Camhs Mental Health Practitioner

**The closing date is 16th Feb 2025**

**Job summary**:
The primary purpose of the role is to ensure that young people who are accessing a Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team receive the highest possible standard of care.

The post holder will:
Provide assessment, treatment, consultation and work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary group of professionals to support the recovery of Young People referred to the CAMHS Team for the East of the county.

Contribute to the development of systems and processes that will support and enhance the ongoing care of young people referred to the service.

Ensure that families and carers of patients referred to the service are properly supported, informed and engaged.

Acting as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will provide assessment, psychosocial, evidence based interventions using a collaborative, recovery approach and will be skilled at positive risk management.

The post holder will contribute to the clinical leadership of the team, providing supervision for other team members, as agreed with the Team Manager, and participate in team and service development and evaluation. Liaison with a wide range of agencies is central to the role.

Be willing to undertake training as required to enhance your own skills.

The post holder must hold a full Driving licence and have permanent access to own transport and have appropriate insurance.

You'll be joining a supportive and very friendly team that will make your transition into the team as enjoyable as possible.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
CAMHS East is a rapidly evolving team within the CAMHS network that works with young people who are suffering from a range of mental illnesses that have a greater impact on their lives. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team that is made up of consultant psychiatrists and specialist doctors; psychologists and therapists; Nurses; Occupational Therapists; Social workers and support workers.

You will hold a caseload of young people who will be on their recovery journey. You will need to have the ability to liaise with people within the young persons network such as family members as well as professionals. You will also need to be able to liaise effectively with professionals within the wider CAMHS network as well as your colleagues. Although the team is set up to be very supportive there is a need for you to make well thought out decisions to support the young person and their network.

**About us**:
At **Somerset NHS Foundation Trust**, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

- ** Flexible working options** to help you balance work and life
- ** NHS pension scheme** for long-term financial security
- ** Generous annual leave allowance** to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on **career development** to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our **Blue Light Card**, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

**Why Somerset?** Somerset offers the perfect blend of **idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty**, and **breathtaking coastlines**, with vibrant cities like **Bristol**, **Bath**, and **Exeter**just a short drive away - and only two hours to **London**.

The region is home to excellent **educational facilities**, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

**Somerset truly has it all** - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

**Job description**:
Communication and Key Working Relationships

Operational Service Manager

Team Managers and Clinical Leads for Local CAMHS Teams

CAMHS Clinical Psychologists

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Safeguarding Team

Working across all the CAMHS services with clinicians as needed.

Young people and their families/carers

Acute hospital paediatric colleagues.

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust colleagues across Somerset

Children's Social Care partners

Education colleagues across Somerset

Voluntary organisations offering services for young people

Police

GP's and Primary Care

Specialist support services

Integrated Therapies

Planning and Organisation

Ensure patient records are maintained in line with all trust policies.

Organise and manage their own caseload and work, plan their own diary. They will also be required to manage clinics.

Analytics

Have the ability to analyse the functions of challenging behaviours in complex situations within the individuals varying environments, in order to make recommendations where appropriate to inform future interventions.

Lead on formative assessments, analyse and formulate needs.

Provide high-quality clinical repo