At NELFT, we are dedicated to continuously improving CAMHS provision across Barking & Dagenham in collaboration with our commissioners, partner agencies and co production with our young people and their carers. We’re looking for an experienced professional clinical practitioner registered with the appropriate regulatory body (e.g., HCPC, NMC), with proven CAMHS experience and a passion for supporting others and being a team player.
If you are ready to inspire, innovate, and work collaboratively in a dedicated team and in a progressive environment, we encourage you to apply.
Full details of the application process, job description, and additional guidance are attached. In your application, please demonstrate how your skills, and experience position you to excel in this vital role.
The post holder will provide clinical and operational leadership into the YJS and Complex Senior Pathway Lead in B&D CAMHS Service. The post holder will lead operations for the B&D Youth Justice Service and Complex Pathway in the B&D CAMHS team, collaborating closely with the Senior B&D CAMHS Management Team. Provide managerial and clinical leadership while contributing to service development, referral management, and fostering interagency collaboration.
The post holder will be expected undertake highly specialist assessments in order to contribute to the clinical leadership and oversight for mental health assessments and interventions within the YJS context and Complex Pathway process and to formulate areas of strengths and needs based on good practice and evidence. Conduct thorough assessments to identify mental health needs and formulate appropriate treatment plans.
Provide operational and clinical leadership to the YJS and Complex pathway for children/YP in B&D CAMHS Service
Provide a high quality, accessible, timely, efficient, effective, comprehensive and specialist psychological service for children and adolescents referred to YJS and Complex pathway and to provide this service also to their carers/parents and families.
Provide and/or support the provision of evidence-based assessments and psychological interventions for service users. This will include providing highly specialist assessments and contributing to multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of children and young people referred onto the Complex pathway and ensuring waiting lists are at clinically safe level.
Support and deputise other pathways and pathway leads in the B&D CAMHS Service.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Bibi Chummun Job title: head of CYP Emotional and Mental Health Service Email address: bibi.chummun@nelft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07885972111
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