School Practitioner

2 x MHST School Practitioner

You will join Camden Mental Health Support Team (MHST), which is an early intervention service that provides support to children, families and schools through advice and sign posting, delivering brief evidence-based interventions as well as helping to develop and implement whole school approaches to mental health. The MHST is part of the Camden CAMHS that delivers high quality care to the local population of 0-18 years olds.

Your role will include MHST assessments, individual therapy, group work, webinars/workshops and whole school delivery of mental health promotion and various emotional and mental wellbeing projects such as capturing student voice and addressing inequalities. Camden MHST is a well-established, highly regarded innovative multidisciplinary team. We have a stable staff group that is cohesive, collaborative and supportive.

You will be well supported through individual and group supervision, staff reflective spaces as well as strong induction and on-going training and CPD activities.

Please note to be eligible for these posts, it is essential that you have training as Child Well-Being Practitioner (CWP) or Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP).

Responsibilities

• Provide MHST assessment to CYP allocated to your caseload.
• Liaise with Schools/GP’s/Local Authorities and wider CAMHS Teams as required.
• Work with your Clinical Supervisor and MHST Managers.
• Encourage CYP Participation and Student Voice with service users.
• Delivering time limited interventions and treatments.
• Signposting to the cross-sector stakeholders.
• Attend regular MHST meetings or CAMHS multidisciplinary meetings where required.
• Formulation of MHST care plans for service user (in collaboration with Clinical Supervisor where appropriate).
• Communications and completed correspondence.
• Engage with the internal and external network as appropriate.
• Participate in Multi Disciplinary Team activities.
• Risk assessment and risk management within remit of School Practitioner role.
• Safeguarding responsibilities (escalating to Supervisor or MHST Manager when needed).
• Make referrals as appropriate to other providers.
• Responsible for timely and accurate clinical record keeping.
• Responsible for the outcome of appointments.
• Report writing and GP letter writing.
• To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner.
• To keep up to date with knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues of relevance to the service and client group.
• To undertake any such other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the grade of the post as agreed by the Team Manager.
• Attendance at Team Meetings.
• Autonomous working.