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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7,000 staff who provide healthcare to a third of London's population and across wider geographical areas, including Milton Keynes, Kent, Surrey and Hampshire.

As a Foundation Trust we involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run and our future development. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Foundation Trust please visit: www.cnwl.nhs.uk

(source: Central and North West London NHS Foundation NHS Trust website)

Contact

Address: 350 Euston Road; Regent's Place; London; London; NW1 3AX
Contact Number: 02032145700

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Ref: 333-G-CA-1223 Vacancy ID: 5437909

CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner (Youth Justice Service)

Closed for applications on: 28-Jul-2023 00:01

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 28-Jul-2023 00:01

Location

Site: Westminster YJS, 101 Orchardson Street, London, NW8 8EA) & Westminster CAMHS (7a Woodfield road, London W9 2NW)
Town: London
Postcode: W9 2NW
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent: located within the Westminster Youth Justice Service (YJS) for 3 days (Westminster YJS, 101 Orchardson Street, London, NW8 8EA) and Westminster CAMHS (7a Woodfield road, London W9 2NW) for 2 days where you will be part of the Early Intervention pathway.
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (located within the Westminster Youth Justice Service (YJS) for 3 days (Westminster YJS, 101 Orchardson Street, London, NW8 8EA) and Westminster CAMHS (7a Woodfield road, London W9 2NW) for 2 days where you will be part of the Early Intervention pathway.)

Salary

Salary: £51,488 - £57,802 p.a inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Undertaking health & communication screenings, assessments and treatment interventions with young people referred through the YJS, and signposting to other specialist services as required.
Be competent in assessing and managing risk, including clinical as well as generic risk assessment and management.
Provide treatment in a range of settings as determined by need, working collaboratively across the CAMHS directorate and partnership agencies.
Continually delivering and maintaining high standards of service provision that is evidence based and in line with recognised best practice.
Building trusting and positive therapeutic relationships to ensure service user involvement during the assessment and treatment process.
Participating and leading in joint complex assessments with other disciplines and other agencies and providing reports for referrers, families and other agencies as required.
Convening and attending team meetings, case conferences, etc. as required.
Providing consultation, liaison and specialist advice to other professionals, agencies and services.
Assisting in the development and delivery of child mental health related training programmes

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

Essential criteria

Recognised child and adolescent mental health professional qualification/registration (e.g. RMN, Degree/ Diploma or equivalent in Social Work BABCP accredited, HCPC accreditation
Understanding of current NHS/Social Care policies/practices relating to Mental Health and Youth Justice Services and understands the Child Protection Policy.
Training in DBT
Evidence of continued professional development.

Desirable criteria

Mentorship qualification
Awareness of Youth Justice provision

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive experience in CAMHS and/or young adults in Youth Justice or mental health services
Experience of assessing and working with children in acute mental health crisis
Experience and skills in utilizing Routine Outcome Measures

Desirable criteria

Previous experience of working in a CAMHS setting.
Experience of working in substance misuse use, particularly with young people.

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

Well-developed assessment skills in child and adolescent mental health
Ability to provide tailored psychosocial/ cognitive therapeutic intervention to children, adolescents and families.
Ability to communicate at all levels, with the multi- disciplinary team, with other teams internal and external to CNWL, GPs, external stakeholders (such as the policy, ambulance service), carers and family.
Ability to present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively.
Ability to communicate in writing, and skills in writing letters and reports.