CAHMS Practitioner

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a professional to manage the assessment and care of children with learning disabilities and mental health difficulties. The role involves providing clinical interventions and offering supervision to junior team members. Applicants should have experience in the mental health sector and a dedication to upholding trust values.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a caseload for children with learning disabilities.
• Ability to provide clinical interventions for mental health needs.
• Supervisory skills for guiding junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload under supervision.
• Offer clinical interventions for mental health needs.
• Provide supervision to junior team members.

Job description

Overview

The assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for children and adolescents who have learning disabilities and mental health difficulties.

Responsibilities

Managing a caseload under supervision, offering a range of clinical interventions to meet the mental health needs of children and adolescents with Learning disabilities.

Providing supervision, where agreed, to more junior members of the team.

Values

Employees, workers, and / or contractors will be expected to uphold the values of the Trust and exhibit the expected Trust behaviours aligned to the Trust's values. Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they display the Trust values and behaviours in carrying out their job and that individuals feel able to challenge (or raise a challenge) when other colleagues' behaviours breach the spirit of Trust values.