Specialist CAMHS Practitioner / CBT Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health; Wigan; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health organization in Wigan is seeking a Specialist CAMHS Practitioner to improve young people's mental health. The role involves working with a multidisciplinary team to assess referrals, manage cases, and provide CBT interventions. Essential qualifications include experience as a CAMHS practitioner and a motivation to complete CBT training. Benefits include enhanced pay for evenings and weekends, generous annual leave, and a wellbeing program.

Benefits

Pay enhancement for evenings and weekends

Annual leave – 27 days plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a CAMHS practitioner.
• Motivation to complete CBT training.
• Previous experience in managing risk assessments and case duty.

Responsibilities

• Work with the MDT to triage and assess referrals.
• Manage cases and support training development.
• Undertake CBT interventions with children and young people.

Skills

Communication skills

Advocacy

CBT skills

Job description

Job Overview

Are you an experienced CAMHS practitioner who excels at communication and advocacy? If you want to improve young people’s mental health, place their needs at the centre of everything you do and work across a wide variety of agencies to ensure the right support is provided at the right time, join Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) and Wigan CAMHS as a Specialist CAMHS Practitioner in Community CAMHS.

Responsibilities

• Work with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to triage and assess referrals and provide timely access to appropriate care pathways.

• Manage cases, duty, risk assessments, and support training and development of the team and Wider THRIVE partners.

• Undertake CBT interventions with children and young people and, when fully qualified and registered, offer supervision in this modality.

• Deputise for senior staff in the absence of senior service leaders.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Experience as a CAMHS practitioner.
• Motivation to complete CBT training.
• Previous experience in managing risk assessments and case duty.

Desirable criteria

• Interest in CBT and relevant skills.
• Experience working with local authority CVS and Wigan Family Welfare.

All applicants must subscribe to the DBS Update Service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout employment.

Benefits

• Pay enhancement – 30% additional for evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays, 60% additional for Sundays and bank holidays.

• Annual leave – 27 days plus bank holidays (29 days after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years).

• Excellent pension.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• Salary sacrifice car scheme.

• Wellbeing programme.

Equal Opportunities

GMMH Foundation Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to representing diverse communities and removing barriers to employment for candidates from under‑represented groups, including BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. The Trust requires all staff and volunteers to commit to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.