Job summary
- Main area
- Newham CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Team Intensive Support Pathway (Specialist CAMHS)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-SS5750138-A
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Newham CAMHS
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £64,408 - £73,961 Per Annum inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2024 23:59
Employer heading
CAMHS Operational Pathway Lead LD
NHS AfC: Band 8b
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic and creative CAMHS Operational Lead to come and work in the socially and ethnically diverse borough of Newham. The successful applicant will have significant expertise in working with children and young people with learning disability, autism or both, and in behavioural approaches, including Positive Behaviour Support. This post is open to applicants from Psychology, Nursing and Social Work.
This post is part of a comprehensive Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, within the East London NHS Foundation Trust. This is a community based post in Newham CAMHS. The post holder will be part of a Monday – Friday, 0900-1700 Intensive Support Pathway (ISP) within the Neurodevelopmental Team (NDT). The post holder will be expected to conduct specialist behavioural assessments and offer evidenced based clinical interventions to children and young people with autism, learning disability or both, who are at risk of admission to hospital or home placement breakdown.
Main duties of the job
The post holder would directly contribute to and support a positive working environment with the Multidisciplinary team. This is a community-based post, which also requires a high degree of professional autonomy and self management. The post holder will be supervised by a senior colleague within the team. There is a strong commitment to clinical supervision and professional development within CAMHS and the wider NHS Foundation Trust including many learning and teaching opportunities.
Newham CAMHS is a large and vibrant specialist child and adolescent mental health service with a reputation for innovation and flexibility in meeting the complex mental health support needs of Newham's children, young people and families. It is centrally located on one site in Plaistow, Newham, and provides an extensive and growing range of services including multi-disciplinary specialist teams such as the Emotional & Behavioural Teams, Adolescent Mental Health Team, Paediatric Liaison Team, Neurodevelopmental Team, and Mental Health in Schools Team.
Working for our organisation
There is a broad spectrum of disciplines (approximately 50 whole time equivalent clinical staff) and a long tradition of effective multidisciplinary and interagency working. The service undertakes considerable outreach and consultation work and training.
Please watch this video to learn more about Newham CAMHS from our service users and families: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q_HEZhhybQ
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please contact Bethanne Willingham on [email protected] if you would like further information.
Person specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential criteria
- Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession including:
- Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist / Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mental Health or LD) / Social Worker
- Appropriate level of qualification for your profession e.g. BSc, Masters or Doctorate
- Registration with your appropriate body (e.g. UKCP, NMC, HCP etc.)
- Evidence of continuous and relevant professional training and development (CPD) in keeping with qualification period.
- Positive Behaviour Support training with recognised provider.
- Qualifications/ training in specialist skills e.g. systemic therapies, neuropsychology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience at Band 8a in delivering specialist mental health assessment and treatment interventions in CAMHS for children and young people, and their families, with autism, learning disability or both, and significant and complex behavioural or mental health problems
- Substantial experience at Band 8a of delivering behavioural interventions, such as Positive Behaviour Support
- Substantial experience of working in a multidisciplinary and multi-agency context and with complex networks
- Substantial experience of working with a wide variety of patient/client groups across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
- Substantial experience of working with children and young people in an emotionally demanding environment
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Masters or Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology consistent with and relevant to CAMHS practice
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by professional guidelines
- Knowledge of and skill in using a wide variety of CAMH theories and interventions and the ability to use these appropriately in relation to client need and work setting
- Knowledge of Neurodevelopmental conditions and skill in using suitable interventions with this client group.
- Sufficient knowledge of other modalities to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with clients
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bethanne Willingham
- Job title
- Clinical Team lead NDT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02034309000
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