Overview
Were excited to offer a permanent, full-time opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our Assessment and Primary Intervention Team (APIT) within Barnsley CAMHS.
APIT is a dynamic multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality mental health services to children and families. We provide timely assessments and tailored interventions to support emotional wellbeing and promote positive outcomes. This role involves assessing young people referred to CAMHS and delivering brief interventions for issues such as anxiety and low mood. It also includes close collaboration with Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) under the Branching Minds (BM) initiative, which acts as the front door to childrens mental health services in Barnsley, ensuring timely access to appropriate support. As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, youll play a key role in coordinating referral reading, risk screening, signposting, and liaising with local partners in health, education, and social care.
You will work collaboratively with families, carers, and young people, adapting your approach to meet their needs. This includes managing clinical complexity, multi-agency working, and considering neurodiversity. Team wellbeing is a high priority. We support flexible working to promote a positive work-life balance. Youll receive robust managerial and clinical supervision, plus excellent training and professional development opportunities.
We welcome applications from allied Health Professionals including: Childrens Wellbeing Practitioners, Registered Nurses (Paediatric, General, Mental Health, Learning Disability), Occupational Therapists, and Social Workers.
Please ensure you meet the essential requirements before applying.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
This varied role suits an experienced practitioner eager to make a difference. Youll join a passionate, supportive team where staff wellbeing is a priority. We offer a thorough induction, regular supervision, and excellent opportunities for training and professional growth.
Were seeking individuals:
* who feel fulfilled helping young people and families
* who are curious about others and want to help them thrive
* who care deeply about emotional wellbeing and mental health
* who are dynamic, flexible, creative, professional, and reflective
About the Trust
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
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