CAMHS Crisis Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction process

Internal training

Continuing Professional Development (

Clinical supervision and continuing

Job summary

The post sits in the newly formed children and young people's crisis team at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. The role focuses on mental health risk assessment, crisis interventions and seven-day follow-ups, delivered face to face, via the Crisis Line or digital tools.

You will work across varied settings, travel to assessments, and collaborate with families, carers and external agencies to safeguard children and deliver timely care within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering mental health assessments and crisis care.
• Ability to work autonomously in crisis settings.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection.
• Strong written and verbal communication across agencies.

Responsibilities

• Carry out comprehensive mental health risk assessments for young people.
• Plan and deliver crisis interventions.
• Provide seven-day follow-up after crisis contact.
• Safeguard young people appropriately.
• Work with young people, families and carers face to face, via the Crisis Line and through technology.
• Liaise with other services and external agencies to ensure effective care pathways.
• Help implement and deliver the CYP crisis service as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Prioritise workload flexibly, sometimes working alone.
• Travel to attend assessments.

Skills

Risk assessment

Crisis interventions

Communication skills

Clinical decision-making

Time management

Caseload management

Multi-agency teamwork

IT literacy

Education

Degree or equivalent

Specialist qualification in CBT/FT

Job description

The post sits in the newly formed children and young people's crisis team at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on mental health risk assessment, crisis interventions, safeguarding and seven-day follow-ups, delivered face to face, via the Crisis Line or through digital tools. The service runs 24/7 across varied settings, so the post involves some lone working and travel to assessments. Current registration with the HCPC, Social Work England or the NMC is required.

What the job involves

• Carry out comprehensive mental health risk assessments for young people
• Plan and deliver crisis interventions
• Provide seven-day follow-up after crisis contact
• Safeguard young people appropriately
• Work with young people and their families and carers face to face, via the Crisis Line and through technology, to promote safety
• Liaise with other services and external agencies to ensure effective care pathways
• Help implement and deliver the new CYP crisis service as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Prioritise workload flexibly, working alone at times
• Travel to attend assessments

Qualifications

• Training relevant to the management and assessment of risk

Registration & licences

• Current registration as a mental health or learning disability nurse (NMC), occupational therapist (HCPC) or social worker (Social Work England)
• Registration held beyond the first assessed year of practice

Experience

• Delivering assessment, care and treatment within mental health services
• Supporting people in mental health crisis and working autonomously
• Completing clinical risk assessments and managing presenting risks

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of child and adolescent mental health, clinical governance, audit and research principles
• Clinical decision-making on ongoing care based on clinical and risk factors, with strong problem-solving and planning
• Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding, recording and reporting concerns, and attending case conferences
• Effective written and verbal communication with all disciplines and agencies
• Clinical reasoning, assessment and choice of treatment from a range of options
• Caseload management and prioritisation under time pressure, with good time management

Other

• Understanding of confidentiality, risk management and own competence limits
• Ability to support change, motivate and inspire colleagues, and act as a role model
• Multi-agency teamworking and flexible problem solving
• IT literacy in Word, PowerPoint, email and the internet

Nice to have

• Experience of working within a crisis service
• Experience working with service users and carers on service improvement
• Specialist qualification in CBT, FT or another appropriate therapy
• Degree or equivalent
• Qualification or formal training in clinical supervision
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Understanding of assessing children suspected of having ADHD or ASD
• Research, audit and quality improvement methods

What's offered

• Induction process
• Internal training
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Clinical supervision and continuing support