CAMHS Specialist Practitioner (N&S MCCAED - ITP)
| Posting date: | 07 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £54,320.00 to £60,981.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £54320.00 - £60981.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 May 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9334-25-0439 |
Summary
Clinical and Client Care To provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients within the day programme (ITP). This will include specialist interventions for young people with anorexia nervosa including group facilitation, therapeutic meal support, and individual and family therapeutic work. To provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients within the MCCAED outpatient team (small caseload alongside ITP). This may include specialist interventions for young people with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other eating disorders. Assessment and treatment of common comorbidities including depression, anxiety, self-harm and OCD. To provide culturally appropriate psychotherapeutic interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required. To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management, including drawing up appropriate risk management plans. To act as care coordinator taking responsibility for initiating, planning and reviewing care plans, CPA co-ordination and meetings. To act in a manner that supports a psychologically informed framework for the service. To be aware of risk relating to aggressive and challenging behaviour amongst the client group, and follow trust policies relating to its management Contributing to team or service clinical functioning To contribute to the effective working of MCCAED and to a psychotherapeutic framework for the service. To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans. To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations and challenging behaviours and to support others involved in such situations. Policy and service development To contribute to the consultation and engagement of service users in planning and delivering services which meet the needs of local communities. To contribute to service development through undertaking and participating in appropriate projects. Management and supervision To be responsible for the allocation and/or clinical supervision of the work of trainees / assistants if required, under supervision from a more senior clinician. To supervise trainees within own area of specialism after completion of the relevant Training Courses Supervision Training. To take responsibility for seeking supervision and support for yourself and not going beyond your scope of practice. Provision of consultation or training to other professionals. Teaching and Training To provide occasional specialist training in psychotherapeutic approaches to care to other professions as appropriate. To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations and published articles. Research and development To undertake regular complex service evaluation, audits or research relevant to service needs. Maintaining professional standards and continuing professional development To receive regular clinical and professional supervision from a more senior clinician according to professional regulations and Trust guidelines. General To work flexibly which may include offering some regular commitment to work some hours outside of normal office hours (e.g. until 6.30pm on one or two evenings per week), within the overall Job Plan. It is expected that you may need to work some hours outside of normal office hours and be flexible in your ability to change your working pattern frequently and at short notice to meet the needs of the service. This may include working early mornings, later evenings or Saturdays as part of the core working hours/working pattern for this post.