Senior Crisis Support Worker

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Senior Crisis Support Worker The closing date is 09 November 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Please note we do not offer sponsorship for these roles and if you were unsuccessful for this role previously, please do not apply again. Be part of an innovative team which is vital to our plans to transform Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Tier 4 services acrossSouth London. The service will work in collaboration with the South London Partnership (SLP) Crisis service.South London Partnership is CAMHS New Models of Care Programme and aims to transform services through partnership-working, delivering bestpractice consistently to support young people and their families. The SLP is a collaboration between Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, South Londonand Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.The CAMHS Crisis Line aims to provide short-term, targeted telephone interventions to support young people in distress, as well as providingadvice and support for parents and carers who have concerns about their child or young person's mental health. Main duties of the job With support from the senior clinician on duty, to undertake an immediate risk assessment of the young person using yourcommunication skills and knowledge to ensure that any advice or guidance given is appropriate and robust.Provide immediate crisis counselling support to children and young people in significant distress, offering a friendly and supportivevoice during this time.Help the child or young person engage in any safety plan they have formulated with their community teams, in order to minimise anypotential risk issues that may become apparent during the call.Communicate with parents and carers to provide child and adolescent mental health expertise and advice in relation to their child oryoung person, reminding them of any plans put in place by CAMHS. If unknown to services, to help them formulate a plan that helpsmeet the immediate risk issues in relation to the child or young person which would allow their parents or carers to feel supported inmanaging them at home.Liaise with other mental health professionals, as well as the emergency services to provide support and advice regarding children andyoung people they may have been called to attend out-of-hours.Work across the clinical systems used by the South London Partnership to access the clinical notes of children and young people toprovide an individualised crisis response. About us We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance.There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It'simportant to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offerSome of our benefits are highlighted here:o Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role andlength of service.o Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.o Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number