Specialist CAMHS Practitioner
| Posting date: | 17 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | £51,488.00 to £57,802.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £51488.00 - £57802.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, NW1 2BU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9309-24-0902 |
Summary
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Key tasks and responsibilities: To conduct joint multi-agency assessments of young people in close collaboration with Lighthouse colleagues including Paediatricians, Health, Play specialist and Child and Family Practitioners. To manage a defined caseload of young people and their families and carers. To co-ordinate and deliver individualised and group specialist therapeutic intervention care packages / programmes for children, adolescents and their families and evaluate these, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy. To deliver evidence-based interventions and undertake routine outcome measures to monitor the quality of care provided, in keeping with the national CYPIAPT framework. To employ a broad theoretical knowledge base to analyse and interpret complex information in order to develop a specialist understanding and to provide specialised programmes of care tailored to individual need. To develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with young people and their families/carers. To provide care based on clinical formulation and for this to inform care planning. To liaise with and consult to the young persons professional network, keeping them informed of developments, changes in risk status and promoting multi agency collaboration, within and outside of the Lighthouse. To involve the young person, and where appropriate, their families/carers in delivering programmes of care. To support user participation work within the Lighthouse. To be able to assess and manage clinical risk issues arising in the course of your work with young people, conducting risk assessments and formulating safety plans. To effectively and appropriately communicate these risks often under difficult, highly charged and emotional circumstances to medical staff, other professionals and families involved in the care of the client. To provide reports and communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner concerning the assessment, formulation, diagnosis, management and treatment of patients. To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support. To play an active role in promoting mental health and well-being in young people and their families/carers. To take responsibility for the organisation and facilitation of multi-agency meetings, e.g. professional meetings, Lighthouse MDT discussions. To have analytical and judgement skills to consider the wider implications of decisions made in regards to clients care, taking into account the young persons developmental stage. To be able to demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions under pressure taking into consideration the risks to clients, self and others and to be able to assess the often complex situations of these clients and their families within the context of their social environment. Understanding risk and resilience as well as protective factors. To demonstrate the ability to make appropriate decisions with regard to the confidentiality of clients and their families taking into considerations the risks to clients, self and the wider public. To participate in the provision of training and information for other professionals as appropriate in order to promote effective practice in the specialist area To provide training and consultations in specialist areas to other professionals within the Lighthouse and to outside agencies, e.g. Social Care, schools, voluntary sector. To participate in individual and group supervision with colleagues at the Lighthouse. To liaise with other colleagues at the Lighthouse and within UCLH and participate in different clinical groups in order to share best practice and discuss current and future professional and clinical developments. To liaise with the CAMHS Team Lead and Lighthouse Clinical Lead to promote good, effective and safe practice and participate in the development and promotion of the Specialist CAMHS Practitioner role. To access training and support to conduct Video Recorded Interviews, based on achieving best evidence guidance, for children who are giving evidence in criminal justice procedures, improving childrens experience of the criminal justice system and outcomes. To maintain clinical records in accordance with professional body standards for record keeping and professional codes of conduct, As well as UCLH policy and procedures on Information Governance To be aware of the statutory requirements of both the Children Act and Mental Health Act and use these to inform good clinical practice. To ensure that own practice remains within legal, ethical and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from relevant professionals. To possess IT skills in order to effectively communicate in writing with colleagues, other professionals and families in accordance with Trust policies e.g. writing of comprehensive report. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals University College Hospital Grafton Way Building Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre The Hospital for Tropical Diseases University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in womens health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust *In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row. UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.