Senior Mental Health Practitioner

2 days ago


Stalybridge, Tameside, United Kingdom NHS Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our specialist Family Intervention and Therapy Service (FITS) within Tameside and Glossop CAMHS. As a key member of our team, you will work closely with Children's Social Care to deliver trauma-responsive intervention for local families.

Main Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement a community-based therapeutic service for children, young people, and their families, focusing on trauma and attachment, early intervention, and prevention.
  • Provide direct and indirect intervention for parents/carers, children, and their families, drawing on professional and therapeutic expertise.
  • Work in partnership with psychological and systemic practitioners to facilitate partnership working and multi-level therapeutic intervention.
About Us

We provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services across five boroughs of Greater Manchester. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities.

We are committed to equality and diversity and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership.

Requirements
  • UKCC nursing or Diploma in social work plus experience to post-graduate diploma level.
  • Accredited membership of an appropriate psychological therapy professional body.
  • Additional further training in the use of children's attachment assessment tools.
  • Training in specialist therapeutic work with children, young people, and families.
Experience
  • Substantial experience of working within a health delivered child & adolescent mental health outpatient/community service.
  • Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for the psychological care and treatment as an autonomous practitioner.
  • Experience of cross-sector working, including within CAMHS and Children's Social Care.
  • Experience of working with families with complex needs.
  • Experience of working in diverse cultural and ethnic contexts.
Knowledge and Skills
  • Highly developed knowledge of mental health issues in young people and of issues relevant for CYP supported by social care and their families.
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation and national policies in relation to children and young people.
  • Highly developed knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions with this client group.
  • Ability to perform complex psychological assessments as an autonomous practitioner.
  • Ability to develop packages of care based on assessed needs and formulation.


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