Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leicester is seeking a Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join their Intensive Community Support Team. This role involves working with young people facing complex challenges and requires a commitment to providing compassionate, psychologically informed support. The successful candidate will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to develop personalized care plans and will receive training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. This is a full-time position offering a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Comprehensive training and development opportunities

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in working with young people with complex needs.
• Ability to develop holistic care plans.
• Full training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy provided.

Responsibilities

• Assess the needs of young people alongside a multi-disciplinary team.
• Develop holistic care plans and treatment interventions.
• Manage risk collaboratively with other agencies.

Skills

Compassion

Adaptability

Creativity

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification

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Job Overview

Intensive Community Support Team (ICST) - Senior Mental Health Practitioner

The ICST is a CAMHS team set up to enhance the risk support offer to young people, via the provision of an outreach and intensive intervention team to support the CYP with the most complex needs.

Job Overview

Intensive Community Support Team (ICST) - Senior Mental Health Practitioner

The ICST is a CAMHS team set up to enhance the risk support offer to young people, via the provision of an outreach and intensive intervention team to support the CYP with the most complex needs.

The service operates at the interface of the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team and inpatient admission.

The team will prioritise CYP presenting with repeating patterns of crisis presentation and associated high risk behaviour. This service is particularly aimed at meeting the needs of the cohort of young people with complex needs, emotional dysregulation and associated high risk behaviour, for whom an inpatient admission may potentially cause longer term detriment by inadvertently increasing the risk profile.

These young people are likely to have emotional regulation difficulties/ extensive trauma histories/ ASD/ Intellectual Disability and present with high-risk behaviours.

The team is committed to offering intensive, psychologically informed support to ensure the best possible care, in the community.

The team will offer an enhanced model of care to young people and their families working alongside existing services to develop a holistic and integrated personalised plan of care using trauma informed approaches.

For more information about the Intensive Community Support Team see: https://www.healthforteens.co.uk/leicestercity/introducing-the-camhs-intensive-community-support-team-icst/

Contact Details- Michelle Sayer, [e-mail]

Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

• Working within a multi-disciplinary team to assess the needs of CYP alongside registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, an Occupational Therapist, Psychotherapist, Psychologist and Peer Support.
• Working with young people and their families/ carers to develop holistic care plans / treatment interventions
• Offering full programme Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (full training as a DBT therapist included)
• Working with other agencies in a collaborative way to manage risk
• Working within a team who prioritise compassion, adaptability and creativity
• Line management responsibilities
• Assessing and responding to risk
  
  

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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