Adolescent Mental Health Practitioner - Early Intervention Psychosis
London, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 1 day ago
This is an exciting opportunity to work across Southwark CAMHS and the Southwark Team for Early Psychosis (STEP) to support young people experiencing first-episode psychosis and those at risk of developing psychosis. The post holder will play a central role in strengthening collaboration between CAMHS, STEP, adult mental health services, and a range of statutory and voluntary sector partners to ensure young people receive coordinated, high-quality care. A key focus of the role is to lead on the development and delivery of the early intervention for psychosis pathway within CAMHS, while also supporting seamless transitions into adult services where appropriate.
This is a demanding but rewarding role, requiring the ability to manage complex and high-risk presentations, prioritise effectively, and respond to urgent situations with flexibility and resilience. The post holder will regularly work with young people and families experiencing high levels of distress, and will need to communicate difficult or sensitive information in a compassionate and professional manner.
The post holder will have a highly specialist role in the assessment and provision of a range of appropriate care and treatment to young people with psychosis and their families. S/he will work together with other members of the MDT teams and with colleagues from other services to provide holistic care to young people aged 14 years and over, following the first onset of psychosis, and to help manage the transition to adult services post-18 if required. This post holder will be the only clinician in STEP with the specific remit to work with under 18’s and be the lead clinician supporting those with first-episode psychosis under CAMHS.
The post holder will have a caseload in both CAMHS and STEP. A central element to this role is the effectively management of the transition for young people into appropriate adult services where this is deemed necessary and to work flexibly to promote seamless transitions. The role will include specialist assessment of possible FEP in those 14y+ and the implementation & review of treatment. The role will include strategic planning, pathway delivery, networking with non-statutory agencies, therefore interfaces with other services and agencies is crucial. These duties and others will be carried out in a manner that is respectful of each client’s beliefs, culture and experience, and that recognises and mobilises the contributions of families, communities, colleagues in the team and service agencies towards the wellbeing of young people.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
By coming to work at our Trust, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. The Trust delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Eleanor White Job title: STEP Team Leader Email address: Eleanor.White@slam.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0203 228 1800
Can Also Contact
Daniel Langley (STEP Advanced Practitioner)
Daniel.Langley@slam,nhs.uk
This is a demanding but rewarding role, requiring the ability to manage complex and high-risk presentations, prioritise effectively, and respond to urgent situations with flexibility and resilience. The post holder will regularly work with young people and families experiencing high levels of distress, and will need to communicate difficult or sensitive information in a compassionate and professional manner.
The post holder will have a highly specialist role in the assessment and provision of a range of appropriate care and treatment to young people with psychosis and their families. S/he will work together with other members of the MDT teams and with colleagues from other services to provide holistic care to young people aged 14 years and over, following the first onset of psychosis, and to help manage the transition to adult services post-18 if required. This post holder will be the only clinician in STEP with the specific remit to work with under 18’s and be the lead clinician supporting those with first-episode psychosis under CAMHS.
The post holder will have a caseload in both CAMHS and STEP. A central element to this role is the effectively management of the transition for young people into appropriate adult services where this is deemed necessary and to work flexibly to promote seamless transitions. The role will include specialist assessment of possible FEP in those 14y+ and the implementation & review of treatment. The role will include strategic planning, pathway delivery, networking with non-statutory agencies, therefore interfaces with other services and agencies is crucial. These duties and others will be carried out in a manner that is respectful of each client’s beliefs, culture and experience, and that recognises and mobilises the contributions of families, communities, colleagues in the team and service agencies towards the wellbeing of young people.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
By coming to work at our Trust, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field. The Trust delivered more than 14,000 training experiences in 2014; providing an extensive range of learning opportunities for staff at all levels. In addition, our working relationship with King's Health Partners allows those working at the Trust to get involved in academic research.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Eleanor White Job title: STEP Team Leader Email address: Eleanor.White@slam.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0203 228 1800
Can Also Contact
Daniel Langley (STEP Advanced Practitioner)
Daniel.Langley@slam,nhs.uk
