Specialist Mental Health Practitioner - Children & Young People

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Location: Barnstaple, EX31 3UD

Salary: £46148.00 to £52809.00

Date posted: 11th March 2025

Closing date: 30th March 2025

Our professional responsibility is to reduce the risk of infection to others as far as possible. Getting vaccinated against diseases that can be passed person-to-person in healthcare settings is part of this responsibility. The Trust will provide advice, guidance and support on vaccinations and access to vaccinations where requested.

Job Description

We are excited to be recruiting for a part-time (28 hours) Band 7 Specialist Mental Health Practitioners to join Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) in North Devon. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced mental health professionals to take on a senior clinical role, supporting children and young people with complex emotional and mental health needs.

You will be responsible for specialist assessment, formulation, and intervention, ensuring that children, young people, and their families receive high-quality, evidence-based care. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, supporting young people with difficulties such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, and trauma-related presentations.

Your role will also include risk assessment and management, collaborative care planning, and therapeutic intervention delivery, working in line with NICE guidance. Additionally, you will provide clinical supervision, consultation, and training to colleagues, supporting professional development across the team.

We Offer

• Regular clinical supervision and professional development to support career progression.
• A collaborative, innovative, and supportive work environment.

If you are a dedicated and compassionate mental health professional, committed to making a difference for children and young people, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments, working collaboratively with children, young people, and their families to develop care plans tailored to their needs.
• Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions, such as CBT, DBT-informed approaches, and systemic family work, ensuring alignment with best practice guidelines.
• Manage a caseload of children and young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, providing high-quality, person-centred care.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team, liaising with professionals across health, education, and social care to ensure a holistic approach to care.
• Assess and manage risk effectively, implementing safeguarding procedures where necessary.
• Provide supervision and support to junior staff, trainees, and multi-disciplinary colleagues, fostering professional growth within the team.
• Contribute to service development, participating in audits, quality improvement initiatives, and shaping the future of mental health services for children and young people in Torbay and South Devon.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and uphold professional and organisational standards in all aspects of care.

This role is ideal for motivated and experienced mental health professionals looking to work in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment, where they can contribute to high-quality, specialist mental health care for children and young people.

About Us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon. CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust.

Job Responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies.
• Experience of undertaking specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions for children’s mental health.

Skills

• Ability to travel across Devon to meet the demands of the role.

Qualifications

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to Masters level with a relevant core professional training e.g. Psychological profession, Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy.
• Training in an evidence-based therapeutic approach.
• Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body.
• Training in supervision and/or leadership skills or willing to work towards.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Employer Details

Employer name: Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address: Integrated Children’s Services, Fishleigh Road, Roundswell Business Park, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 3UD

Employer's website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/

Contact Information

Operations Manager: Sarah Screech