Overview
Join us as a CAMHS Specialist Practitioner and play a central role in improving the experience of children and young people moving through our Southwark CAMHS pathways. You will help make care transitions smoother, faster and more coordinated, so families feel supported every step of the way.
In this role, you will draw on your clinical expertise to carry out specialist assessments, deliver evidence‑based interventions and guide practitioners managing complex discharge cases. You will hold a small caseload, offering meaningful therapeutic work that has a direct impact on young people’s lives.
You will work closely with a wide range of professionals across health, education, social care and voluntary services. Your ability to collaborate, problem‑solve and navigate systems will help remove barriers to discharge and improve continuity of care for those who need it most.
This is an opportunity to grow as a clinician, contribute to service development and support junior colleagues through supervision and shared learning. If you want to use your skills to shape better outcomes and be part of a committed, multidisciplinary CAMHS community, we would love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
* Lead on the coordination of patient flow across the Southwark CAMHS community pathways, ensuring timely access and discharge planning.
* Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to identify barriers to discharge and implement solutions.
* Support and advice teams on recording care pathways effectively on epjs and monitor recording reports.
* Monitor caseloads, length of stay, last contacts and service capacity to support effective resource allocation and reduce waiting times.
* Liaise with external agencies and services to facilitate smooth transitions and continuity of care.
* Provide clinical oversight and support to practitioners managing complex discharge cases.
* With senior colleagues, evaluate and review the therapeutic strategic outcomes for the team and set aims and objectives and the monitor practice to assure quality standards of care.
* Establish and maintain evidence-based practice in the assessment and treatment of young people in crisis or needing intensive and/or crisis intervention.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Dykes Job title: Service Director Email address: nicola.dykes@slam.nhs.uk
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