CAMHS UCT Team Lead

Clinical To lead on advice and consultation on care and treatment for the most complex children/young people. Provide specialist advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to the care and treatment plan for the child/young person. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and to provide advice to other professions on risk assessment and risk management. To formulate and implement care packages for the treatment and management of theclients mental health problems. These should bebased on an appropriate conceptual framework and evidence-based models of practice. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options in consultation with the multi-disciplinary team,taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models. To act as a co-worker with other members of the multidisciplinary team as appropriate. To lead on ensuring team compliance with London Child Protection Procedures on the management of child protection issues as well asCentral and North WestLondon NHSFoundationTrust internal procedures. To provide advice, guidance and consultation toprofessionals working in other agencies and contribute to multi-agency care planning. To work alongside CAMHS colleagues when appropriate To maintain clinical records appropriately and in line with the Trust policy. To ensure effective verbal and written communication with all staff and clients in order to maximise user involvement in thedelivery of care and treatment on transfer to local CAMHS. Managerial and Leadership To provide operational management and leadership of the crisis service working within a multi-disciplinary team. To act as Lead Practitioner in local CAMHS (where appropriate) To oversee the interface between CAMHS and our relevant acute Trusts To provide clinical performance management, appraisals and supervision of other clinicians to ensure the needs of the individual and local service are supported To adhere to and implement the Trust Sickness Policy as appropriate. To advise both service and professional management on any aspects of clinical or organisational matters that needs addressing. In support of the service manager to take a lead for the development and clinical management of the crisis service. Providing informal advice, support and consultation as required to UCT and UCOS colleagues. Contributing to the supervision of newly qualified staff within the service. To ensure all relevant policies are adhered to. To support the development of the formal service specifications and protocols for paediatric and A&E liaison to support delivery of services for young people admitted to A&E and hospital wards. To be involved, as appropriate, in the recruitment of team members participating in shortlisting and interviewing. To evaluate the service and interventions provided using appropriate outcome measures.