Intensive Child & Youth Mental Health Practitioner

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 Practitioner to join the Children and Young People’s Intensive Community Support Team (ICST). You will undertake specialist assessments, develop formulations and risk management plans, and deliver evidence-based, person-centered interventions with children, young people and families in the community.

This autonomous, multidisciplinary role operates across seven days, offering clinical supervision,

Qualifications

• Undertake specialist mental health assessments for children and young people with complex or escalating needs.
• Develop clinical formulations, care plans and risk management plans in partnership with young people, families and networks.
• Deliver evidence-based, person-centered interventions that promote recovery, resilience and safe care within the community.

Responsibilities

• Undertake specialist mental health assessments for children and young people with complex or escalating mental health needs.
• Develop clinical formulations, care plans and risk management plans in partnership with young people, families and their wider networks.
• Deliver evidence-based, person-centered interventions that promote recovery, resilience and safe care within the community.
• Manage a clinical caseload, ensuring care is safe, responsive, timely and effectively coordinated.
• Assess and respond confidently to risk, complexity and changes in clinical presentation, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Work collaboratively with families, CAMHS, education, social care and other partner agencies.
• Provide specialist advice, consultation and support to colleagues and professionals.
• Contribute to clinical supervision, learning and development within the team.
• Maintain high-quality clinical records and contribute to governance, audit, quality improvement and service development.
• Work autonomously within the multidisciplinary team, supporting effective management of clinical priorities, capacity and demand.
• Participate flexibly in delivery of the seven-day ICST service.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Risk assessment

Children & young people

Job description

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 Practitioner to join the Children and Young People’s Intensive Community Support Team (ICST). You will undertake specialist assessments, develop formulations and risk management plans, and deliver evidence-based, person-centered interventions with children, young people and families in the community.

This autonomous, multidisciplinary role operates across seven days, offering clinical supervision,