Senior Mental Health Practitioner

4 weeks ago


Blackpool, Blackpool, United Kingdom Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our multidisciplinary team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. As a Senior CAMHS Practitioner, you will play a key role in providing comprehensive assessments and interventions to children, young people, and their families in a variety of settings.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide full clinical assessments of children, young people, and their families referred to CAMHS, including weekend and evening shifts.
  • Manage a clinical caseload, comprising assessments and ongoing direct therapeutic interventions to children, young people, and their parents/carers.
  • Regularly discuss clinical issues and concerns with the CAMHS Team Leader, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, and colleagues regarding ongoing therapeutic work.
Professional Requirements
  • Fully participate in the appraisals and personal development review process.
  • Maintain and develop own professional skills and knowledge, undertaking all mandatory training and continuing professional development to ensure professional knowledge is current and complies with national guidelines and Trust policy.
  • Maintain appropriate professional appearance at all times.
  • Ensure Professional Registration is current.
Managerial Responsibilities
  • Ensure agreed assessments and therapeutic work are undertaken within national and local target times.
  • Undertake PDR meetings with junior staff.
  • Provide caseload management/supervision to junior staff.
Person Specification
  • Registered professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, OT, or other equivalent qualification.
  • Post-registration qualification in child and adolescent mental health or qualification in therapeutic approaches with children, young people, parents, or carers.
  • Qualification in teaching, assessing, and mentoring of students.
Essential Experience
  • Relevant post-qualifying experience of working within children and families.
  • Significant post-registered qualification experience with children, adolescents, and families in the area of mental health.
  • Evidence of experience working in a community setting as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Evidence of carrying out comprehensive assessments and care plans.
  • Evidence of collaborative working with other services.
  • Evidence of experience and/or training in supervising staff.
Personal Qualities
  • Evidence of ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal.
  • Evidence of ability to work as an effective member of a team.
  • Evidence of ability to work under pressure.
  • Evidence of ability to exercise a high level of judgment and decision-making.
  • Evidence of ability to prioritize work appropriately.
  • Evidence of awareness to extend knowledge and personal development.
  • Evidence of ability to collaborate effectively within and across services.
  • Evidence of ability to adapt to changing environments.
  • Evidence of car owner/driver or access to a suitable alternative transport to enable the role.


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