Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a confident CAMHS professional with a demonstrable track record of providing good quality evidence based interventions and improving service quality to join our Emotional and Behavioural (E&B) pathway within Luton Specialist CAMHS. You will be either a Community Mental Health Nurse, Social worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychotherapist, Accredited Counsellor, Accredited IPTUK Therapist or Associate Psychologist with the requisite professional registration. The community served is multi-ethnic and culturally diverse and we welcome applicants who are skilled at working with the richness and complexity of this multicultural context.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dynamic and organised professional to deliver evidence based treatments to Luton children and young people and the system around them. The role will encompass clinical, professional and developmental aspects, requiring the post holder to work in close collaboration with multi-disciplinary colleagues. The successful post holder will provide assessment, formulation and evidence based therapeutic intervention to children, young people and families accessing the service. We are looking for practitioners with strong core clinical skills in child and adolescent mental health and additional training and experience in providing evidence based therapeutic interventions such as CBT, DBT or IPT-A.
The successful post holder will provide input into the E&B pathway, a specialist child and adolescent mental health service for young people and their families who have complex mental health needs. This will include professional and practice development, ensuring high quality, client-centered and evidence based care is delivered. The post holder will maintain high standards of care and practice and take on a range of clinical tasks to improve client care through quality improvement processes. They will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the 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.
There are also frequent new developments in the service, offering staff the chance to work at a higher banding during the time of the project. As part of the East London Foundation Trust (ELFT), there are a significant number of positions in the trust for clinicians up to band 8D, opening up paths for promotion for ambitious members of staff. ELFT also prioritizes staff wellbeing and we have introduced a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this.
Our clinic is readily accessible from North London (Luton and Dunstable) or Milton Keynes and Northampton (Mid Beds and Bedford). ELFT offers attractive recruitment packages and in Beds and Luton we are committed to offering our staff the opportunity to develop their skills. The Trust supports commuting into Luton and offers generous contributions towards Annual Rail Travel Cards.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details, please contact: Dr Helen Barker, Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Clinical Team Lead () or Miguel Massa, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist/Clinical Team Lead ( )
*We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward for this vacancy at any time should we receive an overwhelming number of applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Qualification in appropriate mental health profession such as Community Mental Health Nursing, Child Psychotherapies, Counselling, Art Psychotherapy, Social Work, Family Therapy, Clinical Associate Psychologist, Occupational Therapy (two years with diploma), and registration with relevant UK governing body.
2. Appropriate level of qualification for your profession e.g. PG Diploma, BSc, Masters.
Desirable criteria
3. Post Grad training or experience to support the needs of children, young people and their families
4. Additional therapeutic training in evidence based therapy, such as CBT, DBT, IPT-A
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Experience of working with children and young people across the full age-range
6. Experience of working with parents and carers
7. Experience of working with a wide range of mental health problems
8. Experience of risk formulation, monitoring, and management of moderate self-harm.
Desirable criteria
9. Parenting qualification and parenting supervision qualification
10. Previous experience of working in CAMHS
Skills
Essential criteria
11. A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
12. Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
13. Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS A knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
14. Knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation
Desirable criteria
15. Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
16. Teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
Knowledge
Essential criteria
17. A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
18. Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
19. Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS A knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
Desirable criteria
20. Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership