Band 6 CAMHS Intensive Outreach MH Practitioner - Bristol

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health organization seeks an experienced CAMHS clinician to join its Intensive Outreach team in Bristol. The ideal candidate will assess young people facing mental health crises, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and maintain relationships with community services. This position requires a comprehensive understanding of mental health needs, strong communication skills, and a commitment to delivering person-centered care. The role supports a flexible shift system across various locations, contributing to vital mental health services in the region.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• Experienced CAMHS clinician with a focus on young people's mental health.
• Proficient in assessing mental health needs and identifying care pathways.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality mental health care to young people in crisis.
• Maintain close working relationships with relevant CAMHS services.
• Provide leadership on service delivery and development.

Skills

Mental health needs assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Strength-based approach

Evidence-based practice

Communication skills

Education

Relevant health care qualification

Experience in CAMHS

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced CAMHS clinician looking for a new opportunity and are passionate about working with young people and their carers? To make a positive difference with supporting our families through a mental health crisis and ensuring they have the best possible patient experience and care, the post holder will be involved in working within the CAMHS hospital team care pathway, assessing young people that present to an acute hospital and are experiencing a mental health crisis. Clinicians will be expected to undertake a comprehensive mental health needs assessment and be able to identify the forward care pathways for the young person and their carer(s).

Shift Schedule

We work across all localities including North Bristol, East & Central Bristol, South Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, and aim to build strong working relationships with all of these services. We cover a 7 day period working a number of shifts. These are 8-4pm, 12-8pm and 4pm until midnight and weekend working.

Responsibilities

A proportion of the role will involve working in conjunction with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team to identify care and treatment options which enable service users to remain within their existing support/care pathways and maintain their community tenure, signposting to other services to meet their needs.

The post holder will maintain close working relationships with Community and specialist CAMHS services, Adult Community Mental Health Teams as well as the Acute Hospital Services. Day to day leadership on service delivery and development will be provided by the Team Manager, along with senior clinicians as will caseload and management supervision.

In this important role, you will use your extensive skills and experience as a mental health practitioner to deliver high quality care, developing and sustaining relationships across agencies and working as a core member of a multi-disciplinary team. Using both evidence based practice and routine outcome measures, you will use a strength-based approach to work collaboratively with service users, in line with CYP-IAPT key principles.

Clinician Profile

We are looking for a Band 6 CAMHS clinician to work in the Intensive Outreach team. We are looking for a suitable candidate who can bring skills, experience and enthusiasm to meet the needs of children/young people with complex social, emotional, behavioural, neurodevelopmental and mental health needs.

Service Approach

We are a progressive and dynamic service that work using evidence‑based therapeutic treatments and approaches but also foreground anti-oppressive practice and diversity and equality as part of our daily working.

About AWP

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

People and Culture

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.