Duty Clinician - CAMHS Practitioner

Assume responsibility for the daily duty system, particularly ascertaining the level of risk, and agreeing safety plans as and when necessary. To participate on the local duty rota providing a more urgent response to issues when required. Support to parents and young people seeking help between clinic appointments, while in waiting lists or when in crisis. Provide initial assessments of children and young people referred to the team. Use individual, group work, family work, advice and supervision according to the needs of children and young people and have a flexible and innovative approach to planning packages of care. Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate. Complete signposting and social prescribing after CAMHS assessments. To ensure that all recording and reporting of client contact is timely, accurate, up to date and of good quality and within CAMHS & professional standards of record keeping. To collect & collate information about individual clinical activity on SystmOne.