Under 5's CAMHS Specialist
hace 6 días
Brixton
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust. Our ValuesWe take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.Job overviewNew investment afforded by the national Family Hub/Start for Life programme allows us to build on the good practice we have developed through Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) and to offer this exciting opportunity.Want to play your part in helping improve the lives of babies and young children? This role will enable you to gain experience of working in a CAMHS service to support parents or carers to strengthen their relationship with their baby before birth and up to the age of 5. You will be well supported in the PAIRS team as the staff are warm, supportive, highly skilled and committed. Innovation and creativity are strongly encouraged, and you will be joining a multidisciplinary team who are committed and passionate about the work they do and developing the service they deliver. You must be able to work independently and have good clinical / therapeutic and case management skills. Lambeth is an inner city, ethnically diverse community so a good understanding of diversity issues is essential.Main duties of the jobWe are looking for two enthusiastic and dedicated Under 5s CAMHS Specialists to work within PAIRS. The successful candidates will be clinically confident in carrying out mental health and risk assessments, group work with parents/carers/young children and supervision. The successful candidates will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be committed to providing a high standard quality of care. The candidates will also contribute within the Start for Life Program towards the development of Lambeth CAMHS Under 5’s community service.All applicants will require a professional training and relevant CAMHS experience in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), Health & Care Professional's Council (HPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), or The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).Working for our organisationLambeth CAMHS employs staff from a variety of disciplines, including creative arts, child psychology, psychiatry, nursing, psychotherapy & family therapy. The service is organised into three sections & delivered from a number of community & hospital sites across the borough. Teams include a generic multidisciplinary Tier 3 services, for Children and Adolescents, as well as a number of specialist teams & services including Youth Offending Team, Children Looked After, Parent and Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS) and the Neurodevelopmental Team.Flexible working:The Trust is proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday from 9a.m. to 5p.m. with occasional slightly earlier starts or later finishes in line with service needs – which will allow a good work-life balance.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesYou will complete assessments and treatment in accordance with the clinical and evidence-based models that are delivered within the service.You will provide specialist parent & child and group interventions to children and families with mild, moderate, to complex presentations.You will be required to keep up to date clinical records.You will have some specific responsibilities for operational procedures e.g. referral response and processing.You will work in partnership with Social Services, Parental mental Health/Perinatal, Adult Mental Health, Children’s Centres, Child Health and key partner to support integrated practice and service deliveryYou will clinically and/or professionally supervise, advise or manage junior members and trainees of the team.You may be required to contribute to audit or progress reports on specific aspects of the service developments.Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria- All applicants will require a professional training and relevant CAMHS experience in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) , Health & Care Professional's Council (HPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), or The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). Relevant professional training will include: First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or HV with related CAMHS experience or any as follows: First level qualification in Occupational therapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Social work, or equivalent with related CAMHS experience.- • Qualification as a Systemic Psychotherapist (Family Therapist) with relevant CAMHS experience.- • First level qualification in art, play, drama, music therapy or psychotherapy (leading to a registered qualification with one of the above statutory bodies) with related experience in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems/needs.Desirable criteria- Infant Observation Training • Training in Clinical supervisionExperienceEssential criteria- Experience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs- Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and lived experience.- Significant post-qualification/graduation experience including experience of individual and group therapy with people with complex mental health needs- Experience in carrying out specialist child and adolescent mental health assessments and treatments for under 5s population.Desirable criteria- Experience of running/observing therapeutic parenting groupsKnowledge and SkillsEssential criteria- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.- Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological interventions, and to deal with unexpected interruptions or changes during these- Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviourDesirable criteria- Training in VIG, Circle of Security, Watch, Wait and WonderThe Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:- Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice- Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment- We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignityPlease note:- That all applications for this post will need to be made online- That you read and understand the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria- That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible- That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs- That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful- That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees- That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process- That we are a smoke-free TrustSLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe’Helpful Resource: How to Use TRAC for Job ApplicationsIf you're preparing to apply for a role, this guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to use TRAC effectively throughout the application process: Using TRAC to apply