CYP Specialist Practitioner | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 15 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,178 - £55,492 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 June 2024 |
| Location: | Southall, UB2 4AU |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6315472/222-LS-CARMHS-337 |
Summary
BAND 7 CYP Specialist Practitioner, Early Intervention in Psychosis
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Specialist Practitioner to join Ealing Early Intervention in Psychosis Service. This new role will offer both clinical and leadership opportunities enabling the post holder to contribute to the continuing service development and to the delivery of excellent clinical care.
We are looking for an experienced CYP/CAMHS clinician with drive, enthusiasm and vision to lead and develop the transition pathway. Our candidate will have experience of working with children and young people aged 14 – 25 years old with suspected first episode psychosis. They will participate in delivering specialist mental health care to children and young people and their families within the Early Intervention service.
The role will include providing interventions and outreach work to children and young people as well as being the safeguarding children lead for the team and being the main interface link with CAMHS, and the Local Authority. You will also lead on multi-agency working, witha number of internal and external stakeholders involved in and essential to the young person’s care.
This is a fulltime post (WTE 1.0) working Monday to Friday, 9-5 hours. Based atEaling Early Intervention Service, Cherington House, Cherington Road, Hanwell.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership in facilitating holisticinitial assessments, risk management, anddelivery of EIP’s 7 core interventions in a consistent manner.This will be achieved by workingin collaboration with the team manager, lead professionals and the rest of the MDT.
The Specialist Practitioner will participate in the review of clinical policies and guidelines relevant to the service, supporting and implementing changes to practice as necessary. Additionally, they will liaise with other organisations and professionals to promote communication and good practice; be able to undertake audit activity and supervision to other staff in service.
They will need to have an understanding of psychosocial interventions to include psycho-education, wellness recovery action plans and discharge planning. In addition, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the team manager in providing effective leadership within a clinical team providing a high quality service within the resources available in the defined area.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 May 2024