SET CAMHS Crisis Senior Practitioner Operational; Mid​/West

Overview

The SET CAMHS Crisis and Therapeutic Home Treatment team offer assessment and interventions to young people presenting with mental deterioration or crisis presentations. The service now works within the Thrive model and implements collaborative care plans with community services and the SET CAMHS team to promote positive outcomes for vulnerable young people and their families. There are opportunities for joint working and coordinating with community-based teams.

The approach focuses on meeting the needs of the young person to ensure effective clinical practice and brief therapeutic interventions, and to reduce risk within a stabilising, containing approach.

Within the service there are opportunities for development and training in various therapeutic approaches. All new starters will receive a full induction and opportunities to shadow the team and learn about the various departments/teams within the SET CAMHS model. We also welcome internal candidates seeking career progression and wishing to enhance practice and skillset in relation to this client group. Regular clinical supervision and reflective space is offered, and the team operates on a shared risk model to ensure decisions are made collectively with effective formulations of need.

• Lead in the oversight and management of operational practice within the local area and contribute to service development across Essex, Southend, and Thurrock. Work closely with other crisis senior practitioners for peer support and provide feedback to management via meetings and case discussions on clinical practice.
• Oversee staffing and rotas, recruitment, inductions and staff development. Support performance management and auditing outcomes of treatments to improve general service delivery. Involve in direct clinical work and allocations to team members.
• Focus on crisis response and treatment within the context of community intervention and support. Join a multidisciplinary team with a strong background in assessing, managing and working with clinical risk to provide intensive community-based support and brief intervention to young people and families in mental health crisis.
• Provide supervision, support and education to junior team members (including psychology assistants) and contribute to multidisciplinary decision making as appropriate. Provide consultation and training to support junior members and external professionals (e.g., Social Care and mainstream CAMHS) regarding children and families in mental health crisis.
• Deliver short interventions to help the young person manage the crisis and support transition to the local community team, signposting, and/or discharge when appropriate.

• Qualified and experienced clinician with a strong background in assessing, managing and working with clinical risk.
• Post-graduate qualified Mental Health Nurse (NMC), Social Worker, or psychological practitioner (e.g., clinical psychologist, family therapist, child and adolescent psychotherapist) who is fully registered with the appropriate professional body (e.g., HCPC).
• Experience working with high-risk client groups.

At NELFT, new starters are welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters join on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory and systems training and equipment allocation. Induction includes opportunities to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.

The induction will be held at the head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary period applies to this post. The Office Base for this post is within the Mid and West Essex area (Chelmsford Stapleford House) but the service covers Essex wide with agile working. The service provides evidence-based NICE-compliant psychological interventions to children and young people with mental health difficulties and complex needs, and their families.

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects and supports the diverse communities we serve and prioritise applications from individuals living in local boroughs and surrounding areas.

• Certificates of Sponsorship:
  We are a registered sponsor organisation but sponsorship cannot be offered for all roles; please check eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. For sponsorship, the basic salary should be calculated accordingly;
  High-Cost Area Supplement is not included to ensure fairness.
• Use of AI:
  Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
• Other notes:
  The service covers Essex wide and operates with agile working.