CYPMH Crisis Response Clinician
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Enfield, EN2 8JL
Salary
£45,953 to £54,254
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 September 2026
8 days left
Job description
Post Holder to respond within the hour to crisis referrals from acute hospital teams, community CAMHS teams and other stakeholders who refer into the ...
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 required to undertake a range of therapeutic tasks individually and jointly with members of the multi-disciplinary team. To develop & maintain specialist clinical skills and expertise in the assessment of CYP psychiatric emergencies and deliberate self-harm. To receive and assess referrals from A&E, paediatric/general wards, Community Teams, schools, and health colleagues across the NCL as well as self-referrals from CYP and their families. To offer advice on management of patients with mental health issues and non-organically based physical symptoms. Identifying regular attendees at Acute Hospitals with mental health problems and in liaison with Community CAMHS teams to make available current care plan as and when appropriate.
There is a need to use effective and efficient IT skills in the recording of clinical information and in communicating with colleagues from CAMHS and allied services.
The clinician will complete a full biopsychosocial assessment and crisis plan working closely with the MDT to clincially formulate the young persons needs to understand triggers and perpetuating factors that can cause the crisis presentation.
The clinician will work in partnership with the young person and their carers along with all involved in the young persons professionals network to coordinate care to formulate safe discharge plans.
The clinician will utilise a range of therapeutic skills to engage a young person in accordance with their needs and keep the young person at the center of any decision making when signposting young person to additional service to support in treatment and recovery and build resilience and reduce risk behaviours
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy
- We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
- With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
- We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care
Why NLFT?
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
- We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Qualifications/Registration
Essential
- 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
- Training in one of the main therapeutic modalities.
- Current experience of line management of Band 5
- CAMHS experience and evidence of leading a change initiative which improved patient care.
- Working within Mental Health Service as a Band 5
- Experience of working with CAMHS crisis acute services in the community
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS.
- Working 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.
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- Knowledge 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.
Desirable
- 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
Essential
- 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
- Previous 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.
- Experience of case load management.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.nowledge
Desirable
- Experience of teaching colleagues of other disciplines.
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse area.
- Experience of working in an adolescent in-patient setting.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Commitment to equal opportunities.
- Self-motivated, assertive, and flexible
Other requirements
Essential
- Essential car driver
- Willingness to drive for work purposes
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
27 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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