West Sussex Camhs Senior Mental Health Practitioner

1 week ago


Horsham, United Kingdom Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust Full time

West Sussex CAMHS

Senior Mental Health Practitioner - B7

Based in Horsham

The West Sussex CAMHS Team have an exiting opportunity for a Fixed term contract or secondment through to 18/10/24 to cover a maternity leave. The team delivers a service to children and families where there are significant mental health difficulties. The team provides assessment and treatment to children experiencing depression, anxiety and trauma. We work closely with partner agencies to ensure compressive care plans are in place to support families.

The role will be variable and exciting, sometimes challenging and there is a need for flexibility but it is always very interesting and rewarding. You will need to be motivated, forward thinking and have a strong commitment to providing high quality care to provide the best outcomes for young people. Excellent risk assessment and safety planning skills are essential to this role.

As a senior practitioner you will be expected to undertake work with complex cases and provide supervision and support to your junior colleagues. The role involves both assessment and treatment and participation in the new Stepped Care Group Model. The role is open to experienced nurses, social workers, OT's and psychologists who have a established background in mental health.

We are looking for an experienced mental health practitioner, preferably with some previous experience of working in mental health within a community based mental health team with excellent risk assessment and care planning skills. You should be willing to work autonomously as well as part of a team. The team thrives through being supportive to each other in an environment that can be changeable due to service capacity and demand. You will need to be flexible and have excellent communication skills. In return you will be well supported by experienced clinicians who will help you to develop and thrive in this environment. All your skills and training will be fully utilised and developed through clinical supervision and training opportunities.

To contribute to the day to day leadership of a clinical team providing a high quality service within the resources available in a defined area, and specifically to deliver on the following key areas.

To offer specialist mental health assessments to Young People who are experiencing moderate to sever mental health difficulties.

Assessment includes care and safety planning, risk assessment and management and facilitating safe discharge.

This role involves liaising with other agencies and professionals and developing ongoing positive working relationships with them to support young people who present in crisis.



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