Senior Youth Mental Health Crisis Practitioner

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 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