CAMHS – Mental Health Practitioner (Oldham)

This practitioner post sits in the core team of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health service, working alongside nurses, psychologists, social workers and psychiatrists. The work centres on routine mental health assessments for young people and families, formulating treatment plans and delivering evidence-based interventions. It is offered full time or at 0.6 FTE, and the role demands working autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team. Post-qualification experience in community mental health to postgraduate diploma level is essential.

What the job involves

• Carry out routine mental health assessments of young people
• Formulate treatment plans and provide ongoing evidence-based interventions
• Undertake specific work with young people and their families
• Assess and manage risk
• Make complex clinical decisions, applying legislation and safeguarding knowledge
• Monitor and evaluate treatment against professional and Trust guidelines using routine outcome measures
• Build links with colleagues across the team and partner agencies
• Work with education, children’s services and third sector partners on the Local Transformation Plan for CAMHS

What’s required

Qualifications

• NMC nursing, social work or equivalent health or social care qualification
• Significant post-qualification experience in community mental health to postgraduate diploma level

Experience

• Professional involvement with users of mental health services
• Case management of young people
• Multi-agency working

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of mental health issues in young people
• Knowledge of safeguarding, relevant legislation and national policy relating to young people
• Knowledge of therapeutic interventions with young people
• Excellent assessment skills, including assessment and management of risk
• Ability to formulate clinical decisions, treatment plans and management plans
• Ability to carry out therapeutic interventions with this client group

Other

• Ability to manage a caseload effectively
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
• Ability to work creatively and flexibly in a clinical context
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience of relating to young people in a group or community setting
• Understanding of Youth Offending services
• Knowledge of drug and alcohol issues relating to young people

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