Description
Bexley CAMHS provides specialist mental health care for children and young people from birth to 18 years with their parents/families/carers. The service provides specialist assessment and treatment for children and young people with severe and enduring emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties.
The Family Therapist will work with young people up to 18 years and their families/carers, with significant and acute mental health difficulties. The post holder will provide specialist systemic assessment and therapy to families with children and adolescents who are referred to CAMHS.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide assessments and multi-disciplinary clinical interventions for children, young people, their families and carers with moderate significant and enduring mental health difficulties.
- Provide care in partnership with the child's caring network - to advise and support where necessary.
- Provide mental health advice, consultation, training and support to professionals working with children in order to enhance the capacity and capability of those professionals / services to identify mental health problems and provide early intervention of mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
The salary for this post is £63,665 to £70,887 a year pro rata pa inc.