Transition Worker- Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
Transition Worker- Clinical/Counselling Psychologist
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This is one of two Transition Worker posts based within our Tier 3 Team at Merton CAMHS. The focus is on supporting young people to transition from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to Adult Services. The post holder will also support families and work alongside teams and liaise with wider organizations ensuring wider system collaboration to wrap around support for our young people.
These roles have been developed to ensure our young people moving from CAMHS services into adult services are sufficiently prepared and supported to navigate adult provision and networks, whilst maintaining their progress, promoting independence and enhancing social and mental health outcomes.
It is acknowledged that the transition from child to adult services creates risks for young people who may fall through the systems due to not having the right support. This can result in poor mental health and social outcomes, leading to loss of human potential and increased burden on health and social care services over a lifespan.
This post will directly inform and update Transition Protocol between CAMHS and AMHS based upon the latest evidence of best practice. The post holder will also be responsible for supporting teams and provide training, where necessary, to educate and skill up professionals and stakeholders in the needs of those young people moving from CAMHS into adult services. Core to the role with be ensuring excellent collaboration between the young person and families to support the young person’s journey across services.
We are looking for an individual who has a strong track record in system wide working and communication across teams, who demonstrates excellent leadership qualities and someone who is inspirational and engaging with young people, staff and external partners.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Location
Merton Tier 3 and SPA teams are based at Birches Hose, Mitcham a beautiful building overlooking the cricket green and close to local shops and transport links. Both are friendly, supportive multidisciplinary teams who enjoy close working relationships.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Henrietta Dewsnap Job title: Service Manager Merton CAMHS Email address: henrietta.dewsnap@swlstg.nhs.uk
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