Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Undertake mental health assessments and formulate appropriate intervention plans.
• Deliver brief evidence-based psychological interventions, including CBT-informed, systemic and solution-focused approaches where qualified.
• Manage and prioritise a caseload of children and young people presenting with emotional and mental health difficulties.
• Undertake risk assessments and safeguarding activities in line with local and national policies.
• Monitor clinical outcomes and evaluate interventions.
• Promote self-management and resilience through therapeutic work and psychoeducation

• Act as an embedded mental health practitioner within Primary Care Networks and GP practices.
• Provide consultation, advice and support to GPs, care navigators and other professionals.
• Work closely with schools, social care, youth services, voluntary sector organisations and specialist CAMHS teams.
• Promote effective communication and coordinated multi-agency care for children and young people.

• Deliver training and educational sessions to primary care and community professionals.
• Participate in and provide clinical supervision as appropriate.
• Support workforce development and the dissemination of best practice across the network

• Contribute to the ongoing development of the CYP Primary Care Mental Health Team model.
• Assist in the development of pathways, protocols and service improvements.
• Participate in audit, research, data collection and quality improvement projects.
• Support implementation of Trust and national clinical policies and standards.

• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records.
• Adhere to professional standards, safeguarding requirements and Trust policies.
• Demonstrate CNWL values and act as a role model for collaborative, person-centred practice.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Core Professional qualification eg. Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, Mental Health / Learning Disability Nursing, Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, Family Therapy. Social Work qualifications also considered
• Current professional registration with appropriate professional body HCPC, SSC, NMC, BACP
• Supervision training or demonstrable experience

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification
• CYP IAPT qualification/ CBT qualification

Previous Experience

Essential

• Previous experience working with children and young people in a mental health setting
• Experience of specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems and their families
• Must be experienced in, and able to demonstrate ability to provide case management supervision

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a CAMHS setting.
• Experience of teaching and training professionals
• Experience of working in a Primary Care setting and/or liaison with GP

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Sound understanding of evidence based interventions for CYP mental health (e.g CBT, systemic, solution focused, trauma informed approaches)
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies
• Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks& evidence-based guidelines (NICE)
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long-term clinical interventions in CAMHS
• Ability to maintain accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronically and handwritten, which adhere to the CNWL policies
• Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others appropriately, in a professional manner
• Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing, including reports and documentation
• Ability to listen and understand, and to process often complex information
• Ability to determine and reduce level of risk to self, service users and others

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Earls Park Medical Centre

Kensington and Chelsea

SW5 9AD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)