Lead CAMHS Crisis & Home Treatment Practitioner

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Staff wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working

Progression opportunities

Regular supervision

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join its CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team. You will deliver crisis assessments, time-limited interventions, and intensive home-based support for children and young people, while coordinating with families, schools and other services.

The role requires registration (RMN / Social Worker / OT), strong risk assessment, and the ability to work autonomously within a supportive MDT.

Qualifications

• Post-registered clinical qualification or equivalent to a post graduate diploma level.
• Current registration with the relevant professional body.

Responsibilities

• Operate as part of a multidisciplinary team providing Crisis Intervention and Intensive Home Treatment to CYP across Worcestershire.
• Use initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to CYP.
• Proactively engage in formal and informal education of Acute Trust staff and other partnership agencies, families and children and young people.
• Engage CYP and carers to encourage appropriate use of services as part of recovery and crisis management.
• Undertake full psychosocial assessments with those in need and ensure thorough, timely documentation per Trust policy.
• Undertake acute risk assessment and safety planning for highly vulnerable client groups during crisis.
• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to a defined team caseload.
• Refer to detailed duties in job description and person specification attached.

Skills

CAMHS crisis experience

Risk assessment

Autonomous working

Teamwork

Crisis intervention

Education

Post-registered clinical qualification or equivalent to post graduate diploma

Current registration with relevant professional body

Job description

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join its CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team. You will deliver crisis assessments, time-limited interventions, and intensive home-based support for children and young people, while coordinating with families, schools and other services.

The role requires registration (RMN / Social Worker / OT), strong risk assessment, and the ability to work autonomously within a supportive MDT.