Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Children's Crisis Team

Devon Partnership Nhs Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A health organization in Devon is seeking qualified Senior Mental Health Practitioners to provide crisis care for children and young people. The ideal candidates will join a supportive team and ensure timely assessments and interventions. Flexible hours, including weekends, are required to enhance youth-centered care during critical times.

Benefits

Clinical supervision

Peer support

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have qualifications in mental health and experience in crisis intervention.
• Excellent communication skills with children and families.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Deliver crisis assessments and brief interventions for young people.
• Respond to urgent presentations in partnership with families and schools.
• Participate in a rota for daytime and evening coverage.

Skills

Crisis assessment

Youth-centered approach

Trauma-informed care

Team collaboration

Education

Qualified mental health professional

Job description

Overview

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is recruiting two Senior Mental Health Practitioners to join our Urgent Care Pathway based in South Devon & Torbay. These roles are offered as one year fixed term contracts. The Urgent Care team supports children and young people experiencing mental health crisis, delivering timely assessment, intervention and safety planning. The service operates 9am to 10pm, seven days a week, and successful candidates will contribute to a rota that includes evenings and weekends. Working as part of a friendly, experienced multi-disciplinary team, you will provide crisis care that is trauma-informed, compassionate and youth-centred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver crisis assessments, safety plans, and brief interventions for young people in distress
• Respond flexibly to urgent presentations, often in partnership with families and schools
• Participate in a rota covering daytime and evening hours, including weekends
• Liaise with education, social care and acute services to ensure joined-up care
• Support service development, quality improvement and reflective team practice

About CFHD and Our Approach

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.

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 which are provided by Torbay and South Devon 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 post graduate training. Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Benefits and Next Steps

• A welcoming and supportive Urgent Care team in either locality
• Clinical supervision, peer support, and opportunities for CPD
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact at a critical time for young people and families

If you are a qualified and compassionate mental health professional looking to specialise in youth crisis care, we would love to hear from you.