Role Description and Person Specification
CAMHS Clinician
Contract
3 years’ fixed term contract with MAC-UK on secondment to The
Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, CAMHS Directorate
Operationally responsible to
Professionally responsible to
Accountable to
Salary
Hours
Location
Multi Agency Team Manager, CCfL
MAC UK Clinical Lead
MAC-UK Clinical Director
Band 7 AFC £35,578.26 - £38,294.37
37½ per week (with flexibility of hours as required)
Camden Centre for Learning and the Tavistock Clinic
The CAMHS Clinician is a new post within MAC-UK as the organisation partners with the Tavistock and
Portman NHS Foundation Trust, to develop new ways of partnership working with the statutory and
non-statutory sectors in the London Borough of Camden. The post holder is responsible for delivering
key outcomes for children on roll at the Camden Centre for Learning (CCfL), and for building links
between all relevant stakeholders. The CAMHS Clinician will report to and work closely with MAC-UK
Clinical Lead and Clinical Director, Chief Operating Officer and Lead professionals from CCfL and
CAMHS agencies.
Main duties, key tasks and responsibilities
1. Clinical
1.1 To offer and undertake specialist, highly flexible and innovative mental health interventions
(including assessments) with children and young people placed within SEBD provisions, and their
families, referring to other services, as appropriate. To consider the application of Integrate’s
youth-led approach and evidence based practice to the extent practicable within the service
1.2 To contribute to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency interventions for children and young people
and their families; this may include risk assessment, and subsequent risk management, with the
provision of specialist advice for other professionals
1.3 To formulate and implement highly specialised and innovative plans for the psychological
treatment and/or management of children, young people and families’ mental health and support
needs; to be responsible for implementing a range of psychological interventions for individuals
and groups and to evaluate and make decisions about the intervention options available
1.4 To provide exceptional clinical leadership whilst working closely with all disciplines to ensure the
delivery of highly innovative and adaptive evidence-based care for children and young people
placed within SEBD provisions and their families. To act as a Lead Professional, where appropriate,
taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of care plans.
1.5 To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment,
formulation and intervention approaches regarding children, young people and their families, and
to monitor progress
1.6 To act in a consultative capacity for stakeholders across agencies concerning the psychological
issues relating to children and young people placed within SEBD provisions and their families
1.7 To contribute to development of a network of services for children and young people placed
within SEBD provisions and their families, and to ensure the co-ordination of services provided.
This will involve working closely with colleagues from a wide range of agencies within and outside
CCfL.
1.8 To engage in clinical audit according to requirements of MAC-UK and the Tavistock & Portman
NHS Foundation Trust, and maintain a high standard of appropriate clinical record-keeping
1.9 To consider ways in which child and young adult mental health provision may develop within MACUK and other services. The post holder will be expected to advise the MAC-UK Clinical Lead and/or
Clinical Director on these issues
1.10 To contribute to the development and articulation of best practice across the service, by
continuing to develop the skills of a reflexive and reflective practitioner, taking part in regular
professional supervision and appraisal and maintaining an active engagement with current
developments in the postholder’s discipline
1.11 To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in
relation to both the specific client group and mental health
2. Evaluation and Research
2.1 To contribute to the evaluation, monitoring and development of the operational policies within
CAMHS and CCfL, and across all SEBD provisions
2.2 To prepare reports of work as requested by MAC-UK, CCfL and CAMHS
2.3 To keep abreast of mental health research and practice
2.4 To utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence based practice in
individual work and work with other staff
2.5 To undertake development work of research or service nature on mental health aspects of the
work, and the provision of relevant services. Provide research advice to other staff undertaking
research
2.6 To work collaboratively with research developments in local academic institutions such as
University College London (UCL)
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2.10
2.11 To ensure the development, maintenance and dissemination of the highest professional
standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and
development programmes, regular professional supervision and appraisal, and an active
engagement with current developments.
2.12 It is expected that some study leave will be taken for attending and presenting at conferences,
reading relevant literature, writing papers for presentation at stakeholders’ organised and other
conferences.
3. Teaching, training and supervision
3.1 To provide appropriate teaching, training and educational inputs to other professionals and
relevant agencies
3.2 To provide professional and clinical consultation and supervision for mental and non-mental
health professionals as appropriate, and in line with the MAC-UK supervision policy
3.3 To provide advice, consultation and training to staff working with the client group across a range
of agencies and settings, where appropriate
3.4 To develop skills in the area of professional post-graduate teaching, training and supervision;
3.5 To provide professional mental health advice to external services and agencies working with
children and young people within SEBD provisions, including appropriate models of provision
which are youth-led, evidence-based and needs-led
3.6 To provide supervised placements for trainees from professional mental health work programmes
in collaboration with the MAC-UK’s Clinical Lead and/or Clinical Director and Chief Operating
Officer and placement arrangements within the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust.
4. Management, recruitment, policy and service development
4.1 To contribute to the development, evaluation and monitoring of the MAC-UK’s operational
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policies and services, through the deployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation
and audit. These policy developments will impact upon the work of other professionals in MACUK
4.2 To advise the Clinical Lead and/or Clinical Director on those aspects of the work where
psychological and/or organisational matters need addressing
4.3 To be flexible, to share skills and knowledge and support colleagues. To participate in team
meetings, supervisions, performance reviews and training by being fully prepared, ready to share
and discuss ideas and offer solutions. To take personal responsibility for own ongoing
development and learning
5. Additional responsibilities
5.1 If you are employed in an area of work which requires membership of a professional body in order
to practice (e.g. Nursing & Midwifery Council for nurses), it is a condition precedent of your
employment to maintain membership of such a professional body. It is also your responsibility to
comply with the relevant body’s code of practice and professional conduct. Your manager will be
able to advise you on which, if any, professional body of which you must be a member.
