• Job Description

  Req#: C9333-23-0836?language=en&page=2328&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  To provide specialist psychological interventions to children and young people referred to the Multi-disciplinary Harrow CAMHS team based in the Emotional Disorders Sub-team.

  The post holder will provide assessment and intervention as well as providing interventions and contributing to specialist support plans for the care of children and young people with a range of mental health difficulties. They will contribute to highly specialist assessments of children and their families and support case formulation and treatment plans in line with best practice and evidence-based interventions.

  The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures They will utilise research skills for audit to support policy and service development; and undertake research within the area served by the service and of relevance to young people, their families and carers.

  The post holder will provide clinical supervision to trainees, and assistant psychologists

  Main duties of the job

  The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

  Clinical

  To provide specialist psychological assessments of children and young people referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, psychometrics, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with children and young people, family members and others involved in their care.

  About us

  We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care in a community setting or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our young persons, colleagues, teams and the Trust.

  With every new employee we are hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, emotional disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Enhancement Treatment, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

  You will work from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm service for young people experiencing mental health problems in Harrow area. The post will be based within the Ash Tree Clinic, South Harrow and the post holder will be expected to maintain the close links with the Hospital.

  Date posted

  09 June 2023

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £46,836 to £52,849 a year per annum inc. HCAS

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  333-G-CA-1075-E

  Job locations

  Ash Tree Clinic, 316-322 Northolt Road South Harrow

  316-322 Northolt Road

  South Harrow

  HA2 8EQ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • To offer specialised psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, presenting with severe, complex and enduring psychological difficulties.

  • Formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of the child/young persons problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, active partnership and goal setting with the young person

  • To refer clients on, as appropriate, to other statutory and non-statutory services.

  • To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.

  • Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to children and young people formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

  • Contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all children and young people of the service, across all settings and agencies serving children and young people with learning disabilities, complex social factors and mental health problems/challenging.

  • To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

  • Act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of psychological care plans including children and young people, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care.
  • Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people under their care and to monitor progress during both uni and multi- disciplinary care
  • To promote and participate in multi-disciplinary team working, development and liaison.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • To offer specialised psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, presenting with severe, complex and enduring psychological difficulties.

  • Formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of the child/young persons problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, active partnership and goal setting with the young person

  • To refer clients on, as appropriate, to other statutory and non-statutory services.

  • To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.

  • Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to children and young people formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

  • Contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all children and young people of the service, across all settings and agencies serving children and young people with learning disabilities, complex social factors and mental health problems/challenging.

  • To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.

  • Act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of psychological care plans including children and young people, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care.
  • Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people under their care and to monitor progress during both uni and multi- disciplinary care
  • To promote and participate in multi-disciplinary team working, development and liaison.

  Person Specification

  Education & Qualifications

  Essential

  • oCurrent Professional Registration
  • oProfessional Training qualification: CBT Therapist, Clinical Psychologist or could be of different registered professional background

  Desirable

  • Additional training/qualifications in relevant CAMHS assessment and treatment approaches, including ADOS and 3D
  • Recent Safeguarding children training

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous experience working with Children and Young People in community mental health setting.

  Desirable

  • Training or experience in parent management techniques or programme
  • Experience of Group Work

  Specific Knowledge & Skills

  Essential

  • Flexible approach to therapeutic intervention
  • Experience of children with mental health problems and special needs
  • Previous experience of working independently
  • Ability to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
  • Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly
  • Ability to communicate at all levels, withthe multi- disciplinary team, with other teams internal and external to CNWL, GPs, external stakeholders (such as the policy, ambulance service), carers and family.
  • Ability to present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively
  • Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk
  • Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Evidence base in relation to child mental health
  • The impact of abuse, trauma and other adverse experiences on children and families
  • To demonstrate an understanding of the 2014 Children and Families Act in regards to children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND)
  • To understand thegraduated approach to support, SEND, including using of Westminster / Kensington & Chelsea SEND local Offer
  • Legislation and DOH guidelines relevant to children and mental health
  • Child protection policies and procedures and understanding
  • Child development in relation to mental health difficulties

