Mental Health Practitioner.

37.5 Hours Per Week Are you passionate about helping young people with mental health problems? Are you looking for an opportunity to develop and share your skills and knowledge in mental health? If you answer yes to these questions, then Wakefield Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is the place for you! We are looking for an experienced and confident Mental Health Practitioner who is able to work within a busy team. You must have significant and demonstrable experience of working with young people and their families, who can often present with a range of complex mental health needs. You will manage your own caseload, providing a range of high-quality care appropriate to the young person's needs which will include risk assessment and management, consultation and evidence-based interventions. You must have a comprehensive range of skills and knowledge to deliver clinical aspects of the role in order to be able to provide a range of appropriate clinical interventions and assessment and be competent to do this work as an autonomous practitioner within professional practice guidelines and a structured supervision framework. Please get in touch with Charlie Hindle (Team Manager) if you would like to know more about the role. At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application. Main duties of the job As a Mental Health Practitioner in The Core Team within Wakefield CAMHS, the main duties would be as follows: Hold and manage a caseload independently. Provide thorough risk assessments and care planning. Provide therapeutic intervention through both 1:1 work and group work with young people in the locality. Provide urgent assessments when required. Work in a trauma-informed way. Work with other agencies such as schools, social care, etc. About us We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative. Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers. We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities. Being a foundation Trust means we're accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we're run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust. Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We do reserve the right to close the vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible. Job description Job responsibilities The post-holder will: Provide assessment and treatment to children and young people with mental health needs. Work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation for other agencies/professionals. Promote the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people. Provide routine and urgent assessment and interventions to young people with a wide range of emotional and psychological problems who are referred to specialist CAMHS, in keeping with evidence-based practice with supervision from a senior clinician within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. Person Specification Personal Attributes Essential Able to work autonomously and as part of a team. Commitment to multi-agency approach. Ability to work and make decisions under pressure. Calm, confident, innovative, creative and assertive. Clarity of decision making. Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities. Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services. Ability to cope calmly in a crisis. To demonstrate good self-care and encourage the same in team members. A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability). Special Knowledge and Skills Essential Good verbal and communication skills. Ability to manage own caseload. Good negotiation skills and problem-solving skills. Customer service orientation. Effective record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments. IT skills. Good team working skills, able to work across disciplines with an ability to predict and manage inter-disciplinary tensions and foster good working practices. Experience Essential Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting. Multidisciplinary team working. Inter-agency liaison and consultation. Experience of supervising/mentoring junior staff. Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance e.g. NHS plan, Mental Health Legislation, Children's act, Education Act, Working Together, Children's NSF, Every Child Matters, etc. Clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health. Experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence-based practice. Proven ability to work with other agencies and disciplines and in partnership with other organisations. Experience of safeguarding children and young people. Desirable Experience of community settings. Experience of working in different cultural contexts. Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity. Training. Desirable Training and experience relating to specialist CAMHS. Experience of delivering training to others. Qualifications Essential Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine. Dip SW or relevant mental health profession. Membership of professional body. Desirable Post Registration qualification e.g. degree. Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling). A teaching and assessing qualification. Physical Attributes Essential Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy). Employer details Employer name South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust Address Airedale Health Centre The Square Castleford West Yorkshire WF103JJ Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. C9378-W1199A

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