CAMHS Practitioner: Complex Needs Team

This Band 7 post is a substantive full-time role in the Complex Needs team of Tower Hamlets Specialist CAMHS, run by East London NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on goal-based, outcome-focused episodes of care for young people and families with severe and complex mental health difficulties, including early signs of psychosis. It is a Tier 3 post for longer-term care of high-risk young people with underlying vulnerabilities, within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams. Current, unrestricted HCPC or equivalent registration and a recognised therapy qualification are required.

What the job involves

• Deliver goal-based, outcome-focused episodes of care to young people, children and families with severe and complex mental health difficulties
• Provide longer-term care to young people with severe and enduring difficulties, underlying vulnerabilities and high risk
• Carry out comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, including specialist cognitive and neurovariance assessments
• Develop case formulations and holistic care plans in joint working with other agencies
• Deliver specific therapeutic interventions such as CBT, DBT, family therapy and occupational therapy
• Manage own caseload effectively
• Work with other clinical pathways in Tower Hamlets CAMHS
• Deliver an accessible, flexible, timely and responsive service
• Liaise and consult sensitively with professionals and other agencies
• Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, MSc/PG Diploma or Doctorate in Counselling Psychology, family therapy qualification, or BSc/Diploma/Masters in Occupational Therapy
• Specific therapeutic modality qualification (e.g. CBT, DBT, family therapy) and training in psychotherapeutic interventions
• Evidence of continuous, relevant CPD

Registration & licences

• Current, unrestricted HCPC registration, or equivalent registration with AFT, UKCP, NMC or RCOT

Experience

• Substantive experience working with children and young people with complex mental health difficulties
• Delivering specific therapeutic interventions (CBT, DBT, family therapy, occupational therapy)
• Working with other agencies in support of children and young people with complex mental health needs
• Assessing and managing risk in service users with complex mental health needs and/or early intervention in psychosis

  Skills & knowledge

  • Conducting comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, including specialist cognitive and neurovariance assessments
  • Case formulation, appropriate care planning and managing own caseload
  • Working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, and liaising sensitively with professionals and agencies
  • Knowledge of child and adolescent mental health issues and legislation relating to children and young people
  • Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural differences within East London's ethnic communities, and understanding of equal opportunities
  • Willingness to embrace change creatively

  Nice to have

  • Teaching skills

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