Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Be a member of the multidisciplinary team, accept referrals via agreed protocols
within the service.
Assess clients for suitability for CBT intervention as per training requirements under
supervision of clinical supervisor/line manager.
Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the team’s referral
protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the
referral agent as necessary.
Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for the psychological
treatment and/or management of a young person’s mental health problems, based
upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems and employing
methods of proven efficacy across the full range of care settings.
Involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying therapy
formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
Be responsible for providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive, distressing
and emotional information in relation to mental health issues, where there are often
barriers to acceptance.
Be mindful of the needs of children, young people, families and individuals from a
wide range of cultural, religious and social backgrounds and develop with
colleagues innovative ways of meeting these diverse needs.
Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts
offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times
and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
Be responsible for recording, monitoring and reporting on clinical work and
communicating complex clinical information to a variety of recipients, e.g. service
users, families and carers, other professionals, and statutory and voluntary
organisations, orally, in writing and/or electronically.
Maintain clinical records, collate statistical information and maintain specialist
equipment and resources. Complete all requirements relating to data collection
within the service. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where
appropriate. Work closely with other members of the team to design and implement
care plans under the senior leadership of the team Lead.
Should it be necessary to amend this job description in the light of future service
development, changes will be made in consultation with the post holder.

Be responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of local resources and
developing working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and co mmunity
groups and organisations.
Be responsible for proposing innovative responses to identified community needs
and developing these in consultation with senior colleagues.
Ensure that professional guidelines for practice are followed appropriately.
Receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines. To ensure documentation and care plans are comprehensive and of the highest
standard in line with Trust.
To record relevant information as consistent with Trust record keeping policy
Collate and report on clinical information across a specific area(s).
To provide clinical information as required and input into local and Trust electronic
information systems.
Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to Trust policies and
any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP, BABCP), and
keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department of
health
All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information
processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in
line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.
It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for
personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the
course of their official duties
Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with
senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.
Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.
Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.
Keep up to date all records in relation to Continuous Professional Development and
ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of
latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.
Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives

To attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.
To apply learning from the training programme in practice
Prepare and present clinical information for all patients on caseload to clinical case
management supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, in
order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker,
supervisor and service are delivered
Receive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meet
the required standards.
To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines
and Trust Policy.
Ensure that professional practice guidelines are followed appropriately.
To participate in the Trust Appraisal and be committed to on-going Continuing
Professional Development including participation in further specialist training as agreed with supervisor/line manager.

To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.
Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of care pathway
To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and
procedures in relation to children’s mental health and social care needs.
All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the
health of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.
Develop and implement service related and/or academic research projects.
Develop and implement clinical audit and survey projects where appropriate.

Record and report on personally generated clinical information.
Enter clinical information as required into local and Trust electronic information
systems.
Prepare teaching materials and presentations to a professional level.
Be familiar with electronic access to research information, for example through
electronic libraries, data banks, journals and websites.
Use electronic mail regularly and competently for facilitating direct and indirect
clinical work as well as service development.
Have expertise in using the worldwide web in order to access information and
services which enhance clinical role with service users and staff, and contribute to continued professional development.