Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

As a Senior Practitioner, you will be one of five specialist clinical leaders within the service, providing day-to-day leadership, clinical oversight and professional support to a multidisciplinary team of practitioners. You will play a key role in ensuring high-quality, safe and effective care, supporting staff to deliver comprehensive assessments, care planning and therapeutic interventions that achieve meaningful outcomes for CYP and their families. You will hold a complex clinical caseload and be responsible for overseeing assessment, treatment and discharge planning, ensuring care is delivered in line with best practice, service standards and governance requirements. Working collaboratively with colleagues across health, social care, education and the wider system, you will contribute to service development, pathway improvement and the ongoing transformation of CAMHS provision. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health professional who is passionate about clinical excellence, compassionate leadership and improving outcomes for children, young people and their families., Reporting into the Senior Clinical Nurse Manager , some of your responsibilities will include:

• Providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to a team of practitioners.
• Managing a complex caseload of children and young people with moderate to severe mental health presentations.
• Undertaking and overseeing comprehensive mental health assessments, formulation and risk management.
• Leading on care planning, treatment delivery and discharge processes.
• Ensuring high standards of clinical governance, safeguarding and quality assurance.
• Supporting service development, transformation initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Working collaboratively with partner agencies to deliver integrated, person-centred care.
  
  At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are Outstanding Patient Care, Brilliant Place to Work, and Leaders in Children's Health.
We work with partners across local, regional, and national levels to deliver physical and mental healthcare in both acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are nationally and internationally recognised for their expertise. We're proud that 73% of colleagues would recommend Sheffield Children's as a place to work, placing us among the top five NHS trusts in England -- and the top-ranked trust in the North East and Yorkshire -- in the latest NHS Staff Survey. Our nearly 4,000 colleagues bring our CARE values -- Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence -- to life every day, creating a kind, welcoming environment where patients and families feel safe and supported. As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we're excited to keep building our leadership in children's health, improve experiences for patients and staff, and focus on our communities and population health.

We also offer excellent benefits to support your wellbeing, with generous annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing programmes, and exclusive discounts -- helping you thrive at work and beyond.