Transition Worker- Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Job overview

This is one of two Transition Worker posts based within our Tier 3 Team at Merton CAMHS. The focus is on supporting young people to transition from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to Adult Services.  The post holder will also support families and work alongside teams and liaise with wider organizations ensuring wider system collaboration to wrap around support for our young people.

These roles have been developed to ensure our young people moving from CAMHS services into adult services are sufficiently prepared and supported to navigate adult provision and networks, whilst maintaining their progress, promoting independence and enhancing social and mental health outcomes.

Main duties of the job

It is acknowledged that the transition from child to adult services creates risks for young people who may fall through the systems due to not having the right support. This can result in poor mental health and social outcomes, leading to loss of human potential and increased burden on health and social care services over a lifespan.

This post will directly inform and update Transition Protocol between CAMHS and AMHS based upon the latest evidence of best practice.  The post holder will also be responsible for supporting teams and provide training, where necessary, to educate and skill up professionals and stakeholders in the needs of those young people moving from CAMHS into adult services.  Core to the role with be ensuring excellent collaboration between the young person and families to support the young person’s journey across services.

We are looking for an individual who has a strong track record in system wide working and communication across teams, who demonstrates excellent leadership qualities and someone who is inspirational and engaging with young people, staff and external partners.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Enhance awareness of transition issues, challenges and services available to young people
• Foster excellent working relationships between Children and Adolescent and Adult Mental Health services.
• Join a multi-disciplinary team at one of five Tier 3 CAMHS locations
• Promote mental health wellbeing and physical outcome
• Promote stability in education and work
• Reduce episodes of crisis
• Agreed job plan with specified activity and throughput levels
• Co-ordinate care for children, young people and families on their caseload who are in process of transition
• Manage risk within team, Directorate and Trust structures
• Work to relevant professional and ethical guidelines, and within the framework of Directorate and Trust policies and procedures
• Contribute to the review and update of protocols for transition between CAMHS and AMHS services
• Contribute to screening and outcome measures in clinically meaningful ways to demonstrate treatment effectiveness and seek feedback about user experiences