CAMHS Senior Practitioner

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Worcester is seeking a Senior Practitioner to join their Core CAMHS team on a part-time basis. This role requires a core registration as a nurse or allied health professional and a passion for delivering mental health services to children and young people. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, managing a caseload, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The provider offers flexible working options and generous benefits, including 27 days of leave plus bank holidays.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Passionate about providing quality mental health services for children and young people.
• Experience with multidisciplinary teams in mental health.
• Ability to conduct mental health assessments.

Responsibilities

• Assess, formulate, deliver and review mental health interventions.
• Interface with service stakeholders effectively.
• Manage a caseload from referral through to discharge.

Skills

Core registration as a nurse

Mental health assessment skills

Risk management skills

Child-centred approach

Education

Registration as a nurse, social worker, or allied health professional

Job description

This is a part time post working 30 hours per week. Do you have a core registration as a nurse, social worker, registered therapist, OT or other allied health professional? Are you passionate about providing quality mental health services for children and young people, with interventions tailored to need? We are seeking a Senior Practitioner to join Core CAMHS. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our CAMHS partnership and DBT pathways. We particularly welcome applications from candidates interested in contributing to our DBT pathway offering assessment, consultation and therapeutic intervention to children and young people presenting with mental health difficulties. You will work closely with our Core and DBT teams with clinical supervision and training opportunities in both areas of the service provision. Main duties of the job The children, young people and families accessing our service require a range of specialist interventions to support them within their journey of recovery. A typical week will involve working autonomously and as part of a wider team. With MDT support, you will assess, formulate, deliver and review mental health interventions. You will effectively interface with stakeholders of the service, and you will work collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team. With regular supervision, you will manage a caseload and work in partnership with children, young people and families within your care, from referral through to discharge. You will conduct regular mental health assessments and demonstrate skills in risk management and safeguarding of vulnerable children and adults. Taking a child-centred approach, you will utilise your skills to formulate, deliver and review the efficacy of tailored therapeutic interventions within your sphere of practice. At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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