Senior CAMHS Clinician/Nurse

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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 Values

We 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 overview

The CAMHS Crisis Team Senior Practitionerrole is suitable for Registered Nurses and Allied Professionals.

They are expected to form a close working relationship with colleagues across Lewisham CAMHS and the South London Partnership. This role exists to contribute to Crisis Care, particularly through clinical presentations at University Hospital Lewisham A&E.

The post holder will deliver, or advise on the delivery of high quality safe crisis care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct. As a CAMHS Crisis Team Senior Practitioner you will support the Team Leader and junior colleagues to promote and develop excellent clinical practice. You will be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care. You will be expected to support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for all staff, fostering a positive learning environment.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide a specialist triage, and mental health assessment for children and young people attending University Hospital Lewisham A&E in Crisis.

2. To undertake and co-ordinate CAMHS assessments assimilating and interpreting complex information from a variety of sources.

3. To coordinate and manage treatment delivery to young people, including developing, reviewing and adapting interventions whilst they remain in A&E.

4. To communicate assessment and treatment information to young people their families and to other professionals.

5. To liaise with a range of professionals from across services to develop appropriate care plans for the safe discharge of young people from A&E.

6. To undertake proactive risk management and safety planning in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

The Lewisham CAMHS Crisis Team is based in the Kaleidoscope Centre, Rushy Green Catford and provides an outreach service to University Hospital Lewisham A&E for young people up to age 18 years who are presenting in Crisis.

This is a small dedicated and friendly multidisciplinary team of mainly nurses with a consultant rota. The team work flexibly with some opportunity to work from home (25% max). There is good support within the team, from psychiatry and senior leadership within Lewisham CAMHS.

South London & Maudsley Trust has a commitment to anti-racist practice and is renowned for its commitment to staff development and training opportunities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide specialist mental health and risk assessments, formulations and interventions for children and young people in Lewisham CAMHS Crisis Team whilst they are in A&E.

To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans for children and young people in your care and work under the supervision of senior clinicians and closely with consultant psychiatrists to manage these situations effectively.

To be a member of a number of internal and external professional networks to ensure that care plans for individual children and services across agencies are coordinated efficiently and effectively.

Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about the intervention.

To support children and young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties and their families in the self-management of presenting difficulties upon safe discharge.

To work in partnership with families to provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.

To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.

To develop and help deliver workshops, groups for children and young people especially the 17 plus 6 months and above.

Person specification

Qualifications & Registration

Essential criteria

• Entry-level qualification: appropriately registered Clinical psychologist, Systemic Family Therapist, Psychotherapist, Nurse, CBT Therapist
• Relevant professional registration with appropriate body. All applicants will require a professional training with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), Social Work England (SWE), Health and Care Professional's Council (HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), or accreditation with British Association Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)

Desirable criteria

• Mentorship Training/ Supervision Training and regular updates.
• Additional, recognised therapeutic qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of assessment, treatment and risk management of children, young people and families with a range of presenting problems of a complex nature
• Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience
• Evidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in CAMHS.
• A range of therapeutic skills and experience including CBT informed practice and group work.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of improving patient experience of the clinical environment.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the treatment of young people with mental health difficulties and broader issues e.g. developmental issues, cultural factors that may be relevant to treatment
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
• To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
• Demonstrate skilful liaison with internal and external organisations

Ability

Essential criteria

• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision.
• 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 behaviour.

The 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 dignity

Please note:

• That all applications for this post will need to be made online
• That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal 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 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 Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Crisis Band 7 JD & PS (PDF, 576.5KB)
• SLaM Staff Benefits (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working (PDF, 680.1KB)