CAMHS - Mental Health Practitioner | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Rochdale is looking for a qualified professional to join their CAMHS team. The role involves assessing and treating young people and families within a multi-disciplinary team, conducting comprehensive assessments, and formulating effective treatment plans. Ideal candidates will have robust assessment skills and experience working autonomously. This organization is committed to providing high-quality mental health services and offers a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing and managing risk.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Confidence in formulating clinical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously in assessing and treating young people.
• Conduct mental health assessments as part of the CAMHS team.
• Formulate treatment plans and monitor outcomes.

Skills

Excellent assessment skills

Ability to work autonomously

Strong communication skills

Understanding of safeguarding

Education

Qualification in mental health

Job description

Overview

Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people? We are looking to appoint people who are as passionate as we are about high quality care.

The successful candidate will need the ability to work autonomously within the context of a multi-disciplinary team approach and undertake specific work with young people and their families. Excellent assessment skills and the ability to formulate clinical decisions and management plans are essential, including assessment and management of risk.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team to assess and treat young people and their families.
• Perform urgent and routine mental health assessments and neurodevelopmental assessments as part of Rochdale CAMHS initial assessment team.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments, formulate treatment plans, and make clinical decisions around complex and emotive issues.
• Monitor and evaluate treatment offered to service users, adhering to professional and Trust guidelines and using routine outcome measures for service development and reporting.
• Demonstrate excellent communication, flexibility, self-motivation, and the ability to build links with colleagues across teams and agencies.
• Support safeguarding and have knowledge of relevant legislation related to the client group.

About the team and service

This is a busy multi-disciplinary CAMHS team which includes nurses, psychologists, social workers and psychiatrists. You will have the benefit of being co-located with partner services for children and families. A key focus of the service leadership team will be implementing transformation to ensure timely access to high quality care. The Local Transformation Plan for CAMHS services guides resources to begin delivering the vision of having CAMHS workers available in new ways and working closely with children’s universal and targeted services in each locality area.

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 commitment to the community and staff

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 proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we are a great place to work.

Equal opportunity and how to apply

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.

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application. Refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Please note, this role is within the team’s initial assessment team and therefore confidence and skills within assessment and formulating treatment plans is essential.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025.