Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner (Development Role)
The closing date is 29 July 2025
Are you a passionate, dynamic and compassionatepractitioner ready to make a difference in young peoples lives?
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5mental health practitioner to join our CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team inHereford on a structured developmental pathway to Band 6. This is an excitingopportunity to work in a fast-paced, supportive environment that offers realscope for clinical development, training and supervision as you grow into amore senior role.
As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you willprovide responsive crisis assessments and intensive home treatment to childrenand young people experiencing mental health crises, with the aim of avoidingunnecessary hospital admissions.
The team adopt a trauma informed holistic approachto the young people of Hereford and have a supportive, learning culture meaningthis is a great place to work.
The service runs 7 days a week 8am-8pm shifts,flexible working is encouraged.
Any questions please reach out to Aly Irving.
Main duties of the job
Undertakecrisis assessments and risk management plans for young people presenting inacute mental health distress
Delivertime-limited, goal-focused interventions in community and home settings
Collaboratewith families, schools, social care, and acute services to provide holisticcare
Participate in team meetings, case discussionsand multi-agency forums
Maintainaccurate clinical records and contribute to service development initiatives
Participatein a 7-day service rota including evenings, weekends and bank holidays
Participatingin clinical, safeguarding and reflective supervision.
Workalongside clinical leads and operational leads
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitalsand community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental healthand learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people ofall ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexibleworking options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,and ethnicities.
What we offer;
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to33 days with long service
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you workunsocial hours
* Flexible and agile working opportunities
* Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
* Wide range of supportive staff networks
* Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit ourwebsite.
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Job responsibilities
Operate as part of a multidisciplinaryteam providing Crisis Intervention and Intensive Home Treatment to CYPcountywide.
Use their initiative and takeresponsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the servicethey provide to CYP.
Proactively engage in formaland informal education of Acute Trust staff and other partnership agencies,families and children and young people.
Actively and creatively engageCYP and carers encouraging them to make appropriate use of the servicesavailable as part of a process of recovery and crisis management.
Undertake full psychosocialassessments with those in need of such. Ensuring thorough, precise and timelydocumentation and dissemination of information in line with Trust policy andprocedure.
Undertake acute risk assessmentand safety planning for extremely vulnerable client groups during times ofcrisis.
Deliver High quality, evidence basedcare to a defined team caseload
For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specificatiaon attached.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
* Ability to travel to patients at the needs of the service across a wide geographical area in a timely manner
Experience
* Experienced gained during pre- registration training either in a mental health or child placement setting
* Use of therapeutic interventions with children and young people i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
* Providing consultation
* Experience of working in a CYP service or Crisis & Home Treatment service
* Formulating and communicating a clinical presentation to an MDT
Qualifications
* RMN/RN (Child)/RN (LD/SW or OT
* Relevant professional registration
* I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
* Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
* Evidence of providing a supervisor role
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.
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
£31,049 to £37,796 a yearpro rata for part time
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