and timely clinical records in accordance with Trust standards.
Requirements
  • RN Mental Health/CQSW/CSS/DipSW or equivalent Social Work qualification/Dip
  • Specialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child & Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years)
  • CYP IAPT Dip in CBT/SFP/IPT-A
  • Registration with relevant Professional body
  • At least 2 years post-registration experience in a setting where mental health is the primary focus, some of which should have been in a CAMHS setting
  • Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate risk/care plans to meet the needs of clients
  • Ability to work to standards for quality within the Service
  • Willingness and ability to develop specialist knowledge of clinical aspects of child & adolescent mental health
  • Ability to recognize own limits & seek support re supervision as appropriate
  • To have developed computer skills to enable input of relevant data and typing of summaries and reports etc.
  • Ability to analyze risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as necessary


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