CAMHS Practitioner/Band 7 Therapist

7 days ago

Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced CAMHS Practitioner/Band 7 Therapist to join our team on a Bank agreement. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality care to children and adolescents with mental health needs.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assume responsibility for the daily duty system, particularly ascertaining the level of risk, and agreeing safety plans as and when necessary.
  • Support to parents and young people seeking help between clinic appointments or when in crisis.
  • Provide screening of the CAMHS referrals of children and young people referred to the team.
  • Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate.
  • Provide comprehensive CAMHS assessments of children and young people referred to the team.
  • Ensure that all recording and reporting of client contact is timely, accurate, up to date and of good quality and within CAMHS & professional standards of record keeping.
  • Close liaison with schools and other agencies involved.
  • Work with the team and clients to maintain a safe therapeutic environment.
  • Work to assure the quality of care through achieving high operational standards in clinical systems.
  • Maintain and ensure good professional standards and attitudes towards the care and treatment of children, young people and their families.
  • Link with other statutory and voluntary agencies and professionals as well as other CAMHS Teams in terms of referrals and joint work.
  • Contribute to the effective functioning of the team and service through attendance at relevant meetings, taking responsibilities within the service as appropriate and negotiated with the line manager.
About Us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is a leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services. We are committed to delivering high-quality care to our patients and their families. Our team is dedicated to providing a seamless service between community services, inpatient services, and adult mental health services.

Person Specification
  • All applicants will require a professional training and relevant CAMHS experience in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), Health Professional's Council (HPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
  • Relevant professional training will include: First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or HV with related CAMHS experience or any as below: First level qualification in Occupational therapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Social work, or equivalent with related CAMHS experience.
  • Assessed supervised clinical experience working with children and adolescents with mental health.

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