Community Mental Health Practitioner
Job overview
In North Staffs CAMHS we are looking to expand our Mental Health Practitioners to work in our friendly and supportive team. The North Staffs CAMHS team is a well-established multi-disciplinary team that works with children and young people aged 0 – 18 years.There are professionals from a range of backgrounds in the team, including psychiatry, Occupational Therapy, nursing, psychology, social work and CBT therapists. The team is one of three community CAMHS teams in the region.
We are looking for a Mental Health Practitioner who is trained in working in a range of mental health difficulties, enjoys being a part of a multi-disciplinary team, and is committed to delivering high quality services for children, young people and their families.North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust operates flexible working for staff which includes working from home, as well as from a base, to deliver CAMHS services. We are keen to explore new and innovative ways of meeting the needs of the children, young people and families who access our services.
There is an opportunity within the team to expand on further training developments and we are keen to value your profession and how to embed this into our growing MDT team.
Main duties of the job- The post holder will be required to engage in assessment, treatment and intervention for young people and their families alongside holding a caseload. There are various experiences within the CAMHS team should you have a specific interest of focus. We are keen to gain individuals who have a diverse background in mental health with transferable skills and who want a new challenge within a CAMHS team. Our team focus on staff wellbeing and how we can ensure this is part of our culture and patient care as a priority.
- To work with a defined caseload of service users as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing assessment, care planning and care delivery for service users with complex and multiple conditions. This will include the provision of highly skilled clinical interventions, clinical assessment, risk assessments / risk management and promoting recovery and inclusion and ensuring patient centred practice with service users and their carers.
- To provide specialist advice to other members of staff.
Working for our organisation
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers.In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our “Proud to be Green” engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan.
As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme”.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Complete evidence based functional assessments of a person’s behaviour in partnership with the service user and other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Following appropriate assessment, develop person centred care plans to enable the proactive management of presenting behaviour
- To develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with children, young people, their families and carers who may at times be in situations of emotional distress and presenting in an aggressive manner.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- A nationally recognised professional qualification in Health or Social Work which must be registered with the appropriate professional governing body, such as, NMC, HCPC, UKCC.
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience within a mental health service.
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Has received training (either formal of through experience) to carry out both operational and clinical risk assessments within scope of practice.
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. We offer a variety of flexible working opportunities for both full and part time staff. Job Share applicants will be fully considered and applications are particularly welcomed from current and previous service users
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- Priority will be given to NHS staff across the region who are at risk of redundancy, where the vacancy is at the same band or one below their current band and candidates meet the essential criteria for this post.
- All employees new to the Trust will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.
- All clinical staff bands 2-4 that are new to the Trust will be required to complete a Care Certificate.
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