CAMHS CWP Supervisor/Manager | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 17 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,927 - £68,676 per annum inclusive of 20% HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 February 2025 |
| Location: | H&F, W6 0LS |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6944766/222-LS-CAMHS-606 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Hammersmith and Fulham CAMHS for a skilled and experienced Band 8a CWP SSDL / CCAMHs Clinician to join the CCAMHS Team (Tier 2) in a full time, permanent contract 1.0 post.
We welcome applicants from a wide variety of professional backgrounds and this role is open to Clinical/Counselling Psychologist / Family Therapists/Nurse/Psychotherapist / CBT Therapists with BABCP accreditation with experienceofdeliveringandsupervisingstafftodeliverevidence-basedlowintensityand guided self-help interventions.
The team is a large and growing multidisciplinary team, offering a range of targeted, early interventions to children and young people age 0-18 who are experiencing mild-moderate mental health difficulties. The team is now expanding its provision of CBT.
The service is committed to broadening accessibility and initiatives are being implemented to support this, including through the use of innovative digital tools as well as through embedding clinicians in community settings and developing relationships in community organisations such as youth groups, faith groups as well as in children’s centres, family hubs and GP settings. There many opportunities for ongoing staff development and training.
The post holder will join an established multi-disciplinary CAMHS which is responsible for providing Tier 2 mental health services within the borough. The post holder will work in Hammersmith and Fulham Community CAMHS Team with young people aged 0- 18 years.
This role will include the co-ordination and appropriate delegation of work and necessary staff support; leading on choosing appropriate cases, providing supervision andopportunitiesforthe CWP’stodeveloptheirskillsand competence,aswellassupporting the requirements trainees have for the course.
The post holder will lead on the development of this part of the service in conjunction with theCCAMHS teammanagerand clinicalsupervisorforthisrole.
Thepost holdermust beableto demonstrateahighdegree of competenceindeliveringand supervising evidence-based, low-intensity and guided self-help interventions in order to support the training the CWPs will receive to enable them to deliver, under close supervision,high quality,brief,focused andevidence-based therapeutic interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties (low mood, anxiety and behavioural difficulties). These interventions may be offered either individually or through group work with young people/families.
WewelcomeapplicationsfromcandidateswhohaveexperiencesupervisingCWPsand have completed the relevant CYP-IAPT supervision training.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We’re rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we’re committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
We are a highly motivated, enthusiastic and energetic team, with a wide range of therapeutic, professional and clinical backgrounds. We work closely in collaboration, sharing knowledge and skills. All members of the team are encouraged and supported to continue with their professional development and can apply for relevant training.
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 Monday 27 Jan 2025