Intensive Community Support Team Practitioner

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Intensive Community Support Team Practitioner to join the Children and Young People’s ICST. You will undertake specialist assessments, develop formulations and risk management plans, and deliver evidence-based interventions in the community.

The role offers autonomous working within a multidisciplinary team across seven days, collaborating with education, social care and CAMHS to support children, young people and

Qualifications

• Professional nursing, OT, or social work registration is required.
• Qualification in CBT or therapy modality is desirable.
• Formal training in clinical supervision is preferred.

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 networks.
• Deliver evidence-based, person-centered interventions to promote recovery, resilience and safe care in the community.
• Manage a clinical caseload, ensuring care is safe, timely and coordinated.
• Assess and respond to risk and changes in clinical presentation, escalating as needed.
• Collaborate with families, CAMHS, education, social care and other partners.
• Provide specialist advice, consultation and support to colleagues.
• Contribute to supervision, learning and development within the team.
• Maintain high-quality clinical records and contribute to governance and quality improvement.
• Work autonomously within multidisciplinary team, managing priorities, capacity.
• Participate in seven-day ICST service delivery.

Skills

Clinical assessments

Risk management

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Autonomous working

Professional supervision

Education

Nursing qualification or Occupational Therapist qualification or Social Work with registration

Specialist CBT/FT or other therapy degree

Formal clinical supervision training

Job description

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Intensive Community Support Team Practitioner

The closing date is 23 November 2026

Are you an experienced mental health professional looking for a role where you can make a real difference to children, young people and families when they need support most?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Children and Young People's Intensive Community Support Team (ICST) as a Band 6 Practitioner.

This is a varied, rewarding and autonomous role within a specialist multidisciplinary service supporting children and young people with complex mental health needs. You will undertake specialist assessments, develop formulations and risk management plans, and deliver evidence-based interventions, providing the right support, at the right time, in the right place.

No two days are the same. You may work with a young person at home, support families during periods of increased risk, collaborate with education and social care, provide specialist advice, or contribute to developing the ICST pathway.

We are looking for a compassionate, confident and forward-thinking practitioner who can work effectively with complexity and risk while building strong relationships with young people, families and professionals.

Operating across seven days, ICST offers the opportunity to join a responsive and developing service where your clinical expertise, ideas and enthusiasm can genuinely influence outcomes for young people.

Main duties of the job

• 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, acute services, GPs, 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.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/getting-involved/work-with-us/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person Specification

Qualifictaions

• A professional Nursing qualification or Occupational Therapist qualification or Social Work with current registration
• Specialist Qualification in CBT, FT or other appropriate therapy Degree or equivalent
• A qualification, or have undertaken a program of formal training in Clinical Supervision

Experience

• Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with young people with complex mental health problems and working with children and families in particular.
• Managing and prioritising a complex caseload
• Experience of Multi-Disciplinary Working
• Currently engaged in an advanced level of practice and able to demonstrate a degree of professional autonomy
• The ability to provide patient-centered assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation with children, young people, parents and families using mental health nursing skills.
• Ability to undertake Risk Assessments and identify appropriate plans in partnerships with the young person, families and other agencies
• Planning and delivering presentations and training to groups
• Experience in delivering comprehensive family work in a child and family setting

Knowledge

• Theoretical and practical knowledge in areas of child and adolescent mental health and good awareness of key drivers in the field
• Highly competent in making a decision regarding ongoing patient care based on clinical and risk factors
• High level of problem solving and planning skills
• Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimise patient management
• Awareness of own competency level and how to seek appropriate help
• Understanding of confidentiality and risk management.
• Clinical audit, research and clinical governance principles
• Have a good understanding of child protection/safeguarding policies, recording and reporting any concerns to the appropriate agency including participate in case conferences as required.
• Wider NHS and social care policy
• Importance of public relations
• Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies
• Understanding of assessment of children suspected of having ADHD/ ASD.

Skills

• Ability / Skills to support change and improvement, support and inspire colleagues / act as a role model
• Ability to motivate others Good planning and organizational skills
• Good Assessment skills selecting treatment from a range of options
• Able to manage caseload and to prioritise under time pressures for self and team
• Good clinical reasoning skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Flexible approach to problem solving
• Multi-agency team work
• Effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies to optimise patient management
• Effective communication skills both orally and in written form
• Providing clinical supervision
• Time management
• T literate - use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and email and Internet
• Manage a varied workload and deliver to deadlines under pressure

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT