Main duties of the job To be responsible for a caseload of complex assessment, treatment & consultation work with children, adolescents and their families/carers and caring networks for those with problems of behavioural, emotional, attachment and trauma, emotional, psychological or mental health issues.
To work as a member of the MDT providing high quality mental health services to children and young people.
To work sensitively and appropriately for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes abilities to understand and offer therapeutic interventions to a variety of family forms including single parents, same sex couples and their families, extended families, foster carers and people with mental health difficulties.
To undertake risk assessment and management for all children and adolescents, including the protective and risk factors in the network of significant relationships.
To act as care coordinator, where appr...