Specialist CYPMH Practitioner

The post holder will undertake appropriate mental health assessment and clinical intervention for children and young people referred to service. The post holder will hold high risk cases within the Team, monitor, review and appropriately Care Plan for these young people.

The post holder will provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person. The post holder with provide clinical supervision to other members of staff within the CYPMH East Team. The post holder will be involved in Team development, audit and Quality Initiatives within the CYPMH East.

Work as an integral part of a consultant led specialist CAMHS Sector Team.

Undertake assessments of problems and provide appropriate therapeutic interventions and advice to children and/or their families/carers.

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, in addition to working as a sole practitioner, contributing to assessment and treatment decisions.

Ensure that clinical work is determined by best evidence based practice and available guidelines, displays clear and logical structure in its implementation and is subject to reflection and evaluation.

Deliver services within a hospital setting and community venues.

Provide clinical supervision to other practitioners within the Service.

Be involved in Service audits, service development initiatives

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrew Preedy Job title: Operational Lead Complex Teams Email address: ***email_hidden***