Mental Health Practitioner - Urgent Care

Devon Partnership Nhs Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service organization in the United Kingdom seeks a mental health practitioner to join a welcoming team. This role offers the opportunity to develop specialist skills in youth crisis care while supporting responsive care in a positive environment. Candidates should be trusted, respectful, and capable of providing non-judgmental support during crises. Flexible working schedules are available, fostering career progression in a supportive setting.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Regular supervision and development opportunities

Career progression and further training

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or experienced mental health practitioner with strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to provide non-judgmental support during crises.

Responsibilities

• Support timely and responsive care in crisis situations.
• Develop specialist skills in youth crisis care and trauma-informed practice.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.

Job description

Overview

The service operates 8am to 10pm, seven days a week, with flexible rota-based working to support timely and responsive care.

What we offer

• A welcoming, multi-disciplinary team environment
• Regular supervision and development opportunities
• A chance to build specialist skills in youth crisis care and trauma-informed practice
• Opportunities for career progression and further training within CFHD

If you are a newly qualified or experienced mental health practitioner looking to make a real difference during times of crisis, wed love to hear from you.

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Successful applicants will be employed by Devon Partnership Trust. Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon. CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health, provided by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework. CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and, in addition, support our own staff to undertake postgraduate training. Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.