Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training and support

Career development for clinical andNon

Development opportunities

Job summary

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting four fixed-term posts in the CAMHS Crisis Home Treatment team across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Roles focus on assessing, treating and managing risk for children and young people with acute mental health needs, offering clinical leadership, specialist consultations and supervision as agreed with the team lead.

Applicants require a first-level professional qualification in mental health, nursing, social work or AHP, plus continuous

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing and managing complex mental health needs.
• Experience with risk assessment and structured safeguarding frameworks.
• Post-qualification experience in community mental health settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership in assessing and treating children and young people with acute mental health difficulties.
• Manage a defined caseload and deliver specialist assessments and interventions.
• Carry out specialist assessments using psychological measures and interviews.
• Formulate and negotiate care plans and share information as appropriate.
• Deliver assessment, formulation and intervention for families and young people.
• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for assessment, treatment and discharge.
• Lead development of clinical services for CAMHS and provide supervision as agreed.
• Liaise with agencies and participate in team development and evaluation.

Skills

Assessment & planning

MDT working

Education

First-level professional qualification in mental health, nursing, social work or AHP

Job description

Four fixed-term six-month posts in the CAMHS Crisis Home Treatment team across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, run by Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The role centres on assessing, treating and managing risk for children and young people with acute or serious mental health difficulties, often complex. Post holders give clinical leadership, specialist consultation and liaison with agencies, and supervise team members as agreed with the team lead. Visa sponsorship is not available, and applicants need a first-level professional qualification in mental health, nursing, social work or AHP.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical leadership to colleagues in assessing, treating and managing children and young people with acute mental health difficulties
• Manage a defined caseload and deliver specialist assessment and evidence-based interventions for children and young people with high-risk or high-impact difficulties
• Carry out specialist assessments using psychological measures, rating scales, observations and interviews with young people, families and others
• Formulate and negotiate care plans, sharing complex, sensitive and sometimes contentious information such as child protection concerns
• Deliver assessment, formulation and intervention for children, young people and families, refining formulations as understanding develops
• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients
• Decide treatment options using theoretical, therapeutic and developmental understanding
• Provide advice, guidance and consultation to colleagues in the CYP service and other agencies
• Lead the development of clinical services for young people accessing CAMHS
• Provide supervision to other team members as agreed with the team lead
• Take part in team and service development and evaluation
• Liaise with a wide range of agencies

What’s required

Qualifications

• First-level professional qualification in mental health, nursing, social work or AHP, or equivalent
• Demonstrable knowledge with continuous post-qualification experience and professional development

Experience

• Extensive post-registration experience working with people with complex mental health needs in the community
• Assessing and managing complex needs, including risk, within structured frameworks such as CPA or safeguarding children frameworks
• Experience and ability to carry out clinical audit

Skills & knowledge

• Assessing, planning and evaluating care using the principles of recovery
• Holistic assessment of need, with understanding of appropriate interventions and MDT working

Nice to have

• Professional-specific additional qualification, such as non-medical prescribing, sensory integration therapy training or AMHP
• Experience in a CAMHS, crisis or community setting
• Experience working with clients at risk of admission
• Skills in providing consultation to professional and non-professional groups

What’s offered

• Ongoing training and support
• Career development for clinical and non-clinical roles