CYPMH Crisis Response Clinician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves responding to crisis referrals for children and young people (CYP) within an hour, conducting biopsychosocial risk assessments, and formulating care plans to de-escalate crises. The clinician will coordinate multi-disciplinary team meetings, identify frequent attenders to build resilience, and support service development and new team members. The post holder will work on a shift pattern, assessing patients across the urgent care pathway, including A&E and ward admissions, for self-harm and acute mental health difficulties.
Essential criteria
- Qualification at degree level or equivalent and registration with registration with relevant professional body with a core profession (clinical/counselling psychology, psychotherapy, systemic family psychotherapy social work, nursing, occupational therapy - NMC/Relevant training on safeguarding and child protection.
Desirable criteria
- oTraining in one of the main therapeutic modalities. oCurrent experience of line management of Band 5 oCAMHS experience and evidence of leading a change initiative which improved patient care. oWorking within Mental Health Service as a Band 5 oExperience of working with CAMHS crisis acute services in the community
- Skills and Abilities
- oEvidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS. oWorking knowledge in at least one model of therapeutic work (e.g. Systemic, CBT, SFT, Psychodynamic).Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional, and physical demands of specialised therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed adolescents and their families/care networks.Capacity to deal with working conditions that may occasionally involve verbal abuse and frequent exposure to highly emotive material such as child abuse and family breakdown.oAwareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS oKnowledge of legislation including the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to children and adolescents including safeguarding children and young people, child protection procedures and policies.
- experience of working within community CAMHS, previous working in acute and inpatient settings, experience of line management , training within a therapeutic modality
- Experience and Knowledge
- Experience and KoExperience of clinical and risk assessment and treatment of children and young people across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care, and in-patient settings oPrevious experience of working in CAMHS, with proven track record of working with children, young people and their families offering assessment and stabilisation during periods of high risk. oExperience of case load management. oExperience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.nowledge
- oExperience of teaching colleagues of other disciplines. oExperience of working in a culturally diverse area. oExperience of working in an adolescent in-patient setting.
- oCommitment to equal opportunities. oSelf-motivated, assertive, and flexible
- oEssential car driver oWillingness to drive for work purposes
- Qualifications/Registration
- Qualification at degree level or equivalent and registration with registration with relevant professional body with a core profession (clinical/counselling psychology, psychotherapy, systemic family psychotherapy social work, nursing, occupational therapy - NMC/Relevant training on safeguarding and child protection.
- oTraining in one of the main therapeutic modalities. oCurrent experience of line management of Band 5 oCAMHS experience and evidence of leading a change initiative which improved patient care. oWorking within Mental Health Service as a Band 5 oExperience of working with CAMHS crisis acute services in the community
- Skills and Abilities
- oEvidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS. oWorking knowledge in at least one model of therapeutic work (e.g. Systemic, CBT, SFT, Psychodynamic).Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional, and physical demands of specialised therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed adolescents and their families/care networks.Capacity to deal with working conditions that may occasionally involve verbal abuse and frequent exposure to highly emotive material such as child abuse and family breakdown.oAwareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS oKnowledge of legislation including the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to children and adolescents including safeguarding children and young people, child protection procedures and policies.
- experience of working within community CAMHS, previous working in acute and inpatient settings, experience of line management , training within a therapeutic modality
- Experience and Knowledge
- Experience and KoExperience of clinical and risk assessment and treatment of children and young people across the full range of care settings, including
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £45,953 – £54,254 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 10d
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Job summary
Post Holder to respond within the hour to crisis referrals from acute hospital teams, community CAMHS teams and other stakeholders who refer into the Service.
To conduct biopsychosocial risk assessment and clinical formulation of the crisis to be able to make a care plan to reduce crisis.
Co-ordinate MDT meetings with CYPS professional network as part od discharge planning meetings for complex cases.
Identify frequent attenders and work collaboratively with community team to formulate a crisis plan to build resilience in CYP.
Work effectively within the team to support service development.
Support induction of new team members, students and graduate mental health workers
Utilise the support of clinical team to support in assessment and planning.
Be proactive in identify on developmental needs and request support from supervisor in learning opportunities
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to work on a shift pattern, to assess patients across the urgent care pathway, working autonomously and flexibly to manage the day-to-day assessments and/or advising on management of CYP under the age of 18 years and their families presenting to A&E Diversion Hubs based at Chase Farm, A&E and ward admissions to Barnet hospital or North Middlesex University Hospital with self-harm and acute mental health difficulties.
The post holder will be requir
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