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CAMHS Practitioner E&B, FDT, YZ | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,883 - £58,544 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 September 2024 |
| Location: | London, E13 8AL |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6573416/363-SS6517718-A |
Summary
This post will provide a specialist service within CAMHS to young people and their families within the Emotional and Behavioural (E&B) Team with 1 session attached to the Youth Zones (YZ’s) in Newham. The post holder will be expected to conduct specialist CAMHS assessment and offer treatment (both individual and group) for young people aged 6-18 presenting with a range of mental health difficulties.
This will include young people in the E&B team and on our green waiting list and Front Door Team.
The E&B teamworks with young people across the age range with a wide range of presentations from moderate to severe mental illness, including those who have experienced trauma and abuse and those presenting with suicidality and self-harm. The E&B teams are composed of a mix of disciplines including Clinical Psychology, Systemic Family Therapy, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Health Nursing, Creative Therapy and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. There is a broad range of therapy groups offered and the post holder would be supported and encouraged to develop skills in group work, alongside individual clinical work.
The Youth Zoneswork includes consultation to youth workers, working collaboratively with young people attending the zone, and taking a community psychology and co-production approach.
Newham CAMHS is a large and vibrant specialist child and adolescent mental health service with a reputation for innovation and flexibility in meeting the complex mental health support needs of Newham's children, young people and families. It is centrally located on one site in Plaistow, Newham, and provides an extensive and growing range of services including multi-disciplinary specialist teams such as the Emotional & Behavioural Teams, Adolescent Mental Health Team, Paediatric Liaison Team, Neurodevelopmental Team and the Well Being in Newham Schools Team. It meets weekly with community partners and social care as part of the Newham Multi Agency Collective. Practitioners work in Youth Zones and form part of the Vanguard Team - a specialist community psychology led service in Newham, for young people up to 25 years of age impacted by, or at risk of youth violence. There is a broad spectrum of disciplines and a long tradition of effective multidisciplinary and interagency working, outreach and consultation work.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
A full breakdown of key responsibilities is available on the job description attached, this will include the following
• Clinical Responsibility
• Additional Responsibilities linked to the Front Door Team and Youth Zones
• Policy and Service Development
• Human Resources, Clinical Governance and Performance Management
This advert closes on Sunday 15 Sep 2024