Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Senior Mental Health Practitioner focuses on support, facilitate the young person’s own choices about their care, promoting independence and self-care.

What the role involves

• Support, facilitate the young person’s own choices about their care, promoting independence and self-care.
• Managing a caseload, and act as the young person's advocate by providing information.
• Adopt a proactive, flexible, and opportunistic approach to promote continuity of care.
• Undertake a comprehensive range of activities and have key delegated responsibilities for defined areas of care.
• Plan, implement and evaluate care for young people.
• Utilise best evidence to undertake a core mental health assessment to Triage, Assess, Formulate.

Skills and requirements

• Professional degree or diploma in relevant field, i.e., Nursing, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Applied Psychologist or Psychological Therapist.
• Must be willing to participate in any relevant training identified to develop skills required to carry out duties.
• Training, teaching or mentorship qualification or experience to an equivalent level.
• Knowledge of current policy documents and their impact on the primary care services agenda.

Confirmed role details

• Part Time (30 hours per week).
• At St Basils, we are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
• Work with vulnerable young people facing complex health and social care needs including drug and alcohol dependency and mental health problems.
• Empower and equip St Basils colleagues to build their understanding and confidence relating to Mental Health.

Known job details

• Pay: £49,387 per annum