Lead CAMHS Crisis Practitioner - Complex Youth Mental Health

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training and support

Career development for clinical andNon

Development opportunities

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting four fixed-term posts in the CAMHS Crisis Home Treatment team across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Roles focus on assessing, treating and managing risk for children and young people with acute mental health needs, offering clinical leadership, specialist consultations and supervision as agreed with the team lead.

Applicants require a first-level professional qualification in mental health, nursing, social work or AHP, plus continuous

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing and managing complex mental health needs.
• Experience with risk assessment and structured safeguarding frameworks.
• Post-qualification experience in community mental health settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership in assessing and treating children and young people with acute mental health difficulties.
• Manage a defined caseload and deliver specialist assessments and interventions.
• Carry out specialist assessments using psychological measures and interviews.
• Formulate and negotiate care plans and share information as appropriate.
• Deliver assessment, formulation and intervention for families and young people.
• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment and discharge.
• Lead development of clinical services for CAMHS and provide supervision as agreed.
• Liaise with agencies and participate in team development and evaluation.

Skills

Assessment & planning

MDT working

Education

First-level professional qualification in mental health, nursing, social work or AHP

Job description

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting four fixed-term posts in the CAMHS Crisis Home Treatment team across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Roles focus on assessing, treating and managing risk for children and young people with acute mental health needs, offering clinical leadership, specialist consultations and supervision as agreed with the team lead.

Applicants require a first-level professional qualification in mental health, nursing, social work or AHP, plus continuous