CAMHS Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Do you have a core registration as a nurse, social worker, registered therapist, OT or other allied health professional? Are you passionate about providing quality mental health support for children and young people up to the age of 18? We are seeking a Senior Practitioner to join our Core CAMHS team who will support you in this exciting opportunity to work with this cohort of children and young people. Worcestershire CAMHS is a well-established service, and you would be part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting the service to offer robust mental health assessment and planned treatments/interventions. You will be working as part of the wider CAMHS MDT where you will have the opportunity to be supported, learn and grow. The work will be challenging, exciting and rewarding as we promote mental health recovery and empowerment to our Children and Young people This is a 22.5 hours per week position.Main duties of the job The role includes offering mental health assessments and care planning/treatment for moderate to severe mental health illnesses that are experienced by those aged under 18 years. The CAMHS MDT will support you and your clinical decision making in relation to the patients you assess. As a senior colleague you will have opportunity to offer clinical supervision to others as well as offering mentorship to students, trainees. You are expected to engage in your own supervision and be able to communicate with children, young people, families, partner agencies both verbally and in writing to promote mental health recovery. The service operates across Worcestershire with bases in Worcester, Redditch and Kidderminster. Base preference can be discussed by the successful applicant post interview. There will be an expectation to travel between sites to meet the demands of the service. Travel costs are reimbursed, and flexible working options can be considered.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities. What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
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