CAMHS Registered Practitioner

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust is seeking a qualified mental health professional to provide specialist assessments and interventions for children and young people facing emotional and mental health challenges. The role involves managing complex cases, conducting clinical assessments, and delivering evidence-based treatments within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing evidence-based mental health treatment interventions is essential.
• Necessary clinical skills for conducting assessments and formulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children and families.
• Manage a caseload of children with complex mental health issues, including conducting assessments.

Skills

Clinical assessments

Evidence-based mental health treatment

Risk assessments

Care coordination

Education

Relevant clinical qualification

Job description

You will have the opportunity to:

1. Offer assessments for children, young people, and families.
2. Create formulations to aid understanding of the child's needs.
3. Utilise evidence-based, goal-focused, and effective interventions that lead to a positive discharge from our service.
4. Provide individual, family, and group interventions, which may be time-limited or longer-term, according to need.

The successful candidates will have the necessary clinical skills and knowledge to complete clinical assessments, including sound clinical formulations and risk assessments. Experience in providing evidence-based mental health treatment interventions is essential.

Key elements of the job:

1. Provide a range of specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children, young people, and their families or carers presenting with emotional and mental health difficulties.
2. Manage a caseload of children and young people with complex and high-risk mental health issues, serving as a Care Coordinator. This includes conducting specialist clinical assessments, formulations, and treatments, including Self-Harm assessments, with a focus on embedding the Voice of the Child within personalized care planning.

The qualification, training, and experience requirements for the role are detailed in the Job Description/Person Specification.