Mental Health Practitioner

4 weeks ago


Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom NHS Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join our team at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. As a key member of our Liverpool Mental Health Support Teams, you will play a vital role in providing early intervention and evidence-based interventions for children and young people and their families.

As a B6 Mental Health Practitioner, you will work across a range of educational, healthcare, and community settings to provide assessment, formulation, and treatment for children and young people with mental health needs. You will work closely with families, carers, and education providers to develop and implement effective care plans that promote positive outcomes for children and young people.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in child and adolescent mental health, with experience of working in a similar role. You will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of health, education, and social services, as well as a commitment to the overall vision and development of the professional group of mental health practitioners.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide assessment, formulation, and treatment for children and young people with mental health needs
  • Work closely with families, carers, and education providers to develop and implement effective care plans
  • Undertake case management of cases of some severity, risk, and complexity, coordinating multi-disciplinary inputs and working in partnership with other agencies where appropriate
  • Provide consultation, under supervision, to professionals from other services and participate in service development
Person Specification
  • Qualified in a core profession such as Mental Health Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, or creative therapies
  • Training in child and family mental health related field
  • Two years' experience of post-graduate work in core profession/following qualification
  • Experience of working in child and adolescent mental health services
  • Able to provide, with appropriate supervision, assessment of emergency/self-harming behaviour
  • Must demonstrate a working knowledge of health, education, social services, and the voluntary sector
  • Knowledge of safety factors in management of self-harming behaviours and child protection issues
  • An understanding of principles underlying psychodynamic, systemic, cognitive, and behavioural therapies
  • Working knowledge of child development
  • Able to demonstrate a commitment to the overall vision and the development of the professional group of mental health practitioners
Personal Attributes
  • Must demonstrate utilisation of professional development planning in own career progression
  • Works within professional ethics and Trust policies


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