Are you a passionate and skilled professional looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people. We are seeking an experiences and motivated Senior CAMHS Practitioner to join our forward thinking and progressive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). This is an exciting opportunity to work in a service committed to delivering high-quality, evidenced based interventions while fostering innovation ,reflective practice and professional development.
To work within a multidisciplinary team offering full comprehensive assessments and interventions in a range of settings, and evaluate the mental health care to children, young people, and their families in line with local and national guidelines.
To provide regular and on-going consultation, joint work, training, and advice to other agency staff in relation to child and adolescent mental health to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
1. Quality
Each member of staff is required to ensure that:
a) The patient and customer are always put first;
b) That in all issues, the patient/customer requirements are met and all staff contribute fully to achieving the Trust’s corporate goals and objectives;
c) That all staff hold themselves personally responsible for the quality of their work and therefore seek to attain the highest standards achievable within their knowledge, skills and resources available to them in furtherance of the Trust’s Vision and in embedding the organisation’s Values.
2. Confidentiality
Each member of the Trust’s staff is responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of any information relating to patients and for complying with all the requirements of the Data Protection Act whilst carrying out the duties of the post. Any breaches in confidentiality will be dealt with by the Trust Disciplinary Procedure and may result in dismissal.
3. Data Protection/Freedom of Information Acts
Carry out any requirements within the duties applicable to the Data Protection Act, 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
4. Health and Safety
Each member of the Trust’s staff is responsible for ensuring that they carry out the duties of their post in accordance with all appropriate Health and Safety legislation (Health & Safety At Work Act 1974), guidance and procedures and they do not, by any act or omission on their part, create a threat to the Health and Safety of any other person.
- provide full clinical assessments of children, young people and their families referred to CAMHS in a variety of settings and situations including supporting the CAMHS duty team as required. You may be required to work weekends and evenings.
- manage a clinical caseload, comprising of assessments and ongoing direct therapeutic interventions to children, young people, and their parents/ carers. This will include regular liaison and collaborative working with other agencies, i.e., social services and education.
- discuss clinical issues and concerns with the CAMHS Team Leader, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and colleagues regarding going therapeutic work.
- work closely with other agency staff and provide regular professional consultation, training, and advice to identify and address the mental health needs of children and young people as early as possible.
