Senior Clinician CYP SPOA Pathway Lead

This is an exciting opportunity for registered Nurses, Social Workers, and Allied Health Professionals to join the Trust Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tri-Borough Single Point of Access (SPoA), covering Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. This post will primarily be based in Haringey

The post holder will be based within the SPoA service and will work across the referral pre-screening and triage function and the Initial Assessment pathway. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that referrals are reviewed promptly, allocated appropriately, and discussed within multidisciplinary team meetings where required. They will support the delivery of a seamless referral process, ensuring that young people are either directed into the most appropriate clinical pathway or discharged from the service when indicated.

The role includes oversight of the administrative and clinical processes associated with assessment and discharge, ensuring that IA care plan letters, discharge notifications, and all relevant documentation are completed accurately and shared with young people and their families in a timely manner

We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated clinicians with a passion for working with CYP, their families/carers. Applicants should have an interest in supporting CYP, presenting with a wide range of complex mental health needs. The successful post holder will work within a balanced job plan that incorporates both clinical leadership and clinical intervention

If the maximum number of applications is reached, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date.

The postholders will offer supervision and appropriate level of senior clinical oversight for a range of bandings within the team. The post holder will support specialist ND triage advice where necessary, guidance, and support for CYP, their families and other professionals working with CYP. The role includes having a caseload providing therapeutic interventions with an opportunity to lead and develop new interventions at the front door, as well as deputy leadership and management functions as and when necessary, as part of the SPOA leadership team.

The postholder will assist in implementing and reviewing systems, policies standards and procedures that contribute to the delivery of high-quality service within the frameworks agreed by the Trust and the Commissioners.

The service will have a centralized collation of outcome measures and scoring used to determine pathways in conjunction with shared decision making.

You will lead on trauma informed assessment and care, with effective signposting where indicated. You will have close ties to other health and social care providers and education services. The role includes having a clinical caseload providing expert therapeutic intervention, as well providing senior clinical support to team members.

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.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.