About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Nurses / Social Workers / Allied Health Professionals to join the community CAMHS Service working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a great location. The team is a very supportive, friendly and welcoming well-established multi-disciplinary team.
We are looking for health or social carepractitioners with knowledge and experience in mental health, working with children and families with moderate to severe complex needs and risk. This role will offer support for mental health and behavioural challenges presentations of or awaiting assessments for neurodevelopmental conditions, working alongside specialist clinicians, supporting Children & Young People (CYP) and families in line with the iTRHIVE framework. The postholder will establish strong links with education and social care throughout the range of interventions from early help to child protection.
The post holder will have the responsibility for the provision of a responsive community outreach service for those children who need an integrated and flexible approach ensuring engagement and a needs led service. Due to the nature of this role, the post holder would be required to travel throughout the community, as well as working within the clinic. This role will also support young people transitioning to adult mental health services where required.
Main duties of the job
To participate in a holistic mental health assessment of children and young people referred to the team to make a professional assessment and identify mental health problems early in their development.
To promote the emotional and mental health needs of children and young people, organise and disseminate complex facts and situations, interpret information and give informed judgments on possible options to care.
To promote early identification and intervention for those children and young people in line with the CAMHS Service model and iTHRIVE framework.
To be active in implementing a multi-agency working relationships that ensures integration of care.
To plan and collaborate with other processionals and agencies within the locality in the development of a range of evidence-based strategies and interventions to promote the psychological and emotional health of children and young people.
Undertake case management and provide evidence-based interventions for those assessed to have mental health and neurodevelopmental concerns.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
Why NLFT?
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description Job responsibilities
Undertake case management supporting evidence-based interventions for CYP and families within the practitioners caseload, from the clinic or in the community. Towork across agencies and boundaries to develop a coordinated response to childrens mental health and/or neurodevelopmental conditions. To work within the CAMHS systems to promote early intervention, prevention and promote the development of positive emotional and mental health To conduct comprehensive risk assessments of CYP and families, formulating risk management plans including liaison with appropriate agencies regarding risk issues To plan, formulate and provide individual packages of care and psychoeducation for children/young people and their families/carers that takes into account the complexities of family systems, and their professional and significant social networks where there may be resistance to acceptance of outcomes and recommendations. To contribute a professional perspective, practices and safeguarding expertise to care planning alongside the multi-disciplinary team and wider clinical team. To provide a consultation function to other professionals for children and youngpeople referred into the service to ensure their emotional and mental health needs are prioritised following assessment. To build professional relationships with children and young people, their families/carers and to use that relationship to promote their mental health and safeguarding needs. To interpret complex and sensitive health information and reach conclusions based on clinical judgement, research evidence and management of risk in order to promote and improve individual health outcomes.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ Registrations Essential
Training in Therapeutic interventions Recognised therapeutic qualification and accreditation
Desirable
Professional registration related to mental health or social care professional Risk assessment training within scope of practice
Skills and Abilities Essential
Skills in managing complex mental health, behavioural difficulties and neurodevelopmental presentations Experience of working with CYP's and parents individually and in groups, including managing complex group dynamics online and in person. Skills in risk assessment & management in relation to mental health and risky behaviour Skills in identifying risk in relation to safeguarding to children/young persons.
Desirable
Experience of working within children & young people mental health service Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing: complex; highly technical; and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
Experience/ Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of Evidence based practice for appropriately qualified interventions Knowledge of and experience of working in mental health, including with children and young people with serious mental health needs. Experience of participating in multi-agency support for young people across the range of intervention from TAF to Child Protection Knowledge of child protection, Children Act issues and other relevant legislation
Desirable
Knowledge of the iTHRIVE framework, to improve services for children and young people's mental health. Understanding of the CAMHS services including criteria between teams, with experience of offering signposting advice and guidance, or referring CYP's to alternative services. Experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting and working with different professional disciplines involved in the provision of children and young people's health, education and social care Experience of having worked therapeutically with children and young people, with complex and traumatic early life experiences
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.
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Employer details Employer name North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Bay Tree House
Christ Church Close
Enfield
EN2 6NZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)