CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
Job overview
Are you looking to support and improve the mental wellbeing of Looked After and Adopted Children/Young People who are one of the most vulnerable groups in our community. Do you have some experience or would you like to develop your skills in supporting this group via a therapeutic intervention both to the young people and their carers?
Would you like to be a part of an enthusiastic and supportive team? Then the Looked After and Adopted Team in CAMHS, Bradford is the place where we would welcome you as a practitioner and your skills/knowledge will be embraced.
Bradford District Care Foundation Trust can offer you compassionate and inclusive leadership. We are keen to hear and learn from your experience to further develop our trauma informed service. We truly respect the expertise new staff bring to our service.
If you are passionate about offering a service to Looked After and Adopted Children and keen to work collaboratively with colleagues across CAMHS and other agencies such as Children's Social Care, Child In Care Nurses and Education, then we would welcome an application from you.
If you would like further information about this role, please contact Indira Patel Team Leader LAAC Team
[email protected] or telephone number 0790 8087 110 or Wendy Lewis Clinical Lead 07771 7693 447
Closing Date: 9th March 2025Short Listing Date: 10th March 2025
Interview Date: 17th March 2025
We would welcome applications from:
- Nurses
- Social Workers
- Occupational Therapist
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of support and care to Looked After and Adopted Children and their carer's/parents.
To undertake clinical formulation alongside other professionals and make decisions about the right intervention for a child and or their carer's.
To undertake medium to long term identified therapeutic work with young people and or their carer's/ adoptive parents.
To undertake assessments, Care Plans and Risk assessment in line with the young persons needs.
To work closely with your colleagues in your team who vary from Psychologist, nurses, social workers to Assistant Psychologist.
To work collaboratively and liaise with other professionals such as Children's Social Care, Children In Care Nurses, and school staff.
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust.It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment.
We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- RMN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker
- EMB 998 or equivalent - mentor or students
Experience
Essential criteria- Significant post qualification experience within a MH setting
- Experience of child and adolescent Mental Health
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.
Bradford has been awarded the coveted status of UK City of Culture 2025. The year is set to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations.Its themes will be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and will reveal the magic of the district that is held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.
We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currently underrepresented in terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from these groups, but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.