About
The Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist all age, outpatient only mental health Trust with a focus on Training and Education alongside a full range of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Psychological Therapies. The Trust is committed to improving mental health and emotional wellbeing, believing that high quality mental health services should be available for all who need them. Our contribution is distinctive in the importance we attach to social experience at all stages of peoples lives, and our focus on psychological and developmental approaches to the promotion of health and the prevention and treatment of mental ill health.
The Trust Makes Its Contribution Through
* Providing relevant and effective clinical services for children and families, young people and adults, ensuring that those who need our services can access them easily
* Providing training and education aimed at building an effective and sustainable NHS and Social Care workforce and at improving public understanding of mental health
* Undertaking research and consultancy aimed at improving knowledge and practice and supporting innovation
* Working actively with stakeholders to advance the quality of mental health care, and to advance awareness of the personal, social and economic benefits associated with psychological therapies
Key details
Location Site: Tavistock Centre, Address: 120 Belsize Lane, Town: London, Postcode: NW3 5BA, Major / Minor Region: London
Contract type & working pattern Contract: Permanent, Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 Sessions in NCCT & 5 Sessions in SCCT)
Salary £54,320 - £60,981 per annum, inclusive of HCASSalary periodYearlyGrade(NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty Main area: Specialist Clinician
Conditions
It is a condition of this employment that you must live in and remain a resident of the United Kingdom during your employment with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
Covid-19 Vaccination
Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.
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Job Overview
We are looking to recruit an experienced, motivated and flexible band 7 Specialist Clinician. You will work across the North Camden Community Team (NCCT) and South Camden Community Team (SCCT), in a dual role offering assessment and clinical interventions to young people aged 0-18 and their parents. Both teams are friendly multi-disciplinary teams staffed by highly experienced clinicians and part of a large and vibrant Camden Unit. North Camden is located at The Tavistock and South Camden is located at a satellite clinic in Ampthill Square. You will join two large teams consisting of Clinical, Educational and Counselling Psychologists, CBT therapists, Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Nurses and Consultant Psychiatrists and many trainees on clinical placement.
Advert
This role is open to applications from Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists, Psychologists, Systemic Family Psychotherapists, Social Workers and Nurses. The successful applicant will join their respective discipline, be supervised by a senior clinician and hold a treatment caseload from within their discipline. The successful candidate will also offer CAMHS assessments and consultation and outreach to schools.
Working for our organisation
The post is 0.5 WTE (2.5 days) in each team. Thursday is an essential working day.
We are proud to offer a dynamic, innovative and needs-led service. We have a varied caseload of clients ranging from those presenting with a high level of complexity and risk to those who require preventative interventions. We work closely with the multi-agency network and offer CAMHS input in schools. Camden CAMHS is one of the pilot sites for the Trailblazers initiative, with new developments such as the clinical intake team, the 4-week-wait initiative and Mental Health Support Team offering support in schools.
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is a prominent mental health trust which combines patient services, research and consultancy with a national remit for delivering mental health-related education and training. Each clinical discipline has a Professional Lead in the Trust who facilitates regular discipline meetings, supervision and training opportunities.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We are particularly keen to attract candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to better meet the needs of the service users and students that we serve.
Applications
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Therefore we want you to complete your e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
We communicate to all job applicants via the email address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure you check your email on regular basis and inform us if you would prefer an alternate option or any changes to your details after making your application.
* The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. * Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification on their application will be shortlisted for this job.
* Candidates suitable for shortlisting will be contacted within three weeks. If you have not heard from us within this time then you have not been successful on this occasion.
* Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date * In submitting an application form, you authorise the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
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
Qualifications
* Degree level as a minimum plus developed specialist and practical knowledge equating to postgraduate degree/ Masters level
* Registration with HCPC as a Psychologist, ACP as a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, UKCP as a Systemic Family Psychotherapist, registration as a Social Worker, registration as a Mental Health Nurse
Desirable criteria
* Further training related to mental health interventions with 0-18s
Experience
* Evidence of clinical experience of working with relevant client population (Child and Adolescent Mental Health 0-18s).
* A clear track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery
* A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS and Social Care environment and the challenges they face
* Experience of working at all levels of the system with internal and external stakeholders
* Expertise of managing and treating the client group 0-18s
Desirable criteria
* Some experience of clinical supervision
* Some experience of involvement in project work e.g. quality improvement
* Some experience of working with schools or community based clinical work
Skills
* High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management
* Personal duty of care in relation to equipment or resources
* Basic keyboard skills for updating client records
* Ability to manage own clinical case load
Knowledge
* Willingness to contribute to strategic and business planning
* Skills for assessing and communicating complex client conditions and applying appropriate clinical treatments
Documents
* Job Description and Person Specification (PDFKB)
* Functional Requirements (PDFKB)
* Statement of Intent: Disabilities (PDFKB)
* Equal Opportunities Statement of Intent (DOCKB)
* DBS Policy Statement (DOCKB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Charlotte Cavanagh
Job title: Principal Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0208 938 2232
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