SET CAMHS Crisis STAR (Support Time & Resilience) Brief Admission Team inThundersley inThundersley PUBLISHED
MON 28 OCT 2024
The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary team, supporting therapeutic home treatments and assisting families from diverse backgrounds. Regular supervision from senior clinicians and ample continuing professional development opportunities are provided. Applicants are encouraged to review the job description closely and to apply even if they do not meet every specified criterion.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Support Time and Resilience (STAR) Worker to join the SET CAMHS Crisis service to work with an exciting new development of supporting young people who have a brief admission to an inpatient unit to assess their MH needs. This role is within the crisis service and will involve support calls, home/community/Tier 4 visits, and brief pieces of therapeutic work. There is an expectation to support the wider crisis team in supporting the needs of you people in situations of mental health crisis.
The post holder will support the clinical work of 7 local CAMHS teams by assisting in screening, conducting assessments and enabling young people and families to use strategies to support their care plan in their community, including liaising with referrers, families and other agencies as well as through outcomes collection and data management.
The post holder will work in close partnership with schools, CAMHS Ambassadors, A&Es, social care, and with our partner agencies to provide best support to young people.
The post holder will work within SET CAMHS Crisis service as a part of the multidisciplinary team, they will be responsible for delivering assessments and evidence-based brief interventions (e.g. psychoeducation/ therapy groups and workshops or guided self-help) for clients experiencing moderate mental health difficulties under clinical supervision within the Crisis team. The post will support the therapeutic home treatment aspect of the crisis team.
The post holder will assist various pathways with administrative tasks, audit, evaluation, data collection/ analysis and produce performance reports related to specialist treatment pathways.
The post holder will work with young people and families from different cultural backgrounds, using interpreters when necessary, and should be committed to equal opportunities. The post holders will also work closely with colleagues and partners in the inpatient unit, Local Authority, education settings and other partner agencies.
The post holder will have regular supervision from a senior clinician including 1:1 or group supervision and have ample CPD opportunities in the team such as weekly Multi-Disciplinary discussions.
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Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
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