Job Description

Do you want to play your part in helping improve the lives of children, young people, and their families? We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) practitioner interested in working with children and adolescents who present with a range of complex mental health difficulties. We have a vacancy for a 0.5 wte equivalent clinician.



The Southwark CAMHS referrals team is a specialist multi-disciplinary mental health team. The role involves processing referrals on behalf of the assessment in treatment teams in the Southwark CAMHS and redirecting those who do not meet the thresholds for specialist CAMHS to appropriate services. The post-holder will undertake initial psychosocial assessments, risk assessments and contingent planning for children and young people referred to the Southwark CAMHS.



1- processing new referrals on behalf of the assessment and treatment teams in Southwark CAMHS.



2-Making meaningful clinical contacts with children, young people, and their families. These contacts may include brief initial psychosocial assessments, listing referrals for fuller assessments and treatment, brief psychoeducational sessions, and, in some cases, redirecting the referrals to appropriate services outside of CAMHS.



3- liaising with referrers ( GPs, schools, social workers, A&Es, etc)



4--Working with the referrals team MDT to identify the right care pathways for the children and young people referred.



5- participating in clinical decision meetings, business and other relevant meetings.



6- participating in their own supervision and supervising junior staff.



7- liaising with other agencies as appropriate.



We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.



Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.



Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes



Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars



Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites



NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website. Other benefits include:



Counselling services



Wellbeing events



Long service awards



Cycle to work scheme



Season ticket loan



Childcare vouchers



Staff restaurants



conducting initial psychosocial assessments, risk assessments and agreeing contingent plans with children and young people and their families.



Working in collaboration with own line management supervisor, service user, carers and MDT in assessing needs, planning and implementing care



Taking responsibility for care delivery in a specific area and maintaining a safe therapeutic environment

A good working knowledge of the following:

Mental health disorders in children and adolescents



Difficulties common to Looked After Children e.g. attachment difficulties

Key legislation relevant to CAMHS setting:

The Children Act 1989, 2004 .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)ental Health Act 1983, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005