• Job Description

  Req#: C9363-24-1305?language=en&page=1293&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are seeking to recruit an experienced CAMHS practitioner to join the Tower Hamlets Education Wellbeing Service (THEWS).

  THEWS is a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) established following the government Green Paper: Transforming Children & Young People's Mental Health Provision. The service has undergone recent expansion.

  The three core functions of a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) are:

  1. Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people (CYP) with mild-to-moderate mental health problems.

  2. Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce, develop and deliver the whole school/college approach.

  3. Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help CYP to get the right support and stay in education.

  Main duties of the job

  The role involves delivering all three MHST functions. The role involves providing clinical supervision and line management to practitioners within the team, holding a small caseload of clinical work (based on the post-holder's training and interests), acting as a senior link supporting school leads to develop their whole school approach to well-being, project work and operational management and data tasks as required.

  THEWS is part of the Tower Hamlets Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) based in Whitechapel, East London.

  In line with Trust policy, the service has adopted a hybrid clinical working model of direct face-to-face and remote working as appropriate.

  The service embraces continual improvement and well-being of the staff and has a high degree of enthusiasm for quality improvement and working together with partner agencies to provide the highest quality service to the population we serve.

  About us

  Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

  Date posted

  27 September 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8a

  Salary

  £61,927 to £68,676 a year Per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  363-SS6578061

  Job locations

  Tower Hamlets CAMHS

  18 Greatorex Street

  London

  E1 5NF

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for details.

  For further information about this role, please contact Joint Team Leads: Ify Ezefedi ifeyinwa.ezeifedi@nhs.net and Dr Lisa Walker lisajayne.walker@nhs.net

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for details.

  For further information about this role, please contact Joint Team Leads: Ify Ezefedi ifeyinwa.ezeifedi@nhs.net and Dr Lisa Walker lisajayne.walker@nhs.net

  Person Specification

  Education/ Qualification/ Training

  Essential

  • Recognised qualification in mental health (e.g. clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, CBT therapist)
  • Registration with HCPC

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working as a qualified clinician with children and young people for a minimum of two years
  • Specialist skills, training and experience in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)
  • Substantial experience of working with evidence-based approaches for mild to moderate mental health problems in children and young people
  • Substantial experience of supervising others (particularly in CBT)
  • Experience of line managing staff
  • Experience of routine outcome monitoring
  • Experience of working with schools
  • Experience of service development

  Desirable

  • Formal training in supervision

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Knowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems
  • Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children, young people and their families
  • Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation
  • Knowledge of current guidelines in terms of the implementation of the whole-school approach in education

  Person Specification

  Education/ Qualification/ Training

  Essential

  • Recognised qualification in mental health (e.g. clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, CBT therapist)
  • Registration with HCPC

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience of working as a qualified clinician with children and young people for a minimum of two years
  • Specialist skills, training and experience in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)
  • Substantial experience of working with evidence-based approaches for mild to moderate mental health problems in children and young people
  • Substantial experience of supervising others (particularly in CBT)
  • Experience of line managing staff
  • Experience of routine outcome monitoring
  • Experience of working with schools
  • Experience of service development

  Desirable

  • Formal training in supervision

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • Knowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems
  • Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children, young people and their families
  • Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation
  • Knowledge of current guidelines in terms of the implementation of the whole-school approach in education

  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

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Tower Hamlets CAMHS

  18 Greatorex Street

  London

  E1 5NF

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Tower Hamlets CAMHS

  18 Greatorex Street

  London

  E1 5NF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (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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