Band 7 Eating Disorders CAMHS Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities

1.1 The post-holder will be a key clinician within the multidisciplinary assessment clinic for new referrals and will be responsible for delivering the FT-AN model where appropriate in a timely, efficient and sensitive manner, working alongside professional colleagues.

1.2 To communicate with the family, referrer, other professionals and the specialist multidisciplinary team in a sensitive and skilled manner information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans, and co-ordinate a care package appropriate for the clients needs.

1.3 To assume responsibility for managing own caseload, following the Trust and service protocols. This will include reviewing and assessing the young persons level of risk on a regular basis changing the treatment plan accordingly and liaising with the young persons Senior Clinicians as required.

1.4 In conjunction with the specialist multidisciplinary team, to identity and assess the suitability of discipline relevant interventions for cases as identified, incorporating the capacity of the individual, family and network to support the suggested intervention.

1.5 In addition to provision of multidisciplinary assessments, the post-holder will be responsible for carrying out therapeutic assessments relevant to their core discipline, devising a detailed care and treatment plan.

1.6 With reference to own professional limitations ensure excellent communication with colleagues within the CAMHS Eating Disorders Service and generic CAMHS teams when dealing with complex mental health risk assessments for eating disorder clients. Where required ensure safe transfer of care.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Education and Professional Qualifications

Essential

• oRelevant core profession within allied health profession
• oPost-graduate doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 2000) as accredited by the British Psychological Society, or British Psychological Society Statement of Equivalence
• oEligible for Chartership as a clinical Psychologist (BPS)
• oHCPC registration
• oPost-graduate training in Systemic and Family Psychotherapy as accredited by the Association of Family Therapy (AFT).
• oUKCP registration
• oRecognized postgraduate level training in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy conferring eligibility for full membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists
• oProfessionally registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists
• oDegree or Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
• oActive Professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of specialist multidisciplinary assessment and treatment in a CAMHS and/or eating disorder service
• oAbility to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team located in a community health care setting
• oAbility to work independently and manage own work within multidisciplinary and supervisory structures of the team
• oExperience of working with professional networks e.g. education, social services

Desirable

• oExperience of working with children, adolescents and their parents, with a range of mental health difficulties, and reflecting the full range of clinical severity
• oExperience of working in a specialist eating disorders service
• oExperience of the application of therapy in different cultural contexts.
• oExperience of working with people in groups
• oHigh level knowledge of the theory and practice of short and long term therapeutic interventions with individuals and families and its application to Eating Disorders

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• oKnowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents including Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults Policies and Procedures.
• oKnowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education Structures, National policies and procedures
• oWell-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
• oEvidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• oKnowledge of regulatory frameworks in relation to the patient group
• oSkills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.

Personal Qualities & Attributes

Essential

• oEnthusiastic about therapeutic working in Eating Disorder CAMHS settings
• oAbility to tolerate anxiety without recourse to premature action whist appreciating the role of the supervisor
• oAble to use time effectively and prioritise workload
• oAbility to be reflective about own practice and style

Other

Essential

• oAbility to form good working relationships with others in a multidisciplinary setting, with evidence of ability to communicate in a way that is understood by professionals without any psychological training
• oAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice.
• oInterest in and ability to contribute to service development.
• oBasic IT skills including word processing, use of email and internet
• -Concentrating on therapeutic session
• -Ability to sustain mental, emotional demands of working with a potentially life threatening and complex patient group with eating disorders and their families.

Desirable

• oAbility to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Mary's House

23 East Heath Road

London

NW3 1DU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/