CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner - SPOA

NHS Greater Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Greater Manchester is seeking a CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner to join the Single Point of Access team in Manchester. The practitioner will be responsible for assessments and therapeutic interventions for children and young people, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care aligned with NICE guidelines. This permanent, part-time role offers competitive salary and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Registered with a relevant professional body (e.g., NMC, HCPC).
• Experience working with children and young people in mental health.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practices in mental health.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload of children and young people.
• Conduct mental state and risk assessments.
• Provide evidence-based interventions per NICE guidelines.

Skills

Assessment

Mental health intervention

Risk management

Education

Registered qualification (NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BACP)

Qualification in Psychological Therapies (CBT/SFT/IPT)

Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner - SPOA

The closing date is 04 June 2025

We are seeking a nurse of any discipline, social worker, psychologist or any Allied Health Professional registered with a professional body to join our Single Point of Access (SPOA) Duty and Assessment team. You will provide a range of high quality interventions appropriate to the child or young person's needs which will include; mental state assessment, risk assessment and management, family and social assessment, consultation, formulation and evidence based interventions. The post holder will have a range of skills and knowledge base to deliver clinical aspects of the role in a multi-disciplinary team setting and will be competent to do this work as an autonomous practitioner within professional practice guidelines. The post holder is also expected to promote and develop partnerships and interface with other professionals and agencies that work within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health THRIVE Framework.

Main duties of the job

To assume responsibility for management of a defined caseload and exercise the highest standards of professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children, young people and their families/carers using specialist knowledge and evaluation of care programmes in collaboration with children, young people and their families/carers, liaising with and referring to relevant agencies.

To participate in a duty rota including receipt and screening of referrals, obtaining further information if needed and responding promptly to emergency requests for assessments or contact, signposting, and advice.

To undertake assessment of children, young people including risk assessment, gathering appropriate information their family/ carers and other relevant agencies

To develop a formulation and plan for intervention with the child, young person and parents/carers. Communicate this to the referrer/other relevant professionals

To offer therapeutic, evidence-based practiced, interventions in line with NICE guidelines.

To implement, co-ordinate and regularly review further assessment and a range of therapeutic interventions, including risk management,

To routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROM)

Ensure that the perspective of children, young people and families is incorporated into all aspects of assessment and treatment

The role involves travel to other locations within MFT and within the local community.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Registration

• You must be registered/accredited with a professional body: E.g., NMC, SW England, UKCP, HCPC, BACP

Qualifications

• You must have a recognised qualification. Recognised qualifications are: Registered Nursing: RMN/RSCN, RNMH Social Work: CQSW/DipSW Occupational Therapy: Other relevant accreditable qualification
• Qualifications in Psychological Therapies, e.g., CBT/SFT/IPT
• Mentorship course ENB998 or equivalent

Experience

• Proven experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficulties.
• Experience of assessing and managing risk, including safeguarding
• Experience of developing and providing evidence based assessments, formulations and care plans
• Experience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agencies and professionals
• Experience of autonomously managing a caseload within a service
• Experience of mentoring and supervision of others
• Experience of working to clinical governance principles
• Experience of following organisational policies and procedures
• Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
• Experience of providing interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their families
• Community mental health experience

Knowledge, Skills and Ability

• Up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation.
• Understanding of evidence -based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
• The ability to assess, formulate and manage care appropriately, ensuring discharge is timely
• The ability to use assessment tools and outcome measures effectively and in collaboration with the child, young person and family
• Ability to manage and organise own time and diary and work flexibly and creatively in a clinical context
• The ability to maintain written and electronic clinical records. IT competence.
• Knowledge and understanding of the research process

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

349-MCH-7228201*-C

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