  Skills

  Essential

  • Skills in working with children and families with mental health and social problems
  • Ability to apply analytical skills to multi - layered complex cases
  • Ability to assess, including risk and to formulate comprehensive assessment and offer a range of effective treatments based on systemic principles and act in accordance with Child Protection and Risk policies
  • Ability to conduct complex assessments including psychometric
  • Ability to conduct complex assessments including psychometric
  • Ability to work with a diverse population informed by systemic culturally sensitive skills
  • Ability to impart knowledge and skills in a multi -disciplinary setting
  • Ability to impart conceptual formulations
  • Ability to provide ongoing treatment in complex, often unstable and frequently changing circumstances
  • Ability to liaise with, co -ordinate and manage complex professional networks in relation to individuals and families
  • Ability to withstand high levels of emotionally charged situations
  • Ability to manage the risk of verbal and physical aggression
  • Ability to provide services relevant to diverse social, cultural and religious backgrounds
  • Ability to represent organisation to other agencies and to work with them
  • Providing supervision of other staff members delivering systemic and family interventions.
  • Knowledge of relevant research and practice developments within professional discipline of family therapy
  • Ability to communicate complexity verbally and in writing with relevant administrative capacity
  • Ability to sit with clients/patients for extended periods of time, often within pressurised circumstances and to participate in team work to manage children who are being physically challenging and unsafe
  • Ability to create a calm, appropriate environment for clients in a highlyemotive situation and respond appropriately to this need

  Desirable

  • Parent management training
  • CBT skills
  • Case management
  • Liaison with complex families

  Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Characteristics

  Essential

  • Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
  • Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
  • Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working
  • Able to prioritise own workload

  Other

  Essential

  • Understands and able to implement and promote the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job
  • Understands and can apply confidentiality and information sharing policy and procedure

  Person Specification

  Education & Qualifications

  Essential

  • oCurrent Professional Registration
  • oProfessional Training qualification: CBT Therapist, Clinical Psychologist or could be of different registered professional background

  Desirable

  • Additional training/qualifications in relevant CAMHS assessment and treatment approaches, including ADOS and 3D
  • Recent Safeguarding children training

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous experience working with Children and Young People in community mental health setting.

  Desirable

  • Training or experience in parent management techniques or programme
  • Experience of Group Work

  Specific Knowledge & Skills

  Essential

  • Flexible approach to therapeutic intervention
  • Experience of children with mental health problems and special needs
  • Previous experience of working independently
  • Ability to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
  • Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly
  • Ability to communicate at all levels, withthe multi- disciplinary team, with other teams internal and external to CNWL, GPs, external stakeholders (such as the policy, ambulance service), carers and family.
  • Ability to present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively
  • Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk
  • Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Evidence base in relation to child mental health
  • The impact of abuse, trauma and other adverse experiences on children and families
  • To demonstrate an understanding of the 2014 Children and Families Act in regards to children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND)
  • To understand thegraduated approach to support, SEND, including using of Westminster / Kensington & Chelsea SEND local Offer
  • Legislation and DOH guidelines relevant to children and mental health
  • Child protection policies and procedures and understanding
  • Child development in relation to mental health difficulties

  Skills

  Essential

  • Skills in working with children and families with mental health and social problems
  • Ability to apply analytical skills to multi - layered complex cases
  • Ability to assess, including risk and to formulate comprehensive assessment and offer a range of effective treatments based on systemic principles and act in accordance with Child Protection and Risk policies
  • Ability to conduct complex assessments including psychometric
  • Ability to conduct complex assessments including psychometric
  • Ability to work with a diverse population informed by systemic culturally sensitive skills
  • Ability to impart knowledge and skills in a multi -disciplinary setting
  • Ability to impart conceptual formulations
  • Ability to provide ongoing treatment in complex, often unstable and frequently changing circumstances
  • Ability to liaise with, co -ordinate and manage complex professional networks in relation to individuals and families
  • Ability to withstand high levels of emotionally charged situations
  • Ability to manage the risk of verbal and physical aggression
  • Ability to provide services relevant to diverse social, cultural and religious backgrounds
  • Ability to represent organisation to other agencies and to work with them
  • Providing supervision of other staff members delivering systemic and family interventions.
  • Knowledge of relevant research and practice developments within professional discipline of family therapy
  • Ability to communicate complexity verbally and in writing with relevant administrative capacity
  • Ability to sit with clients/patients for extended periods of time, often within pressurised circumstances and to participate in team work to manage children who are being physically challenging and unsafe
  • Ability to create a calm, appropriate environment for clients in a highlyemotive situation and respond appropriately to this need

  Desirable

  • Parent management training
  • CBT skills
  • Case management
  • Liaison with complex families

  Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Characteristics

  Essential

  • Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
  • Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
  • Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working
  • Able to prioritise own workload

  Other

  Essential

  • Understands and able to implement and promote the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job
  • Understands and can apply confidentiality and information sharing policy and procedure

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Ash Tree Clinic, 316-322 Northolt Road South Harrow

  316-322 Northolt Road

  South Harrow

  HA2 8EQ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Ash Tree Clinic, 316-322 Northolt Road South Harrow

  316-322 Northolt Road

  South Harrow

  HA2 8EQ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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