Job summary
Job Title:
CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner
Grade:
Band 8a
Ward/Dept:Lambeth
Specialist Healthy Weight Project
Trust: South London
& Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Mary
Sheridan Centre, SE11 4TH
Hours: Thursdays
& Fridays, 09.00-17.00 (15 hours a week)
Pay Rate:£26.06 per hour
Main duties of the job
South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLAM) provide
the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK. SLAM serves a local
population of 1.3 million people in south London, as well as specialist
services for children and adults across the UK and beyond. Each year SLAM
provides inpatient care for over 5,000 people and treat more than 40,000
patients in the community in Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, and Croydon.
This role is within a community-based project requiring the postholder
to take lead and responsibility over, as well as working in conjunction with
the wider MDT team. The postholder must be confident in their ability to work
autonomously and have skills within clinical admin, data quality, assessing and
supporting families and safeguarding concerns. This post involves working to
promote the emotional and physical health and wellbeing of children ages 5-12
years who are living with excess weight.
The Team at the Mary Sheridan Centre consists of a Highly Specialist
Family Therapist / Service Lead, Consultant Paediatrician, Specialist
Dietician, and Physical Activity Specialist. The team provides care and support
for children affected by excess weight in the community. A systemic
biopsychosocial approach is key to the project ethos.
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world-class healthcare service to our patients.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the CAMHS Practitioner is to provide specialist
assessment, formulation and intervention to children and their families, and
offer consultation and liaison to the wider network which includes, but is not
limited to:
-
Providing
specialist assessments of children referred to the service in collaboration
with family members and others involved in the childrens care
-
Formulating
and implementing plans therapeutic support to promote emotional and physical
health
-
Being
responsible for undertaking therapeutic session for children and their carers,
families and groups, drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining
a number of provisional hypotheses
-
Exercising
autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment options and
discharge planning, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models
and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes
that have shaped the individual, family or group
-
Providing
specialist advice guidance and consultation to other professionals involved in
the patients care
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role of the CAMHS Practitioner is to provide specialist
assessment, formulation and intervention to children and their families, and
offer consultation and liaison to the wider network which includes, but is not
limited to:
-
Providing
specialist assessments of children referred to the service in collaboration
with family members and others involved in the childrens care
-
Formulating
and implementing plans therapeutic support to promote emotional and physical
health
-
Being
responsible for undertaking therapeutic session for children and their carers,
families and groups, drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining
a number of provisional hypotheses
-
Exercising
autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment options and
discharge planning, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models
and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes
that have shaped the individual, family or group
-
Providing
specialist advice guidance and consultation to other professionals involved in
the patients care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To be successful in applying for this role you will need:
- Have a professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Family Therapy, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, Drama Therapy or equivalent with related CAMHS Experience.
- Have a current registration with the appropriate registration body (Nursing and Midwifery Council, Social Work England or Health and Care Professions Council).
- To have the suitable experience in a mental health setting or have at least 3 years of post-qualifying experience within the mental health field
- A driving license and access to a car travel will be required for this role including some home visits
In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
Essential
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To be successful in applying for this role you will need:
- Have a professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Family Therapy, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, Drama Therapy or equivalent with related CAMHS Experience.
- Have a current registration with the appropriate registration body (Nursing and Midwifery Council, Social Work England or Health and Care Professions Council).
- To have the suitable experience in a mental health setting or have at least 3 years of post-qualifying experience within the mental health field
- A driving license and access to a car travel will be required for this role including some home visits
In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
Essential
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
