Mental Health Practitioner

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Trust's Children and Young People’s Mental Health Core Tamworth team is recruiting a Mental Health Practitioner in CAMHS for a permanent role, 37.5 hours per week. You will deliver high-quality assessments and psychosocial interventions for children and young people with complex needs, within a multidisciplinary team.

You will manage a defined caseload, work with families, provide supervision to colleagues, participate in service development, and uphold safeguarding and risk management

Qualifications

• Experience in CAMHS or community mental health settings preferred.
• Registration with HCPC/NMC or equivalent.
• Degree in mental health/ social care or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload including specialist assessments and care planning with CYP and families.
• Participate in setting quality standards and auditing practice.
• Assess patient care needs and implement evaluation of care plans.
• Deliver interventions per agreed plan and pathway guidance.
• Contribute to risk assessments and promote positive risk-taking.
• Maintain clear reporting on patient conditions.
• Encourage service user and carer involvement.
• Attend CAMHS MDT meetings and contribute to service development.

Skills

Caseload management

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Assessment

Psychosocial interventions

Care planning

Supervision

Communication with families

Education

HCPC/NMC registration

Degree in mental health/social care

Tools

None

Job description

The Children's and Young Peoples Mental Health Core Tamworth team are recruiting a Mental Health Practitioner in CAMHS. The post is a permanent one and working 37.5 hours per week In the role you will deliver a high quality, comprehensive mental health service for children and young people with serious and enduring mental health difficulties. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on working with children and young people and their families who experience a complex range of needs and difficulties. Acting as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, you will provide assessment, psychosocial, evidence-based interventions using a collaborative approach and will be skilled at risk assessment and management. You will complement the multi-disciplinary working of the team, providing supervision for other team members, as agreed with the Team Lead. You will participate in team and service development and evaluation. Liaison, advice and consultation with a wide range of agencies is central to the role. If you a RMN / Social Worker / Occupational Therapist with current registration or educated to degree level in mental health/social care / equivalent experience within the mental health field of working we would love to hear from you!

• Take responsibility for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), and care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans for CYP with mental health needs.
• Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and
• Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance.
• Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
• Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient conditions.
• To encourage and support service user and carer involvement and
• Attend and contribute to CAMHS Multi-disciplinary team, business and development forums
• Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process. Assist in ensuring that the aims and objectives of the service are fulfilled and to identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.
  Core profession qualification relevant to children's mental health / social care: First level professional Registered Nurse, Social worker, Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Art Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Family Therapist, CYP Trained CBT Therapist or Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist or equivalent with demonstrable knowledge and continuous post qualified experience/professional development
• oProfessional registration with HCPC, NMC or equivalent (as per Job Description), oPsychological intervention Qualification including EMDR, CBT, CBTp, Family Interventions, CAT, DBT
• oRegistered practice assessor/supervisor, oExperience of assessing, planning, co- ordinating and managing CYP with mental health problems in a community setting, oExperience of working in a CAMHS, crisis or community setting
• oExperience of working with clients at risk of admission, oExperience of working in a CAMHS, crisis or community setting
• oExperience of working with clients at risk of admission

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.
Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities. We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems. We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow. We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.