Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Telford; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting four Band 7 Specialist Mental Health Practitioners for CAMHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Crisis Home Treatment. The roles involve delivering high-quality mental health services for children and young people with complex needs, managing a defined caseload and working within a multidisciplinary team.

Clinical leadership, risk assessment, and evidence-based interventions are required, with supervision responsibilities as agreed with the

Qualifications

• First level professional qualification in mental health fields (nursing/AHP/Social Work/Therapy) with ongoing professional development.
• Professional qualification such as AMHP or non-medical prescriber is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessments of children and young people in CAMHS using complex data from multiple sources.
• Lead development of clinical services for young people in CAMHS and provide expert assessment and evidence-based interventions.
• Offer expert formulation, care plans and consultation to other professionals involved with clients.
• Ensure autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment and discharge of clients.
• Provide supervision and guidance to other team members as agreed with the Team Lead.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Registered professional qualification in nursing/AHP/Social Work/therapy

Job description

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 04 November 2026

The CAMHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Crisis Home Treatment are looking to recruit four Band 7 Specialist Mental Health Practitioners on 6-month fixed term contracts

In the role you will deliver a high quality, comprehensive mental health service for children and young people with serious and enduring mental health difficulties. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on working with children and young people and their families who experience a complex range of needs and difficulties.

You will be acting as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, and will provide assessment, psychosocial, evidence-based interventions using a collaborative approach and will be skilled at risk assessment and management. They will complement the multi-disciplinary working of the team, providing supervision for other team members, as agreed with the Team lead.

You will participate in team and service development and evaluation. Liaison, advice and consultation with a wide range of agencies are central to the role.

Main duties of the job

The Specialist Mental Health Practitioner will have responsibility for providing clinical leadership to colleagues in the assessment, treatment and management of children and young people with acute mental health difficulties. Providing specialist assessment and clinically proven, research-based interventions to children and young people presenting with high risk or high impact mental health difficulties. You will offer advice and consultation regarding the management of the client group to colleagues within the CYP service and in other agencies where appropriate and when required

About us

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please note: If you use Artificial Intelligence (AI) as part of your application, we encourage you to review the Trust's guidance on the use of AI within the recruitment process. Further information can be found on Join Us :: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust or www.mpft.nhs.uk/joinus

Job responsibilities

• To provide specialist assessments of children and young people referred to CAMHS based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological, self-report measures, rating scales, outcome measures, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
• Take a lead role in the development of clinical services for youngpeople accessing CAMHS, both referred to the team and those identified as requiring additional consultation.
• Provide expert assessment, formulation and intervention and support to all children, young people and families referred to the service providing evidence based specialist interventions.
• Formulate plans of care and negotiate the implementation of such plans and the sharing of complex, sensitive, confidential and at times contentious information e.g. child protection issues.
• Toberesponsibleforimplementingarangeof clinicalinterventionsforchildrenandyoung people, their carers, and families, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis,adjustingandrefiningformulationsdrawingupondifferentexplanatorymodels and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.
• To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoreticalandtherapeuticmodelsandhighlycomplexfactorsconcerninghistoricaland developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.
• To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients.
• To provide specialist advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

Person Specification

Training and qualifications

• First level professional nursing/AHP/Social Work/Therapy qualification in mental health, Social Work Nursing or AHP or equivalent with demonstrable knowledge and continuous post qualified experience/professional development
• Professional specific additional qualification eg non medical prescriber, sensory integration therapy trained, Approved mental Health Practitioner (AMHP)

Experience

• Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with those who may experience complex mental health needs in the community setting
• Experience of assessing and managing complex needs including risk within a structured framework such as CPA/Safeguarding Children frameworks
• Experience and ability to carry out clinical audit
• Experience of working in a CAMHS ,crisis or community setting
• Experience of working with clients at risk of admission

Knowledge and skills

• Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery.
• Knowledge and experience of holistic assessment of need and understanding of appropriate intervention and MDT approach
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non professional groups

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearDependant on experience