CAMHS practitioner

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Huntingdon is seeking a CAMHS practitioner to work primarily within out-patient clinics while also providing support in various settings. The successful candidate will conduct mental health assessments and deliver quality care to empower children and young people. Key responsibilities include working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and ensuring effective care through assessments and interventions. The role requires a full UK driving licence for travel, and the ideal candidate will possess strong teamwork and autonomy skills. Support and supervision will be provided.

Benefits

Access to CPD opportunities

Supportive multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Strong team-work ethic and ability to work autonomously.
• Experience in mental health assessments and formulations.
• Use of bio-psychosocial models of mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health assessments and interventions.
• Participate in the planning and delivery of evidence-based interventions.
• Evaluate care plans collaboratively with the CAMHS Community Team.

Skills

Teamwork

Autonomy

Time management

Education

Qualified in relevant mental health field

Job description

Overview

As a CAMHS practitioner, you will be mainly working within a clinical setting in our out‑patient clinic although in order meet the needs of our children and young people you may also be required to provide support within other environments such as home, education or community settings. Your role will be to deliver excellent quality care which empowers children and young people, supports them in their recovery journey and enables them to contribute towards the development of services and care planning. You will work as an integral member for the CAMHS locality team, providing assessments, interventions and care coordination to children, young people, families, and carers. You will have a positive approach to the delivery of care which values working creatively and flexibly in partnership with service users, their networks and the wider professional networks.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle; public transport is not an acceptable means of travel.

Responsibilities

• Hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle; public transport is not an acceptable means of travel.
• Work as an integral member of the CAMHS Community Team, providing mental health assessments and formulations, through information gathering and analysis, including the use of routine outcome measures and within bio‑psychosocial models of mental health.
• Utilise specialist knowledge and evidence‑based models of mental health to make decisions about a child or young person's mental health needs.
• Participate in the prevention and early detection of emotional and mental health difficulties in children and adolescents referred to the service.
• Participate in the planning and delivery of evidence‑based interventions for individuals and groups to children, young people, families and carers.
• Evaluate and care plan in collaboration with the CAMHS Community Team, and wider CAMHS services, and considering individual, contextual and social factors.
• Use routine outcome monitoring to inform clinical practice and care planning.
• Utilise individual, group and peer supervision to support assessments, care planning and decision making.
• Participate in the team's use of routine outcome monitoring to inform service design across CAMHS.
• Involve children and young people and family/carers, and provide opportunities for service users to contribute to their assessments and care planning.
• Involve children, young people and families/carers in the development of service provision through co‑production, participation and service user evaluation.

Requirements

This post is available as a B6 to experienced practitioners or a B5 to someone newly qualified or completing their training. You will have a strong team‑work ethic, the ability to work autonomously, hold personal accountability and work well under pressure. You will have access to regular individual and group clinical supervision, CPD opportunities within and outside of the service, and the support of a robust and supportive multidisciplinary team. You will also be required to support the team to ensure the smooth running and organisation of the service, contributing towards research, evaluation, and service development, to ensure care is responsive, effective, and equitable.

Pre‑employment checks will include DBS (where appropriate), references and occupational health where required. All identity documents must be presented at the interview.

About the Trust

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. We are a multi‑disciplinary team offering a diverse range of professional approaches, including Family Therapy, Nursing, Occupational therapy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, Social work, and Mental health Practitioners. We work with young people who are experiencing moderate to severe emotional, behavioural, or mental health difficulties. Service user participation and feedback is an integral part of the development and delivery of services and supports care which is person‑centred and inclusive.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities. Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over. Overseas candidates from a ‘Red List’ country are currently not accepted.