Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Children's Crisis Service

Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Children's Crisis Service

Join to apply for the Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Children's Crisis Service role at Islet Systems.

Are you passionate about improving the lives of vulnerable young people with mental health needs? Are you dynamic, innovative, and have a desire to be part of a creative, supportive, and high-quality mental health service?

Job Summary

Child and Family Health Devon CAMHS crisis services has undergone a vital expansion, transforming our urgent care services for children and young people who experience mental health crises across Devon. We are seeking Senior Mental Health Practitioners to join our existing award-winning team in South Devon and Torbay. We are focused on ensuring children and young people get the right help when they need it the most. You will have a shared commitment to learning and development, and we look forward to you incorporating your own CAMHS clinical experience into practice. We are also committed to enhancing this with training opportunities to support our care delivery in AMBIT and DBT, to name but a few.

Main Duties of the Job

The team currently offers urgent assessments in hospital or in the community, with a drive to ensure there is no health without mental health. We are proud to offer intensive support at home, with the people young people care about around them, actively working with our partners to prevent children and young people from being admitted into the hospital. We operate shifts between 9am-10pm, 7 days per week, on a rota basis, so that our service is accessible and flexible.

About Us

We provide mental health and learning disability services, as well as a range of specialist and secure services for the wider south-west region and nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health and wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise and resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high-quality services that are safe and focused on people's recovery.

Our Values

We recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin the core values of our organisation. These values include commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, and showing respect, dignity, and compassion.

Job Responsibilities

The post holder will deliver high-quality comprehensive mental health services. The role involves managing a defined caseload with a focus on providing expert assessment and evidence-based treatment for children and young people with complex mental health difficulties and their parents/carers. Collaborative working with a wide range of statutory and non-statutory agencies is central to this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential: A professional mental health qualification (e.g., RMN, Social Work Degree, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT, or equivalent) and active registration with the appropriate professional body (e.g., NMC, HCPC).

Desirable: Recognised qualification in evidence-based therapeutic mental health interventions for children/young people and their families/carers, and a postgraduate qualification relevant to specialism.

Experience

Essential: Substantial experience of managing an extensive and complex caseload and working with children/young people presenting with a range of complex mental health presentations, experience working in a community CAMHS mental health setting, and experience in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.

Desirable: Providing clinical supervision and participation in user involvement in services.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Essential: Excellent communication skills, ability to engage with children/young people of all ages, ability to work independently and as part of a team, computer literacy, and excellent clinical assessment skills.

Desirable: Ability to participate and present information in a group setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer Details

Employer Name: Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Evergreen, Victoria Park Road, Exeter, EX2 4NU
Employer's Website: Devon Partnership NHS Trust