South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Psychotherapist, Practitioner Psychologist & Psychological Therapist
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Rapids Team (CAMHS) Clinical Specialist
The Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Rapids Team (CAMHS) is seeking a Clinical Specialist to join the team.
We work closely with young people (CYP) and their families experiencing complex mental health difficulties, such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicidal ideation, psychosis, and complex risk presentations. Our CYP might be at risk of inpatient hospital admission or transitioning out of inpatient care; our role is to provide intensive support within the community. No two days are the same, and there's plenty of variety in this role and lots of opportunities for learning.
Role Responsibilities
- Be part of the Lambeth CAMHS Rapids Team, which consists of a Clinical Service Lead, Clinical Pathway Lead, several clinical specialists, and a vocational worker.
- Undertake mental health assessments for young people presenting in crisis, many with complex risk profiles, contextual risks, complex neurodevelopmental profiles, and significant mental health needs.
- Offer fast-tracked evidence-based therapeutic treatment to young people who are designated as high-risk.
- Share responsibility for ensuring that CAMHS staff within the teams achieve positive clinical outcomes for children, young people, and their families, evidenced by performance indicators such as activity data, targets, and quality measures. Also, ensure all team members participate in audit and research.
- Work with other CAMHS practitioners in the service from all disciplines. Be a member of internal and external professional networks to ensure that care plans for individual children are coordinated efficiently and effectively.
- Be part of a wider team and offer support for other members of the crisis team, especially during crisis situations or when the care coordinator is otherwise indisposed.
- The work will be clinic-based with some community-based outreach appointments in service users’ homes. There is some limited opportunity to work from home.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
About Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) provides multidisciplinary assessment, diagnostic, treatment, advisory, and consultative service for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders, in particular those at high risk or those with more severe and persistent problems associated with psychiatric disorder.
The London Borough of Lambeth has a population of 317,800 (GLA 2020). Lambeth’s population is highly diverse, a characteristic visible in the breadth of ethnic and cultural traditions seen throughout the borough. It is estimated that 63% of the population describe their ethnicity as other than White British; 23% describe their ethnicity as Black (11% Black African, 7% Black Caribbean, and 5% Other Black), 22% White Other, and 6% as Asian. Lambeth has a child and youth population aged 0-20 of almost 70,000. Over 50% of this number are 0 to 9 years old. A high number of school pupils belong to black/minority ethnic groups (85.6%). 15.9% and 18.1% of children and young people in primary and secondary education, respectively, have special education needs or disabilities, the UK average is 14.9%. In 2018/2019, 0.15% of the secondary school population were permanently excluded from local authority schools. In 2020, there were 459 children looked after by the local authority and around 230 children on a child protection plan. Lambeth accommodated 97 were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, who made up 27% of the total looked after population.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Bianca Anstis
- Job title: Interim Clinical Service Lead
- Email address: bianca.anstis@slam.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 02032287370
Natasha Hutchinson
Service Manager
02032287370
natasha.hutchinson@slam.nhs.uk
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London