5.2 As a professional, the post holder will abide by the legal requirements and statutory rules relating
to practice, maintaining the confidentiality of children, young people and their families/carers at
all times. He/she will maintain standards of conduct and dress to sustain public confidence, in
accordance with the relevant Codes of Professional Conduct and policies, including Terms &
Conditions of Employment and records of periodic registration.
5.3 To attend recommended and mandatory governance-related trainings including fire and health
and safety training, MAC-UK induction training, Trust inset training, safeguarding children and risk
management, and participate in clinical effectiveness activity.
5.4 To ensure the maintenance of professional standards in line with Trust policies and guidance from
the post holder’s relevant professional body.
5.5 To adhere to clinical and research governance guidelines, including keeping up to date and
accurate clinical records.
5.6 To adhere to MAC-UK policies regarding Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and other relevant
areas, and to comply with the Data Protection Act.
6. Confidentiality
All information concerning young people and staff must be treated as strictly confidential at all times.
7. Valuing diversity
It is the aim of MAC-UK to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment
on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation, marital/partnership status, race, religion, age, creed, colour,
ethnic origin, disability, part time working status and real or suspected HIV/AIDS status and is not
placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. To
this end MAC-UK has an Equal Opportunities Policy and it is for each employee to contribute to its
success.
8. Health and Safety
Employees must be aware of the responsibilities placed on them under the Health and Safety at Work
Act (1974), and to ensure that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe
environment for employees, patients and visitors.
9. Risk management
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9.1 All MAC-UK employees are accountable, through the terms and conditions of their employment,
professional regulations, clinical governance and statutory health and safety regulations, and are
responsible for reporting incidents, being aware of the risk management strategy and emergency
procedures and attendance at training as required.
9.2 All staff have a responsibility to manage risk within their sphere of responsibility. It is a statutory
duty to take reasonable care of their own safety and the safety of others who may be affected by acts
or omissions.
10. Review of this job description
This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be amended
in the light of the changing needs of the organisation. To be reviewed in conjunction with the post
holder on an annual basis.
11. DBS 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 to check
for any previous criminal convictions.
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Person Specification (Please note: E - essential; D – desirable)
Education, qualifications and training
Professional qualification in a mental health profession: social work, occupational therapy,
clinical psychology, counselling psychology, educational psychology, systemic psychotherapy, E
child and adolescent psychotherapy, or nursing
Registration with relevant professional body
E
Relevant additional specialist training / experience or qualification, to the equivalent of
D
postgraduate level; postgraduate qualification related to your specialism
Experience
Minimum 2 years’ experience of working with children and/or young people with complex
E
emotional and mental health needs, where child protection / safeguarding issues are a key factor
Experience of working in Tier 2/3 CAMHS settings
E
Experience of assessment and management of risk in young people and their families
E
Experience of working within the different psychotherapeutic models that are evidence based
E
or are building an evidence base within a community setting
Experience of developing and working with networks of professionals from a range of
E
backgrounds in multi-agency and multicultural contexts
Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and managing a caseload of complex
E
clients
Experience of working in a user-led way with children, young people and / or families
D
Experience of working in/with specialist education provisions and / or within the voluntary
D
sector
Experience of setting up systems for outcome monitoring and user involvement in contributing
D
to service development
Knowledge and skills
Skills in developing, managing and co-ordinating: 1) psychological interventions with children and
young people and families who do not initially seek help; 2) training packages (staff and clients);
3) consultation for other professionals; 4) supervision of staff from a range of professional
backgrounds
A thorough knowledge and understanding of child and adolescent mental health, mental
health promotion and the prevention of mental health problems (including work with
parents/carers); of assessment and care planning; of confidentiality and information sharing
issues; and or record keeping and report writing
Significant knowledge and skills of directly working with children and young people with social,
emotional and behavioural, or mental health, difficulties
Working knowledge of at least two specialised psychological therapies for example CBT, Family
Therapy etc.
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E
E
E
E
Skills in evaluation and research within the mental health field
E
Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional
E
management in relation to this client group
Ability to manage a range of tasks and competing demands in order to meet agreed priorities
E
and deadlines; ability to monitor, review, evaluate and report progress
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to
communicate highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, E
carers and other professional colleagues
Advanced IT skills
D
The ability to originate, introduce and be open to, new practices, concepts, ideas and change
D
and to creatively solve problems
Other
Ability to work with complex and seemingly contradictory clinical material and help others
E
manage this
Ability to contain work with organisational stress and ability to hold the stress of others
E
Ability to carry out travel around the designated area of work and to work flexible hours
E
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support
and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and E
challenging behaviour
Ability to combine flexible approaches while maintaining clear professional boundaries
E
A genuine commitment to working with young people whose behaviour can be challenging,
and working flexibly in settings that can be unpredictable
E
A genuine commitment to the vision, mission, values and beliefs of MAC-UK
E
A genuine commitment to MAC-UK’s ethos of partnership working across sectors and agencies E
Ability to work both independently and cooperatively as part of a diverse team
E
Ability to work in both a flexible and disciplined way
E
Good time management and organisational skills
E
Demonstrable resilience and resourcefulness
E
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