Overview
Multi-Agency Rapid Response Service (MARRS) Practitioner – Band 5. Main area CAMHS. Permanent full-time role (37.5 hours per week). Office base: Cornwall (Bodmin, Truro or Helston) with a 24/7 shift-based service. Salary: £31,049 - £37,796 per annum. Closing date: 19/10/2025 23:59. Sites: Cornwall - Base TBC. Job ref: 201-25-727.
Thank you for your interest in Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice and offering flexible working arrangements where possible.
Role context
Childrens mental health services are evolving, with the MARRS model delivering urgent care across services for children and young people with mental health and social care crises in Cornwall, 24/7, 365 days a year. The service focuses on an integrated pathway that supports families in a joined-up way. The team is integrated with CAMHS, wider child and family health services, and Cornwall Council’s social care for children and families. The MARRS team will operate county-wide, provide short-term intensive interventions, home treatment where appropriate, and work to prevent hospital admission.
Main duties of the job
* Work intensively with young people with acute mental health difficulties in crisis to prevent inpatient admission where possible.
* Provide urgent assessments in hospital or community settings and short-term intervention, including intensive support at home.
* Operate a shift-based rota covering 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure service accessibility and timely response.
* Collaborate with Southwest Collaborative, Sowenna CAMHS Inpatient Unit, Community CAMHS, andChildren's Social Care colleagues as part of the Acute Care Pathway.
* Engage with families and other partners to support recovery and pathway continuity.
Working for our organisation
We are an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, delivering community and hospital-based care. We prioritise developing our people with opportunities including protected CPD time, development funds, leadership programmes, coaching and mentoring, and preceptorship for newly qualified staff. For nursing staff, non-medical prescribing support is available.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications
* Professional Qualification: Registered Nurse or other professional body (e.g., Social Work, Occupational Therapy).
* Experience of working in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams.
* Experience in mental health settings.
* Evidence of a professional development plan and ongoing training needs addressed.
Desirable criteria
* Professional Development plan.
Knowledge and Abilities
* Working knowledge of child safeguarding.
* Knowledge of Child Mental Health settings and development.
* Experience or knowledge of working with children or young people.
Benefits and development
* Career conversations and individual development plans; protected CPD time for registered staff; dedicated development fund for CPD.
* Leadership and management development programmes; coaching and mentoring; full clinical induction; care certificate for band 1-4 staff; preceptorship for newly qualified staff; individual professional development.
* Rewards include health and wellbeing initiatives, DBS checks where required, NHS Pension Scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, cycle to work, and support for EU settlement status where applicable.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once sufficient applications are received. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email with interview details. Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes applicants with lived experience of mental or physical ill health. Occupational Health may access health records to check inoculation and screening status. References will be required. For general recruitment queries, contact 01208 834644.
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