CAMHS Practitioner Band 7 - MHST

CAMHS Practitioner Band 7 - Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist, CBT Therapist, Family Therapist, Mental Health, Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse ,Occupational Therapist (37.5hrs)We are seeking to recruit an experienced CAMHS/MHST 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.Main duties of the jobThe three core functions of a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) are:Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people (CYP) with mild-to-moderate mental health problems.Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce, develop and deliver the whole school/college approach.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.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 postholder's training and interests), acting as a senior link supporting school leads to develop their whole school approach to wellbeing, project work, other tasks as/when required.About usOur 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.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 wellbeing 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.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.The successful candidate must be able to start in post by 1st September 2024 at the latest.For further information about this role, please contact THEWS Joint Team Lead: Ify Ezefedi ##### SpecificationEducation, Training and QualificationsEssentialRecognised qualification in mental health (e.g. clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, Educational Psychologist CBT therapist.(Mental Health Nursing , Mental Health Social Worker with CBT training at experience)Registration with HCPC and/or profession-specific regulatory bodyKnowledgeEssentialKnowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problemsKnowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children, young people and their familiesKnowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivationDesirableKnowledge of current guidelines in terms of the implementation of the whole-school approach in educationExperience & TrainingEssentialExperience of working as a qualified clinician with children and young people for a minimum of two yearsSpecialist 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 peopleExperience of supervising low intensity practice with CYP and familiesExperience working with schoolsPG Cert Supervision: Children and Young People's Mental Health and WellbeingExperience of supervising EMHP/CWP practitioners for 2 yearsDesirableExperience of routine outcome monitoringExperience working as part of an MHSTExperience of service developmentFormal training in supervisionExperience of line managing othersExperience of consultationExperience of teaching/training other professionalsOtherEssentialThe successful candidate must be able to start in post by 1st September 2024 at the latestEmployer detailsEmployer nameEast London NHS Foundation TrustAddressTower Hamlets CAMHS18 Greatorex StreetLondonE1 5NFAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.363-SS6258668 Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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