CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport is seeking a Band 6 CAMHS practitioner to join our multi-disciplinary team. The role focuses on high-quality CAMHS assessments, planning and delivery of psychotherapeutic interventions, and active participation in MDT work.

The post emphasizes ongoing professional development, with opportunities for supervision, peer review and involvement in emergency duty rotas to support urgent mental health assessments for children and families.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to work within CAMHS settings and MDTs.
• Experience in assessing and planning for child and family needs.
• Ability to monitor outcomes using ROM and to participate in supervision.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high quality CAMHS assessment of referred children and families.
• Provide access to a range of psychotherapeutic interventions per assessed need.
• Co-therapist collaboration with MDT when appropriate.
• Manage a defined caseload and undertake case management responsibilities.
• Identify and develop strategies to manage risk to the child and others.
• Liaise with professionals outside the MDT as needed.
• Routinely monitor clinical effectiveness via ROM and engage in reviews.
• Participate in CAMHS emergency duty rota for urgent mental health assessments.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Risk assessment

Clinical governance (ROM)

Case management

Job description

ARE YOU READY for your next NEW CHALLENGE? We are seeking to employ a highly motivated and skilled practitioner to join and expand our dynamic, friendly and diverse multi-disciplinary team. This is a real chance be a part of the CAMHS transformation long term plan.

We have an opportunity for a full time Band 6 CAMHS practitioner post in Stockport CAMHS.

One of our priorities is supporting our team with their continued professional development. As such, we offer flexibility to ensure skills and knowledge are offered and expanded in many areas of our service.

• To ensure high quality CAMHS assessment of children and families referred to the Tier 3 service.
• To provide access to a range of quality psychotherapeutic interventions in accordance with individual assessed need. This will include the assessment planning implementation and evaluation of a variety of therapeutic approaches either alone or as a member of the MDT.
• Work as a co-therapist where appropriate with other members of the MDT.
• To be responsible for and manage a defined caseload and undertake case management responsibilities within the caseload.
• To identify and develop strategies to manage risk to the child and others in line with Pennine care and CAMHS procedures and protocols.
• Undertake liaison and joint work with other professionals outside of the MDT
• To routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROM) and where outcomes are not improving for children and families to engage in clinical review via peer review meetings and supervision.
• To take part in the CAMHS emergency duty rota in order to provide urgent mental health assessment of children including those admitted following self-harm and in line with Pennine care protocols.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We are really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure were a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Cathy Wainwright Job title: Senior Mental Health Practitioner Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 716 5868

Sarah Wilkinson

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Senior Mental Health Practitioner