The closing date is 30 June 2026.
Working within Children & Young Peoples Mental Health East (CYMPH East), the Senior Primary Mental Health Practitioner will be a professionally registered practitioner with extensive experience in Children's Mental Health. The practitioner will work both as an independent professional and within a multi‑disciplinary framework, taking into account the THRIVE approach to intervention.
The Senior Practitioner will provide specialist support, advice and training within Primary Care Networks, aiding recognition of child and adolescent mental health disorders at an early stage and advising on strategies for interventions. The post holder will play a major role in establishing links, education and communication within Primary Care Networks.
As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, the Senior Practitioner will provide direct work to children and young people and their carers/families. The post holder will also be responsible for providing advice, consultation, education and clinical supervision to other mental health professionals within CYMPH East and external professionals.
The Senior Practitioner will develop and explore innovative ways of working directly with children, families and professionals before referral to specialist community teams, promoting early help and enabling them to seek help and advice in order to address the early manifestation of mental health difficulties.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a declaration to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion; it welcomes applications from all, irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion, belief or sexual orientation. The Trust supports flexible working, including term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi‑time, and places the wellbeing of our people at the core of all we do.
£49,387 to £56,515 a year (Per Annum Pro Rata).