Specialist CAMHS Practitioner (Open to all disciplines)

We are looking for a clinician who is passionate about working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties to come and work in the socially and ethnically diverse borough of Tower Hamlets.

Tower Hamlets CAMHS is a friendly, thriving and innovative service; ELFT has a strong ethos of Quality Improvement, and we are keen to continually develop our service.The service includes professionals from various disciplines including psychiatry, nursing, social workers, psychology, occupational therapy, psychotherapy and family therapy, who come together to provide high quality holistic care for young people and their families.

This is a fixed term community-based post, located within the Neurodevelopmental Team in Tower Hamlets CAMHS offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments to a wide variety of clinical presentations.

The post holder will provide evidence based episodes of care, assessments and treatment to young people with moderate to severe Learning Disability. The post holder will bring their clinical knowledge and skills to this team. NDT provide a broad range of evidence-based interventions including an established group programme (supporting behaviour, sleep, and a neuroaffirmative group for YP who have received recent diagnosis of ASC), Positive Behaviour Support, ASC assessment clinic (where necessary, appropriate training will be provided to ensure staff are equipped to complete ASC assessments effectively) consultation to CAMHS colleagues and schools, and direct work with children and their families, which the post holder will contribute towards.

The post holder will join committed and enthusiastic colleagues and will contribute to the next phase of development for the team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide evidence-based episodes of care, assessments, and treatment to young people with moderate to severe Learning Disability
• Work within the Neurodevelopmental Team in Tower Hamlets CAMHS
• Contribute to the team's ongoing development and improvement
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external partners

Person Specification:

• Qualification in an appropriate mental health/social welfare profession (e.g., Family & Systemic Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Social Worker, Art Therapist)
• Appropriate level of qualification for your profession (e.g., BSc, Masters, or Doctorate)
• Registration with the relevant professional body (e.g., UKCP, NMC, HCPC)
• Evidence of continuous and relevant professional training and development
• Experience of working in CAMHS and/or Adult Services for Autism/Learning Disability
• Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS clinical presentations
• Experience of risk assessment and risk management
• Experience of working with children, young people, and families in emotional crisis

Benefits:

• Competitive salary: £58,133 to £65,261 per annum
• Fixed-term contract for 9 months
• Full-time position

Equal Opportunities:

• Commitment to equal opportunities
• Self-motivated, assertive, and flexible
• Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional, and physical demands of specialized therapeutic work