Specialist CAMHS Practitioner

This is an exciting opportunity for a mental health clinician with specialist therapeutic training and experience, an interest in trauma and multi-disciplinary working, to join the CAMHS team at The Lighthouse! This post is open to qualified (including newly qualified) and professionally registered clinicians from a range of professional backgrounds; including (but not limited to) Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Family & Systemic Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, Nursing, and Occupational Therapy. We also welcome applications from final year trainees of a formally taught professional training programme and candidates who are within 12 months of attaining relevant professional registration (e.g. ACP, HCPC, UKCP) are encouraged to apply as well. The post holder will be supported throughout their induction and professional development. Regular clinical supervision in your discipline will be provided, as well as reflective group practice. The post holder will be supported to identify key areas for development in a collaborative and nuanced way, with specific CPD available depending on your professional discipline; including group reflective support, specialist training in trauma-focused approaches (including EMDR) and psychology-led Video Recorded Interviews. The Lighthouse is part of the international PROMISE network of Barnahus services, with unique opportunities for the post holder for national and international visits and engagements with peer services.Main duties of the job The post holder must be a good team worker and be able to lead in areas of clinical practice and development; will be responsible for working independently and managing a caseload of clients, ensuring safe and effective clinical practices. The post holder will provide community-based care for children, adolescents and families through the provision of multi-disciplinary assessments of need, individual therapeutic interventions and group-based interventions. In addition to direct therapeutic work, the post holder will be available to consult to young people's wider caring networks and be available to staff for support and training. The post holder will participate in audit and contribute to policy and service development and research within the area served by Lighthouse and related services, nationally and internationally, supporting children who have experienced sexual abuse.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing), We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.