Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

To provide specialist assessments of children and young people referred to CAMHS based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological, self-report measures, rating scales, outcome measures, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care. Take a lead role in the development of clinical services for youngpeople accessing CAMHS, both referred to the team and those identified as requiring additional consultation. Provide expert assessment, formulation and intervention and support to all children, young people and families referred to the service providing evidence based specialist interventions. Formulate plans of care and negotiate the implementation of such plans and the sharing of complex, sensitive, confidential and at times contentious information e.g. child protection issues. Toberesponsibleforimplementingarangeof clinicalinterventionsforchildrenandyoung people, their carers, and families, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis,adjustingandrefiningformulationsdrawingupondifferentexplanatorymodels and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoreticalandtherapeuticmodelsandhighlycomplexfactorsconcerninghistoricaland developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients. To provide specialist advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan Please see job description and person specification attached for the role for Specialist Mental Health Practitioner This role isnot eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn