Job Description

The post holder will join the Croydon CAMHS Treatment Team, a team of multi-disciplinary professionals who provide assessment, treatment, care coordination and planning for children and/or young people with moderate to severe mental health and neuropsychiatric difficulties, under supervision of the team leader and relevant clinical supervisor.



1. To provide a service to children and/or young people and their families/carers in Croydon CAMHS including assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.



2. To care co-ordinate and manage treatment delivered to each young person referred, including developing, reviewing and adapting interventions.



3. To communicate assessment and treatment information to young people their families and to other professionals.



4. To undertake proactive risk management and safety planning in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.



5. To participate in the duty system for the service.



To provide specialist assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the Croydon CAMHS Treatment Team including mental health assessments. To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required. To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans. To act as a care co-ordinator , taking responsibility for initiating planning and reviewing care plans, CPA co-ordination and meetings.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.



SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.



Qualifications



Essential Requirements



Relevant professional registration with appropriate body. All applicants will require a professional training with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), General Social care council (GSCC), Health and Care Professional's Council (HCPC), Social Work England ( SWE), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), BABCP or The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

Desirable Requirements



Mentorship Training or other relevant qualification and regular updates. Additional, recognised therapeutic qualification

Experience



Essential Requirements



Experience of assessment, treatment and risk management of children, young people and families with a range of mental health and neuropsychiatric presentations Experience working with children & young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties

Desirable Requirements



Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities.

Knowledge / Skills



Essential Requirements



Knowledge of the standardized assessments and evidence based treatments relevant to mental health and neuropsychiatric disorders. Well-developed IT skills Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with children and young people who engage in self-harming or aggressive behaviour

Desirable Requirements



Knowledge of legislation in relation to child and adult protection, and equalities. Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care * Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning