Senior Mental Health Practitioner - CFHD

Devon Partnership Nhs Trust; Exeter; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 34.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Devon Partnership NHS Trust in Exeter is recruiting a part-time Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join the MERS/CAMHS pathway within Children and Family Health Devon. You will work with young people experiencing mood, emotions and relationship challenges.

The post provides specialist assessment, formulation, triage, screening and evidence-based interventions for moderate to severe mental health difficulties, delivered in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team with families and

Jobbeschreibung

We are excited to be recruiting a part-time (0.8 wte) Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our Exeter and East Devon, Moods, Emotions, and Relationships (MERS/CAMHS) Pathway within Children and Family Health Devon.

We are keen to hear from professionals interested in working with young people struggling with mood, emotions, and relationships.

This role is offered as a fixed term contract until the end of March 2027. A Secondment would be considered, with approval from your line manager.

Main duties of the job

You will provide specialist assessment, formulation, triage, screening and intervention for young people experiencing a range of moderate to severe mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, self-harm, and emotional dysregulation. You will play a key role in delivering evidence-based, person-centred care to young people and their families/carers, working collaboratively within a team to provide early and effective intervention.

The post holder will deliver high quality comprehensive mental health services. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on providing expert assessment, formulation and evidence-based treatment for children and young people with complex mental health difficulties and their parents/carers in line with NICE guidance. Collaborative working with a wide range of statutory and non-statutory agencies is central to this role.

The post holder will contribute to the multi-disciplinary approach of the team, providing integrated healthcare for children across Children and Family Health Devon. The post holder will bring professional expertise, skills and knowledge to multi-disciplinary team work.

With a focus on providing high quality, safe and compassionate care to children/young people the post holder will engage in team and service development including participating in audit, evaluation and review.

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.

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives., We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

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