iSPA Clinical Specialist

NHS

  • Bromley, Greater London
  • £53,751-60,651 per year
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 6 days ago
The post holder will be an integral part of a specialist community CAMHS team in the Bromley integrated Single Point of Access (iSPA), delivered in partnership with Bromley Y, a local Third Sector organisation. The integrated SPA manages all referrals for children and young people with mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties in Bromley.The post holder will work within the team to provide efficient and effective delivery of the CAMHS iSPA Service. This includes ensuring high quality, safe and responsive interventions are provided to children, young people, parents/carers and professionals, who are referred to the team and/or iSPA.Main duties of the jobResponding to all referrals into the service, in a timely manner according to pre agreed KPIs.To respond to all queries, offer advice and consultation within the face paced, dynamic part of the team which is currently responding to a high level of demand. This role provides great opportunities for learning about wider mental health issues and wider service pathways.Deliver initial assessments, workshops, short term pieces of clinical work, training and consultation.To work with Bromley Y and other partnership agencies to ensure CYP mental health services are delivered according to local objectives and joint care strategiesTo be able to assess and manage risk in children and young people and to do this on an on-going basis.To effectively and appropriately communicate risks often under difficult, highly charged and emotional circumstances.To ensure that own practice remains within legal, ethical, and professional parameters and is open to scrutiny from relevant professionals.To possess IT skills in order to effectively communicate in writing with colleagues, other professionals and families in accordance with trust policies e.g. writing of comprehensive report.To ensure live registration with appropriate professional body, e.g. NMC.To take responsibility to record own supervision in case notes or in supervision records in order to be able to reflect on the supervision process.About usOxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
  • We're Kind
  • We're Fair
  • We Listen
  • We Care
DetailsDate posted27 August 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary£53,751 to £60,651 a year pa incContractFixed termDuration14 monthsWorking patternFull-timeReference number277-7439978-CYPJob locationsBromley CAMHSStepping StonesBromleyBR2 9JGJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesClinicalTo be an integral part of the delivery of the clinical team within the integrated iSPA, responding to urgent and priority referrals and calls from families and professionals.To work within the team to provide telephone assessment and consultation, advice and liaison with third party sector and stakeholders, risk management and care planning and decide on an appropriate course of action.To demonstrate good clinical judgement and skill, as many of the referrals are urgent, the ability to manage high levels of distress and expectation and demonstrate good interpersonal skills will be required.To demonstrate excellent IT skills, an ability to work with processes and systems, the ability to work under pressure, good mental health knowledge, excellent mental health assessment skills, and be able to demonstrate resilience and tenacity.Delivering initial and specialist assessments, utilising a range of theoretical knowledge, evidenced based short term therapeutic interventions, and relevant assessment tools. Joining multi-disciplinary clinical meetings within the SPA team or CAMHS teams to determine outcomes and planning for future interventions.To undertake clinical risk assessments, use Care Pathways to enable care planning, including CPA and conform to Trust case management protocols.To ensure referrals to the team are allocated or redirected and discharged according to Trust procedures.To provide service user reviews which are planned and expedited within appropriate timescales. Also demonstrating skills and aptitudes for time management and execution of tasks promptly to meet CAMHS targets.To ensure participation in the review of complex cases.To provide specialist clinical advice to partnership agencies.To participate in quality initiatives and outcomes of service through clinical audit, Clinical Governance or Clinical Effectiveness projects as required.Holding a small case load and deliver evidence-based interventions. A knowledge of theoretical understanding for example attachment, trauma, neuro-developmental, mood disorders, anxiety, eating disorders etc.is required.You will be required to keep abreast of current training and practice in all relevant areas.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesClinicalTo be an integral part of the delivery of the clinical team within the integrated iSPA, responding to urgent and priority referrals and calls from families and professionals.To work within the team to provide telephone assessment and consultation, advice and liaison with third party sector and stakeholders, risk management and care planning and decide on an appropriate course of action.To demonstrate good clinical judgement and skill, as many of the referrals are urgent, the ability to manage high levels of distress and expectation and demonstrate good interpersonal skills will be required.To demonstrate excellent IT skills, an ability to work with processes and systems, the ability to work under pressure, good mental health knowledge, excellent mental health assessment skills, and be able to demonstrate resilience and tenacity.Delivering initial and specialist assessments, utilising a range of theoretical knowledge, evidenced based short term therapeutic interventions, and relevant assessment tools. Joining multi-disciplinary clinical meetings within the SPA team or CAMHS teams to determine outcomes and planning for future interventions.To undertake clinical risk assessments, use Care Pathways to enable care planning, including CPA and conform to Trust case management protocols.To ensure referrals to the team are allocated or redirected and discharged according to Trust procedures.To provide service user reviews which are planned and expedited within appropriate timescales. Also demonstrating skills and aptitudes for time management and execution of tasks promptly to meet CAMHS targets.To ensure participation in the review of complex cases.To provide specialist clinical advice to partnership agencies.To participate in quality initiatives and outcomes of service through clinical audit, Clinical Governance or Clinical Effectiveness projects as required.Holding a small case load and deliver evidence-based interventions. A knowledge of theoretical understanding for example attachment, trauma, neuro-developmental, mood disorders, anxiety, eating disorders etc.is required.You will be required to keep abreast of current training and practice in all relevant areas.Person SpecificationEducation/QualificationsEssential
  • Professional qualification including registration with a professional body eg NMC, HCPC, BACP.
Desirable
  • Specialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child and Adolescent Mental Health. (0-18 years)
ExperienceEssential
  • At least 3 years post registration experience in a setting where crisis mental health is the primary focus
Desirable
  • Preferably has experience of working in an integrated service and/or in a Single Point of Access
Skills & KnowledgeEssential
  • Ability to assess referrals, understand YP needs, identify further information as required, ensure YP are placed on the most appropriate pathway for their needs and assess risk in a timely manner as required.
  • Ability to work to high standards for quality within the Service.
  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
Desirable
  • Ability to deputise for the iSPA team manager as appropriate
Person SpecificationEducation/QualificationsEssential
  • Professional qualification including registration with a professional body eg NMC, HCPC, BACP.
Desirable
  • Specialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child and Adolescent Mental Health. (0-18 years)
ExperienceEssential
  • At least 3 years post registration experience in a setting where crisis mental health is the primary focus
Desirable
  • Preferably has experience of working in an integrated service and/or in a Single Point of Access
Skills & KnowledgeEssential
  • Ability to assess referrals, understand YP needs, identify further information as required, ensure YP are placed on the most appropriate pathway for their needs and assess risk in a timely manner as required.
  • Ability to work to high standards for quality within the Service.
  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
Desirable
  • Ability to deputise for the iSPA team manager as appropriate

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