Mental Health Practitioner - CAMHS Crisis Team
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Northampton
- Salary
- £37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata
- Closing date
- 16 Sep 2024
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- Profession
- Mental health, Mental health nurse, Mental health practitioner, CAMHS nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner in the CAMHS Crisis Team.
The CAMHS Crisis Team's purpose is to provide Crisis response, home treatment, duty cover, admission avoidance and the self harm pathway. The service also aims to facilitate discharge from hospital and assist children and young people to re engage with their local community.
This is a fast moving team, responding to young people facing crisis - candidates would need to be dynamic, responsive and excellent communicators
Main duties of the job
This role is work within the CAMHS Crisis Team to include triage, assessment, risk management, and home treatment.
To provide consultation, supervision and support to other clinical members of the team who provide care and treatment.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Newland House
Northampton
NN1 3EB
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
270-TE221-ACS-H
The CAMHS Crisis Team's purpose is to provide Crisis response, home treatment, duty cover, admission avoidance and the self harm pathway. The service also aims to facilitate discharge from hospital and assist children and young people to re engage with their local community.
This is a fast moving team, responding to young people facing crisis - candidates would need to be dynamic, responsive and excellent communicators
Main duties of the job
This role is work within the CAMHS Crisis Team to include triage, assessment, risk management, and home treatment.
To provide consultation, supervision and support to other clinical members of the team who provide care and treatment.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- 2 years post qualification experience in CAMHS
- Social Worker RMN, OT, RNLD
- Previous experience of risk assessment, and safety planning.
Essential
Essential
- Experienced in using clinical systems and IT
- Committed to developing own skills and knowledge
- Experience in supervising junior staff
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Newland House
Northampton
NN1 3EB
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
270-TE221-ACS-H
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