Job summary
The South Camden Community Team (SCCT) supports the emotional well-being needs of young people (0-18 years) with assessment and evidence-based therapeutic clinical work. It is a rich multi-disciplinary team made up of a range of clinical disciplines to include: Child Psychotherapy, Clinical/Counselling Psychology, CBT Therapy, Family Therapy and Psychiatry. The team works closely with partners in the borough to include: schools, local authority and the voluntary sector with a view to meeting the diverse needs of the young people and families.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate of programs of evidenced based care to service users, whilst being conscious of their changing healthcare needs and varying levels of complexity, working collaboratively, with other clinicians and stakeholders. They will offer short, medium and longer-term interventions, including parent-work and group-work if appropriate. The post holder will hold a highly complex caseload.

About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job responsibilities
You will be required to work within a multi-disciplinary team delivering a range of evidence based interventions and be responsible for the formulation and delivery of specialised programmes of care. The post holder will be required to work on Thursdays to attend MDT and other team meetings.

Qualifications/ Registrations
Essential

• Degree level as a minimum plus developed specialist and practical knowledge equating to postgraduate degree/ Masters level
• Registration with the Association of Child Psychotherapists) (ACP) as a Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist.

Desirable

• Additional training in specific therapeutic modalities e.g. Parent Infant Psychotherapy

Skills/ Abilities
Essential

• High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management
• Personal duty of care in relation to equipment or resources
• Ability to manage own clinical case load
• Ability to assess, formulate, plan and deliver evidence-based care to young people and families.
• Competent and confident in using IT systems, e.g. electronic patient record

Desirable

• Experience of using Goal Based Measures and other ROMs

Experience/ Knowledge
Essential

• Evidence of clinical experience working with client population (0-18s)
• A clear track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery.
• Clinical experience of assessing mental health and wellbeing needs of children and young people.
• Experience of managing clinical complexity and high levels of risk in children and young people.
• Experience of working with internal and external stakeholders
• Willingness to contribute to strategic and business planning

Desirable

• Experience of school based or community outreach work
• Some experience of project work (e.g. Quality improvement)
• Some experience of supervising junior colleagues

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Demonstrate equality, diversity and inclusion awareness and application of EDI issues
• Ability to work closely and effectively within a team
• Flexible approach to working hours to meet Services needs
• Demonstrate equality, diversity and inclusion awareness and application of EDI issues Proactive, positive and enthusiastic attitude Ability to work closely and effectively within a team Ability to remain calm whilst under pressure Flexible approach to working hours to meet Services needs Demonstrates their ability to embody the Trust Values

Desirable

• Experience of EDI Champion Role/PCREF
• Experience of working across complex multi-agency networks

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