Key Responsibilities

• Provide or facilitate CBT/CBT-informed interventions based on individual need.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate various therapeutic approaches, independently or within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
• Contribute to the development and delivery of services for children and young people.
• Adhere to Trust and national body policies and procedures.
• Provide managerial and clinical supervision, including consent-based recording and review of clinical work.
• Monitor clinical effectiveness using Routine Outcome Measures (ROM) and engage in clinical review for children and families with non-improving outcomes.
• Work with a caseload of service users with mild-to-moderate mental health difficulties, providing assessment, care planning, and delivery.
• Deliver highly skilled professional care, psychological interventions, and group work.
• Conduct clinical and risk assessments/management, promote recovery and inclusion, and ensure co-production with service users, families, and carers/education staff.
• Identify and develop risk management strategies for the child and others, aligning with Pennine care and CAMHS procedures.
• Provide specialist advice to staff and trainees and act as a role model.
• Liaise with the multi-disciplinary team and external agencies for patient care.
• Ensure care activities are research-based and reflect current CAMHS practice developments.
• Contribute to the development of ideas, innovative practice, and propose changes to protocols and procedures within the mental health support team and CAMHS.
• Participate in departmental audits as requested by the Team Manager or Quality Improvement Lead.
• Ensure collection of relevant information required by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.
• Participate in the weekly duty rota.
• Attend team, clinical, business, and other required meetings.
• Manage workload and time effectively.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Provide and input data into local information management systems.
• Contribute to peer supervision within community CAMHS.
• Receive regular clinical management, safeguarding supervision (when required), and participate in appraisal.
• Participate in the development of education and training programs.
• Maintain ongoing education and awareness of current developments within CAMHS.

Skills and Expertise

• CBT/CBT-informed interventions
• Assessment and planning
• Implementation and evaluation of therapeutic approaches
• Multi-disciplinary team work
• Clinical supervision
• Clinical assessment and risk management
• Recovery and inclusion strategies
• Risk management and safeguarding
• Record keeping
• Data entry
• Collaboration with families and carers