Mood and Anxiety Pathway Lead; CYPMHS​/CAMHS

Overview

Joining TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we aim for an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest in your development because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation.

Our staff networks and training opportunities help embed a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Come and work for NELFT’s Children and Young People's Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) in Dartford, Kent, and be part of one of the UK’s most innovative healthcare Trusts. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a graduate qualified health professional (Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist, Systemic Family Therapist, Clinical Psychologist) to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team. Driven by the CYP-IAPT programme, the service provides the latest evidence-based NICE compliant psychological interventions to children, young people and their families experiencing emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.

You will be a highly motivated and innovative individual with clinical experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.

• Be responsible for managing referrals within the Mood and Anxiety Pathway and undertake mental health assessments, routinely measure clinical outcomes, and deliver evidence-based clinical interventions in line with the CY-IAPT programme within CYPMHS
• Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community through clinical interventions in the care pathway
• Undertake initial school-based and community-based assessments and deliver a range of early interventions to children and young people with emotional and psychological difficulties where appropriate
• Assess and develop plans of care to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values to embed within our culture y are:
We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities. These values help us provide the best care by the best people.

NELFT places a great deal of importance on welcoming and inducting new starters. 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. New starters will have opportunities to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.

The induction is held at our head office in Goodmayes, Essex.

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

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

There is one Children’s Single Point of Access (SPA), a Neurodevelopmental & Learning Disabilities Service, and a Crisis Team.

What difficulties can be referred to the service?

• Mood and anxiety disorders
• Behavioural and conduct disorders
• Emerging personality and attachment disorders
• Psychotic disorders
• Deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation
• Substance misuse with co-existing mental health needs (dual diagnosis)
• Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) with co-occurring mental health needs
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with co-occurring mental health needs
• Neurodevelopmental disorders
• Prolonged bereavement problems

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