CAMHS Specialist Practitioner (N&S MCCAED ARFID)

NHS AfC: Band 7 Main area: Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 334-NUR FR

Site: Michael Rutter Centre

Town: London

Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 23/02/: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 are recognised for our care and treatment. 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.

The trust recognises 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 We are inviting applications from enthusiastic Clinical Psychologists/counselling psychologists/family therapists/clinical nurse specialists for a Band 7 split post across our multi-disciplinary Outpatients team and ARFID Team (0.7 wte outpatients / 0.3 wte ARFID), as part of our eating disorders service for children and young people. Are you someone who enjoys working with young people, is a team player, and is willing to be flexible according to client need? Do you have experience working with children and young people with eating difficulties or neurodiversity? Do you love to learn and want to make a real contribution to developing excellent standards of care? If so, we are keen to meet you and welcome applications from those who may be newly qualified.

We are two friendly, welcoming, innovative, national and specialist eating disorders teams (ARFID and outpatient ED) working with young people (5 - 17 years) and their families. We offer inclusive and supportive team environments and are keen to support your professional development and wellbeing. Our multi-disciplinary team includes Clinical Psychology, Nursing, Dietetic, Psychiatry, and Paediatric posts, supported by a friendly Admin Team.

Main duties of the job The post-holder will provide a specialist service including assessment, treatment, monitoring of outcomes and the provision of clinical supervision, consultation and training. The post holder will also contribute to service evaluation, research and policy development. There are many opportunities available within the service in relation to continued professional development.

Key responsibilities:

1. To provide specialist psychotherapeutic/clinical intervention services to the MCCAED Outpatient and ARFID teams including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.
2. To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
3. To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a specialist in eating disorders in children and young people.
4. To work as an autonomous professional within BPS, HCPC and other professional guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.

Working for our organisation Our Trust headquarters is 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.

As one of the few Trusts in London we are 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 in the time frames from 08:00 to 18:00, giving you the very best of 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 The main purpose of this post is to fulfil the role of a band 7 Clinical Psychologist (or counselling psychologist, family therapist, clinical nurse specialist) delivering the highest quality care in a national and specialist service for children and young people with eating disorders. The post holder will be expected to:

1. Provide specialist psychotherapeutic/clinical assessments and interventions to the Outpatient and ARFID teams, MCCAED, based at the Michael Rutter Centre, supporting children and young people with eating disorders and their families.
2. Contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
3. Provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate.
4. Undertake service evaluation, audit, and research.
5. Work as an autonomous professional within BPS, HCPC and other professional guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.

Person specification Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, or MSc PG Diploma or Doctorate in Counselling Psychology or equivalent nursing or family therapy qualification. (A/I)
• Registration (or eligibility for registration) with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist or equivalent professional registration with AFT, UKCP, NMC. (A/I)
• Additional training in psychotherapeutic interventions (A/I)

Experience

• Experience of psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of clients with a range of mental health needs of a complex nature. (A/I)
• 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. (A/I)
• Experience of assessment and treatment of clients with eating disorders. (A/I)
• Experience of group interventions with young people and parents/carers (A/I)
• Experience of psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of clients engaging in challenging behaviour (A/I)

Understanding and knowledge

• Theoretical knowledge of a wide range of psychopathology and the evidence base for relevant treatment. (A/I)
• Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care. (A/I)
• Knowledge of the potential physical risks associated with eating disorders (A/I)
• Knowledge of NICE guideline interventions for young people with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and other eating disorders. (A/I)

Skills

• To deliver psychotherapeutic interventions across diverse client groups. (A/I)
• To select and administer specialist mental health assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources. (A/I)
• Skills in working with families (A/I)
• Skills in working with young people presenting with risky behaviours such as self-harm (A/I)

Abilities

• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles. (A/I)
• 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. (A/I)
• Ability to treat co-morbidities such as OCD, anxiety, depression and self-harm. (A/I)
• Ability to work with young people with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ASC (A/I)

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.

Please note:

• All applications for this post will need to be made online
• Read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
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