CAMHS Mental Health Practitioners

Job Description

The role We are looking forBand 6 Senior CAMHS Mental Health Practitioners. We value the skills of a multi-disciplinary team and have a range of roles to suit all interests. Based in locations across Devon and Torbay, we are looking for qualified professionals who can bring skills, experience and enthusiasm to meet the needs of children and young people with complex emotional and mental health needs. Our CAMHS team is a CYP-IAPT service that is part of Children and Family Health Devon and you would be joining us at an exciting time of change.We encourage applicants to apply and talk to us about your skills, career interests and aspirations, to ensure we get the right fit for you. Full and Part-time opportunities available.Are you interested in working therapeutically in the community with young people and their families with a range of presenting mental health needs You may be interested in working with depression and anxiety, self-injurious behaviours or attachment difficulties Our teams provide opportunities for you to use your skills across the spectrum of children’s mental health needs as well as specific areas of focussed work including eating disorders and Youth Offending Services.Are you interested in working with trauma and abuse Some of our staff work together to focus their skills in the areas of supporting children who have experienced abuse and traumatic experience. There are opportunities for training and ongoing supervision in trauma Focused CBT (TF-CBT)Are you interested in working in the acute care parts of our service Responding to acute need through calm and confident risk assessment and supporting those in crisis We’re looking for people who can work both ‘in hours’ (9am-5pm Mon-Fri) and extended hours 9am-10pm (7 days per week)Are you interested in early help and Primary Mental Health workFor those with a passion for early intervention, group work, and multi-agency working. Other roles includes signposting and advice as well as providing a range of group, individual and family interventions.Our Children and Young People say…“We would like the people who work for Child and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure”. About you You will be an experienced and qualified CAMHS professional (RMN, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or equivalent). You will have experience of multi-disciplinary team working and developing relationships across agencies. The ability to adapt communication and intervention style to meet individual need is important and you will have knowledge of child development and child protection procedures.Using both evidence based practice and routine outcome measures, you will use a strength-based approach to work collaboratively with people, in line with key CYP-IAPT principles. Managing risk in the community is a core part of these roles, responding to both urgent and routine, planned and unplanned need. You will be required to work flexibly across a range of clinical, community and home-based settings. All staff will be asked to contribute to our Out of Hours rota.We’re looking for an individual who is passionate about working with children and families, an ability to intervene supporting a range of mental health needs, and a desire to work with others to continually improve services.Interviews are expected to take place w/c 22nd March via Microsoft Teams. Please indicate your location preference and the specialist area that interests you in your supporting statement. About us Employed by Devon Partnership NHS Trust, you will be part of Children and Family Health Devon, an Alliance that brings together six leading providers of adult and children’s community, acute and mental health services in Devon, along with key voluntary sector organisations and academic partners.This Alliance has designed a system-wide service model to deliver integrated, coordinated support to children, young people and family. It builds on strong relationships across education, health, social care and voluntary sector services, and, most importantly, has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers. Our Offer to you Benefits of working at Devon Partnership NHS Trust include:

Commitment to career development

Wide range of leadership development opportunities

Up to41 days of paid leave per year, depending on length of NHS service, includes bank holidays

Generous NHS pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 14.5% of pensionable pay

NHS pay progression

Good maternity, paternity and adoption leave over and above the statutory minimum requirements

Sick pay up to a maximum of six months full pay and six months half pay

Commitment to flexible working

24/7 free confidential advice and support service

Refer a friend and both earn £500- available for selected posts. Terms and conditions apply.

Freedom to speak up ‘Guardian Service’, enabling you to safely discuss any concerns impacting on patient care

Preceptorship schemes

Exclusive health service discounts for NHS staff

Stagecoach -bus transport discounts

Salary sacrifice cycle scheme

Access to free recovery and wellbeing courses

Living here Devon and Torbay provide a unique, varied and beautiful environment. The coastal areas of North and South Devon provide excellent opportunities for water sports. The National Parks, Dartmoor and Exmoor, are havens for country lovers. Exeter is a thriving University city offering culture and city life. There are excellent rail, road and air connections, with a regional airport in Exeter.