CAMHS/AMHS Transition Practitioner
| Posting date: | 19 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £53,751.00 to £60,651.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £53751.00 - £60651.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 September 2025 |
| Location: | East Croydon, CR0 1FE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9334-25-0815 |
Summary
To work in co-operation with members of the Multidisciplinary Clinical Team and other relevant health and social care professionals to assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care to meet the needs of young people. To be responsible for the assessment of newly referred young adults who have complex needs referred into the adult pathway To complete risk assessments following Trust policy and guidance and ensure that complete and up to date risk assessments are considered when planning programmes of care. To be responsible for maintaining accurate records using the Trust's electronic records system ensuring entries are made in a timely fashion to ensure all relevant information is up to date and available to other professionals and for contract monitoring purposes. Assertively outreach hard to engage clients and regularly meet with young people, as far as possible at a venue of their choice, be this at home, in the community, CMHT centre, further and higher education settings, work or recreational establishments to assist with engagement and encourage participation in treatment access/delivery as well as facilitating independence in all aspects of daily living. Provide clinical supervision and support to junior members of the team, including supervised visits, assessment of skills, appraisal, objective setting and performance management as required. To attend and participate in regular monthly (as a minimum) supervision to ensure effective caseload management, appropriate assessment and care planning skills and to monitor appropriate kept records. Complete carers assessments for all carers of young people on caseload Contribute to the effective functioning of the service through attendance at relevant meetings, taking responsibilities within the service as appropriate and negotiated with the service manager Contribute to the continued development of the team through clinical governance activities e.g. providing training sessions, completing audits, collating statistical information required about the team caseload, maintaining and developing own skills through supervision and training Provide professional, specific interventions as required within the team whilst maintaining and ensuring good professional standards and attitudes towards the care and treatment of parents, children, young people and their families. To act as a transitions worker between CAMHS and AMHS to ensure smooth transition of young people from CAMHS, aged from 17yrs and 6 months where they have been identified as requiring ongoing interventions from the adult service. Where requested by the young person, the transitions worker will support and stay in contact with the young person for the duration of their treatment in identified adult team. To build a visible presence for the role with the community for the benefit of young people and to actively seek appropriate contacts with the Voluntary Sector and attend appropriate meetings held by the infrastructure organisations: CVA, BME Forum, Asian Resource Centre and Croydon Neighbourhood Care. Assessment work to include family liaison/ the family voice to identify both strengths and barriers to engagement in treatment. The post holder will also support the clients wishes and strengths to be heard with consideration given to difficulties and needs identified during assessments. The post holder will care co-ordinate the young person post transitioning to adult mental health services as required for a minimum of 3 months, to support continuity of care. To undertake other duties as requested by Clinical Service Lead, Team Leader and CAMHs Team leader and be required to work from any location in the borough. Undertake all duties in line with the professional Codes of Professional Conduct, and maintain professional registration requirements for the post according to discipline/profession. Work in accordance and within the principles, policies, procedures and guidelines of all aspects of clinical governance. Identify development and training needs with manager in accordance with Trust/Directorate guidelines. Remain up to date with changing practices and wherever possible make full use of all training and educational facilities. Participate in the monitoring, evaluation and audit of the service. Work with others to undertake and promote research-based practice and use that knowledge in your everyday practice, sharing it with others in the team.