CAMHS Crisis Mental Health Practitioner

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford, Long Lee; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Bradford is seeking a CAMHS Crisis Mental Health Practitioner to support children and young people in mental health crisis. The role includes providing assessments and brief interventions within a community-based multidisciplinary team. Qualified applicants should possess a Registered Mental Nursing Certificate and experience in mental health treatments. This challenging role offers the chance to make a real impact in a supportive environment, with flexible working arrangements available.

Benefits

Increased mileage rates

Health and wellbeing support packages

Development and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Current Registration on part 3 or part 13 of NMC register, or Social Work registration.
• Qualifications or Training in Brief Psychological Interventions or Therapies required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical risk and mental health assessment for young people in crisis.
• Deliver face‑to‑face brief solution‑focused interventions.
• Work alongside Intensive Intervention Team and other CAMHS pathways.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Ability to work in a multicultural framework

Education

Registered Mental Nursing Certificate (RMN)

Qualifications in Brief Psychological Interventions

Job description

CAMHS Crisis Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 23 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 successful candidates to work within Bradford and District Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

You will be working in a community‑based multi‑disciplinary team delivering a service to children, young people and their families in a supportive and lively environment, where differences in training are respected and valued. You will have the opportunity to play a significant role in the leadership delivery of a modernised and comprehensive service.

The post requires enthusiastic and self‑motivated individuals who are willing to make a real change. Do you have a "can do" attitude and are you quality focused? Are you enthusiastic, motivated and ready for a challenge, possess excellent communication and organisational skills?

We welcome applications from a breadth of professions such as Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Social Work but please refer to the person specification.

Closing Date - 23rd December 2025

Shortlisting Date - 24th December 2025

Proposed Interview Date - 7th January 2026

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of care through clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation and short‑term contingency planning to young people presenting in the Accident and Emergency Departments who are in mental health crisis.

Working within the community, providing a range of face‑to‑face brief solution‑focused interventions empowering service users, carers and their families in decision making and signposting to a range of health and social care resources for support.

The opportunity is to work alongside the Intensive Intervention Team and alongside other CAMHS pathways to facilitate appropriate intervention and care for clients and their families.

Please note that we are currently working towards offering a 7‑day service which will require shift work on a rota basis in the future.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care – We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.
• We Listen – We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs.
• We Deliver – We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more information about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust is unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it is essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right‑to‑work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right‑to‑work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Nursing Certificate (RMN). Current Registration on part 3 or part 13 of NMC register, or Social Workers registered (Social Work England), or Occupational Therapy (Allied Health Professional - HCPC)
• Qualifications or Training in Brief Psychological Interventions or Therapies

Experience

• Mental health care/treatment relevant to service area.
• Multi‑agency working/working across service interfaces.
• Working within a multicultural framework.
• Working with young people presenting in mental health crisis.
• Working within a CAMHS service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

Hillbrook, Keighley, Fieldhead, Bradford, Community and Home