Additionally, the practitioner must maintain high standards of clinical record-keeping, stay informed about relevant legislation and policies, and participate in ongoing professional development. The position carries responsibility for assessing and managing clinical risks and ensuring adherence to NHS protocols and trust policies while fostering a safe and effective environment for clients and colleagues.
To provide a qualified specialist service to children and young people with mental health problems across all sectors of care as part of a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures. The primary role is to provide direct clinical assessment and treatment to clients and their families.
The post holder will provide advice and consultation to other members of the multidisciplinary teams and clinical and performance management supervision to trainees and less experienced professionals where appropriate and where identified in their Personal Development Plan.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
To provide initial CAMHS assessments drawing on professional training and experience and clinical skills as well as appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of evidence based sources including the use of routine outcome measures, rating scales, and semi-structured interviews with clients / families.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal clinical treatment and/or management of emotional and behavioural difficulties of clients, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of these problems employing methods based upon evidence of proven efficacy within modality and with reference to appropriate clinical guidelines and care pathways (e.g. NICE, CEG).
Regularly monitor and evaluate therapy programmes and progress using CYP-IAPT routine outcome measures and include family members where appropriate
To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical, environmental and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by standard care plans.
Assess and manage clinical risk to self and others for child and adolescent clients as an ongoing process.
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To provide initial CAMHS assessments drawing on professional training and experience and clinical skills as well as appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of evidence based sources including the use of routine outcome measures, rating scales, and semi-structured interviews with clients / families.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal clinical treatment and/or management of emotional and behavioural difficulties of clients, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of these problems employing methods based upon evidence of proven efficacy within modality and with reference to appropriate clinical guidelines and care pathways (e.g. NICE, CEG).
Regularly monitor and evaluate therapy programmes and progress using CYP-IAPT routine outcome measures and include family members where appropriate
To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical, environmental and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by standard care plans.
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To maintain and promulgate the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice and Trust policies and procedures.
To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health.
To support the development, maintenance and dissemination of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes.
To ensure all mandated and statutory training, professional registration / revalidation, supervision recording, appraisal and development standards are maintained as required within CNWL and the CAMHS ED Service Line.
To adhere to Trust and local policies regarding annual leave, sickness and absence, and codes of conduct within the workplace to maintain a safe, effective and courteous professional environment.
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This is an outline of the post holders duties and responsibilities. It is not intended as an exhaustive list and may change from time to time in order to meet the changing needs of the Trust and Department.
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