CAMHS Specialist Practitioner (N&S DBT)

Site: Michael Rutter Centre, Town: London

Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inc of inner London HCA

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 19/03/:59

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as 'good'.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.

We recognise the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview The N&S CAMHS DBT Service is looking for an experienced and committed CAMHS practitioner to join our established Dialectical Behaviour Therapy team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join us in delivering a high-quality, evidence-based Dialectical Behaviour Therapy programme with young people and their parents and carers. There are also opportunities to be involved in our active programme of research and service evaluation, as well as teaching, supervision and consultation to other NHS teams.

We believe diversity is a strength and we particularly welcome applications from those underrepresented in psychology, i.e. minoritised racial, ethnic and cultural groups, as well as people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.

Please note applications from a range of qualified professions are welcomed (see JD and person specification); DPsych Clinical/Counselling trainees who are in the final stages of completing their doctorate would be considered for this job provided they anticipate completion. However, special transitional arrangements will be put in place, if proof of qualification and HCPC registration have not been received by the start date, and provided all clinical placements have been passed.

Main duties of the job To provide specialist clinical input to the N&S CAMHS DBT Service's DBT-A programme, including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.

To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment and developing anti-racism knowledge and practice.

To provide clinical supervision as appropriate to junior members of the team.

To undertake service evaluation, audit and research projects.

Working for our organisation The N&S CAMHS DBT Service is based at the Michael Rutter Centre, De Crespigny Park, SE5 8AZ on the Maudsley Hospital site. Located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin Park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and a wide range of restaurants.

The Trust is proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with occasional slightly earlier starts or later finishes in line with service needs - which will allow a good work-life balance. (This may include working early mornings or late evenings and some Saturdays as part of the core working hours/working pattern for this post). On-site working a minimum of four days will be required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Key Responsibilities:

Provide specialist assessments with young people and carers to determine the appropriateness of DBT as a treatment for the young person's range of difficulties.

Provide individual, group and phone-consultation interventions to young people and their parents/carers in adherence with the evidence-based DBT model.

Work with young people and families with complex histories and risk concerns, to support them to get the most out of DBT.

Assess and manage risk and identify and respond to safeguarding concerns as appropriate.

Be part of a supportive DBT consultation team to support you and other therapists in working effectively within the DBT model.

Provide training to other professionals on working with young people with emotion dysregulation and engaging in high-risk behaviours and on DBT more generally.

Work with complex professional networks, including social workers, GPs, local CAMHS care coordinators, in order to most effectively support young people and their families.

Support service-related research and service evaluation projects.

Support service development and improvements.

Person specification Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology , or MSc PG Diploma or Doctorate in Counselling Psychology or equivalent nursing/family therapy/occupational therapy/social work qualification. OR First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RNLD or Post Grad Diploma Specialist Training.
• Registration (or eligibility for registration) with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist or equivalent professional registration with AFT, UKCP, NMC or other professional body.
• Foundational training in DBT.
• Additional trainings in DBT.
• Foundational training in DBT-PE or equivalent evidence-based treatment for PTSD.
• Experience in clinical supervision.

Experience

• Experience of assessment and treatment of young people with self-harm and suicidality.
• Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and/or lived experience.
• Experience of group interventions with young people and parents/carers.
• Experience of developing and carrying out service evaluation and/or research projects.
• Experience of delivering all modes of evidence-based DBT-A or DBT from having worked in a comprehensive programme.

Understanding and Knowledge

• Understanding of and commitment to evidence-based practice for working with young people who self-harm.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
• Knowledge of principles of risk management with this client group.
• Knowledge of biosocial theory of BPD/emotion dysregulation and evidence-based treatment.
• Understanding and knowledge of Minority Stress and anti-racism principles.

Skills

• Skills in working with families/interventions with parents/carers/families.
• To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
• Skills in working with young people engaging in risky behaviours such as substance misuse.
• Delivering teaching and training on self-harm and related topics to CAMHS clinicians.

Abilities

• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
• Ability to work with young people with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASC.
• Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.
• Ability to treat co-morbidities such as OCD, anxiety, depression, PTSD and eating disorders.
• Ability to adapt DBT to work with minoritised groups.

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

• Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice.
• Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment.
• We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity.

Please note:

• All applications for this post will need to be made online.
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