To join the multi-disciplinary CAMH Service in the delivery of mental
health care to children and young people and their families, including
involvement in the multi-disciplinary assessment pathways. To provide
specialist psychological and / or mental health input to children and
young people and their families.
Post holder will to provide specialist psychological assessment and
therapy including specialist assessments for neurodevelopmental
concerns (e.g. ASD and ADHD). They will also offer advice and
consultation on clients’ psychological care to colleagues from all
disciplines and to individuals external to CAMHS working autonomously
within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s
policies and procedures. The post holder will support the psychological
assessment and therapy provided by other professionals and to offer
supervision as agreed per job plan.
The Candidate will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service
development and research within the areas served by the services. Also,
will work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise
responsibility for the systematic governance of one’s psychological
practice.
To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary CAMH service for
children and young people, within the clinical governance structures and
protocols of the service. The Applicant will undertake generic and
specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments of children
and families referred to the service based upon the appropriate use,
interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources
including psychological and neuropsychological tests (including WISC-V,
ADOS-2, 3Di, ABAS etc.), self-report measures, rating scales, direct and
indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with
clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care, including
frontline workers in health, education, Social Services and the voluntary
sector. The post holder will be able to formulate and implement plans for
the formal psychological treatment and/or management of emotional
and behavioural disorders in children young people and families, based
upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client’s problems, and
employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full
range of care settings.
Hillingdon CAMHS is based at Minet Clinic, Uxbridge. The team is well established and is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians. We aim to provide an accessible, flexible and responsive local service for patients and professionals working with children in the area using the whole range of therapeutic interventions, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, systemic and family therapies, psychotherapy, psychoeducation and therapy groups and multi-family work. Hillingdon CAMHS consists of five main sub-teams: Emotional Disorders Team; Neurodevelopmental Team; Enhanced Treatment Team; Learning Disabilities (LD-CAMHS), and; Multi-Agency Psychology Service (MAPS; for children looked after). The post holder may be required to travel to other parts of the catchment area and / or wider service and trust as necessary, including working within the community (e.g. schools). The service operates Monday to Friday 09.00 to 17:00 with some flexibility to work extended hours to meet service need.
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. The post holder will be providing care to clients to liaise and work with family members and others involved in the client’s care, including CAMHS colleagues, frontline workers in health, education, Social Services, inpatients services and the voluntary sector. The applicant will exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans. You will be expected To provide specialist psychological and / or mental health advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, contributing to clients’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan

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