CAMH Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

Overview

In this role you will embark on a rigorous CAMHS training pathway to become a Band 7 specialist clinician. You will deliver specialist mental health services to children and young people and their families, working within the West London CAMH Service and Alliance Crisis Care Team. You will perform comprehensive assessments, including risk assessment, and develop risk management plans in crisis settings to support safe, timely discharges and alternatives to Tier 4 admission. The programme blends teaching, experiential learning and supervision to build core CAMHS competencies. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues to improve crisis interventions and service delivery for young,

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist mental health interventions to children, young people and families across CAMHS and crisis pathways
• Conduct comprehensive assessments in crisis situations and hospitals, including risk assessment and management planning
• Participate in a structured training programme to achieve CAMHS competencies and progression to Band 7 roles
• Engage in interagency and multidisciplinary working to coordinate care and ensure safe discharges
• Contribute to service development within the Alliance Crisis Care Team and CAMHS provision
• Provide supervision and reflective practice, and support teaching of other professionals

Key requirements

• Post-registration experience in mental health settings with children/adolescents and families
• Experience across multiple service settings (outreach, clinic, home, school) and safeguarding emergencies
• Active professional registration (NMC)
• Mentorship/teaching and assessing qualification (Desirable)
• Experience of teaching other professionals and risk management
• Knowledge of the Children’s Act, Mental Health Act, safeguarding guidelines

• Creativity
• Flexibility
• Decision-making
• CBT (Desirable)
• Assessment tools (Desirable)
• Care Plan Approach (Knowledge)

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