Generic Mental Health Practitioner

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services organization in Bradford is seeking a qualified practitioner for a 12-month contract in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. The role involves assessing and delivering care for children with complex mental health needs, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should demonstrate strong communication skills and enthusiasm for making a difference. The organization offers flexible working arrangements and support for development opportunities, creating an inclusive and supportive working environment.

Benefits

Increased mileage rates

Health and wellbeing support packages

Development and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified practitioner with excellent communication skills.
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated with a 'can do' attitude.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and deliver care for children and young people with complex mental health needs.
• Contribute to triaging referrals into the service.
• Work as part of a supportive team and assist in leadership delivery.

Job description

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within Bradford's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for a 12 month fixed term contract. We are seeking to recruit a professionally qualified practitioner to further develop and grow our community CAMHS team service., To contribute to the process of triaging children and young people who are referred into the service, with complex mental health needs. This will include assessing, planning and delivering care under the supervision and clinical leadership of a senior nurse and working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Scope of work

You will be working in a community based multi-disciplinary team delivering a service to children, young people and their families in a supportive and lively team, where differences in training are respected and valued. You will have the opportunity to play a significant role in the leadership delivery of a modernised and comprehensive service.

Requirements

The post requires enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals who are willing to make a real change. Do you have a 'can do' attitude and are you quality focused? Are you enthusiastic, motivated and ready for a challenge, possess excellent communication and organisational skills?

Core Values

• We Care – We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen – We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver – We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

Benefits

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

Other information

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including.

Armed Forces support

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

Commitment to sustainability

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.