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Mental Health Practitioner

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Leeds

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 40,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

A reputable NHS Foundation Trust in Leeds is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to provide assessment and treatment to vulnerable young people at a secure children's home. The role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team, promoting safeguarding and delivering person-centred assessments. Candidates should have a relevant professional qualification and experience in mental health settings, particularly with children and young people.

Qualifications

  • Substantial post qualification experience working with children and young people.
  • Experience in multidisciplinary team working.
  • Knowledge of inter-agency liaison and consultation.

Responsibilities

  • Provide assessment and treatment to children with mental health needs.
  • Work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT.
  • Promote safeguarding and welfare of children and young people.

Skills

Good verbal and communication skills
Good negotiation skills
Problem solving skills
Report writing skills

Education

Relevant professional qualification
Job description

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 15 October 2025

My name is James Hussain, I am the Team Manager for SecureCAMHS. I am seeking a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join our secure CAMHS team at Adel Beck Secure Children's home.

There will be an opportunity to build therapeutic relationships with young people, in order to assess risk and mental health needs. Liaison, communication and consultation with other professional groups and partner agencies within the home will be necessary to ensure that robust and holistic care plans are established around young people.

Secure CAMHS operates Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm (12-hour period). Weekend crisis service will be part of this role provided by clinicians within the secure estate (this could be telephone, video or face to face as clinically indicated).

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

Main duties of the job

Adel Beck is a 24-bedded secure children's home, home to young people aged 10-18, remanded or sentenced by the criminal courts, or accommodated for their own welfare.

This role is a unique opportunity to drive change across a setting that provides care for the most disenfranchised young people in the UK. The role requires a values-led practitioner, who is truly curious and motivated to work across systemic barriers through inter-agency working.

Part of your role will be to offer screening assessments for young people who are newly arrived at the home, and you will attend meetings held by the home, for example to review young people's risk to self or others.

You will provide person-centred assessment of their mental health needs and risk, in addition to screening for neurodevelopmental needs. You will be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team within which you can seek support to establish a plan of care and intervention for young people.

About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will provide assessment and treatment to children and young people with mental health needs, work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, and work as part of CAMHS first on-call rota.

The post-holder will promote the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people, and provide routine and urgent assessment and interventions to young people with a wide range of emotional and psychological problems.

Person Specification
Experience
  • Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting.
  • Multidisciplinary team working.
  • Inter-agency liaison and consultation.
  • Experience in patient provision.
  • Experience of liaison between different levels of CAMHS.
Qualifications
  • Relevant professional qualification e.g. nursing, psychologist, psychotherapist, family therapist, or other allied health professional.
  • On-going professional development supervision and/or mentorship.
Special Knowledge & Skills
  • Good verbal and communication skills.
  • Good negotiation skills, and problem solving skills.
  • Report writing skills.
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