Specialist CAMHS Practitioner - LD (Maternity cover)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £56,276.00 i £63,176.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £56276.00 - £63176.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 02 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, W9 2NW |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9333-26-0072 |
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To provide comprehensive specialist assessments, including risk assessment of children, young people and their families/carers referred with moderate, complex and severe mental health problems/behaviours. To use a range of assessment techniques including observations, standard measures and questionnaires, direct work and interviews with parents and professionals in order to collate information required to complete a functional analysis assessment. To formulate and to be responsible for implementing in partnership with other agencies working with the child/young person a positive behaviour plan/ intervention. To communicate in a sensitive manner assessment outcomes/formulations and positive behaviour support plans. To evaluate the implementation and impact of the intervention. To write confidential behavioural support plans, reports for case conferences, and education that may have wide ranging implications for children, young people and their families. To be available to carry out urgent assessments. Assessments and interventions will be conducted in clinic settings. To undertake other psychological and/or diagnostic assessments (i.e. Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2, or cognitive assessments) and interventions if required and appropriate. To provide consultation and appropriate training to other professionals working with the children referred to the service in order to ensure implementation of behavioural support plans. To liaise with and where appropriate participate in joint work with other members of the Learning Disabilities Pathway in Westminster CAMHS Learning Disabilities team. To act as care coordinator for an identified caseload and to be responsible for the coordination of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of therapeutic packages of care provided by the multidisciplinary team. To act as care coordinator in accordance with CPA guidelines within the CAMHS community setting. To ensure that the needs of the client group is paramount and be aware of and adhere to NICE Guidelines relating to Child Protection. To ensure acceptable levels of safety (regarding potential verbal and physical aggression from disturbed clients) for self and to advise other colleagues when necessary. To adhere to the lone worker policy and update training in breakaway techniques when necessary. To maintain accurate clinical records in accordance with service standards and to record and maintain patient data in local database systems (System 1) and the trust wide electronic database.