Senior Mental Health Practitioner (Urgent Care) - CFHD

Devon Partnership Nhs Trust; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Children and Family Health Devon is recruiting Senior Mental Health Practitioners for the Urgent Care Pathway in North Devon. The role involves delivering crisis care to children and young people, including assessments, safety planning and brief interventions, as part of a friendly, multi-disciplinary team.

The team works 9am–10pm seven days a week and requires participation in a rota that includes evenings and weekends, with collaboration across education, social care and acute services to

Qualifications

• Deliver crisis assessments and safety planning for young people in distress.
• Respond flexibly to urgent presentations, often with families and schools.
• Liaise with education, social care and acute services to ensure joined-up care.

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

Skills

Crisis assessments

Safety planning

Multi-disciplinary team

Trauma-informed care

Youth-centred approach

Job description

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is recruiting Senior Mental Health Practitioners to join our Urgent Care Pathway based in North Devon. 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.,

• 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

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.

Join us in beautiful Devon with access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the cultural hub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the world surfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.

• 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