CAMHS Crisis Nurse

Clinical - To undertake psychosocial assessment of young people presenting to acute hospitals in mental health crisis. Assessments will take place on the Paediatric wards and A&EDepartments of St Georges, St Helier, and Kingston Hospital. -To liaise and consult with CAMHS colleagues to provide further specialist assessment if necessary. - To offer follow up appointments following initial assessment to review risk management plans and assess further support required. To provide links and transition support to otherservices as indicated. • To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options in consultation with teams across the Trust and wider agencies including social services, voluntary services, CAMHS teams, the Adolescent Outreach team, psychiatric inpatient wards, respectively. • - To provide advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals working in other agencies and contribute to multi-agency care planning. • - To provide clinical leadership of CAMHS cases to clinicians of the Paediatric wards, Adult Psychiatry Liaison teams and A&E staff. - To follow the assessment protocol and to complete the clinical record on the CAMHS Clinical Information System (IAPTUS) maintaining clinical records appropriately and in line with the Trust policy - To participate in regular clinical supervision. • - To ensure high standards of verbal and written communication with all staff and clients that maximise user involvement in the delivery of care and treatment • - To comply with London Child Protection Procedures on the management of childprotection issues and those of South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHSTrust. Job description Job responsibilities Clinical - To undertake psychosocial assessment of young people presenting to acute hospitals in mental health crisis. Assessments will take place on the Paediatric wards and A&EDepartments of St Georges, St Helier, and Kingston Hospital. -To liaise and consult with CAMHS colleagues to provide further specialist assessment if necessary. - To offer follow up appointments following initial assessment to review risk management plans and assess further support required. To provide links and transition support to otherservices as indicated. • To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options in consultation with teams across the Trust and wider agencies including social services, voluntary services, CAMHS teams, the Adolescent Outreach team, psychiatric inpatient wards, respectively. • - To provide advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals working in other agencies and contribute to multi-agency care planning. • - To provide clinical leadership of CAMHS cases to clinicians of the Paediatric wards, Adult Psychiatry Liaison teams and A&E staff. - To follow the assessment protocol and to complete the clinical record on the CAMHS Clinical Information System (IAPTUS) maintaining clinical records appropriately and in line with the Trust policy - To participate in regular clinical supervision. • - To ensure high standards of verbal and written communication with all staff and clients that maximise user involvement in the delivery of care and treatment • - To comply with London Child Protection Procedures on the management of childprotection issues and those of South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHSTrust.