Job overview

The CAMHS Single Point of Access team are recruiting an Assistant Psychologist post at Band 4 within Community CAMHS. 

This post holder will support the CAMHS Single Point of Access by screening the incoming referrals, tasking them to the correct clinician for thorough triage, triaging some referrals, and completing any follow up actions for families and young people.

The post holder will also support with quality improvement projects on SPA including developing our signposting guide, obtaining feedback about the SPA service from young people and families, and developing and maintaining relationships with our community partners, including all the local CAMHS Teams (First Steps, Specialist CAMHS, CAMHS Disability), our 16-25 year old services (Off Centre and Growing Minds), our other NHS Children’s Services (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy), and our voluntary sector organisations in Hackney. 

We will provide opportunities for shadowing and joint working with our CAMHS teams depending on the learning and career goals of the post holder.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

•    Conduct and evaluate outcomes for duty by being directly involved at every stage of the process including screening.
•     Duty tasks involving liaison between all clinicians and staff to ensure referral process are scheduled to fit with service targets
•     Attend and contribute to team meetings, involving recording relevant information for the purpose of tracking referrals, maintaining robust data collection and overseeing assessment/triage clinic operations.
•      Be responsible for data entry and RiO progress notes
•  Support the Community CAMHS Service in developing clinical resources for referrals, triage, duty, initial assessments and risk assessments.
•      Work in partnership with clients and colleagues, maintaining respect for differing opinions and discussing all appropriate options for ways of working together effectively.
• ·Work flexibly (independently, with MDT members, wider systems/agencies) to keep duty and the referrals process running smoothly.
•      Assist with research projects, audit activities and teaching.
•    Undertake research and personal development activities appropriate to the post, under the guidance of the line manager.
• ·Assist qualified staff in setting up and co-facilitating group interventions as appropriate.
•      Support the organisation of training events.

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff.  This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.  All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.