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Specialist CAMHS Practitioner/Clinical Psychologist | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Wythenshawe

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 45,000

Full time

24 days ago

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a skilled mental health practitioner to join their CAMHS team. The role involves managing a complex caseload, conducting mental health assessments, and providing therapeutic interventions for children and young people. The ideal candidate will be experienced in working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams and engaging with families and external agencies. This position promotes a supportive working environment with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

  • Experience working with children and young people in a mental health setting.
  • Skill in conducting mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams and external agencies.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a complex caseload within a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team.
  • Conduct full mental health assessments and risk management.
  • Provide therapeutic interventions and consultations.
Job description
Overview

As an autonomous practitioner you will play a key part in the delivery of high-quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of children and young people, their families and carers. You will manage a complex caseload within a multi-disciplinary team setting and provide a range of high-quality care appropriate to the child or young person’s needs, including full mental health assessment, risk assessment and management, family and social assessment, consultation and therapeutic interventions.

Within a systemic and holistic framework, you will undertake needs-led, evidence-based, highly skilled assessments and provide therapeutic interventions, evidencing shared decision making and partnership working with children and young people, their families and carers. You will provide advice, information, consultation and supervision within the service and externally within your specialist area.

As part of working together you will actively liaise with and support robust partnership working arrangements between the CAMHS team and community partners and other key stakeholders involved with the child across agencies that work within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health THRIVE framework. This is a clinical post and the expectation of time management is that the majority of time will be spent in actual practice. To assume responsibility for management of a complex caseload and exercise the highest standards of autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children, young people and their families/carers using specialist knowledge and evaluation of care programmes in collaboration with children, young people and their families/carers liaising with and referring to relevant agencies as appropriate.

Responsibilities
  • Manage a complex caseload within a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team.
  • Conduct full mental health assessments, risk assessments and management, and family/social assessments.
  • Provide consultation, therapeutic interventions and evidence-based practice within a systemic and holistic framework.
  • Ensure shared decision making and active partnership working with children, young people, and their families and carers.
  • Offer advice, information, consultation and supervision within the service and externally in the specialist area.
  • Liaise with and support partnership arrangements between the CAMHS team and community partners and other key stakeholders across agencies under the THRIVE framework.
  • Allocate time for direct clinical practice and maintain high standards of autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment and discharge, including liaison with and referral to relevant agencies as appropriate.
About the Trust and Environment

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, bringing together 10 hospitals and community services across Manchester, Trafford and beyond. It champions collaborative working and transformation, supports a digitally enabled organisation, and fosters a culture of inclusion and opportunity for career development.

We are a major academic research and education provider with ongoing commitments to sustainability through our Green Plan and to innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At MFT we foster inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development, protecting health and wellbeing, and ensuring a fair, open and transparent environment. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our resourcing team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Additional Information

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the “Supporting Documents” heading. The Candidate Essentials Guide provides details about the Trust, our benefits and how we care for you as you care for others. The advert closes on Tuesday 16 Sep 2025.

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