Due to investment and expansion of our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) we are seeking to recruit a Mental Health Practitioner (Band 5)/Senior Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6) for our CAMHS Community Team in the West of Somerset. This is an exciting time to join our CAMH Service, as we develop our community and urgent care offer to children and young people in Somerset.

We are looking for individuals who are keen to work with children and young people struggling with their mental health in the community. We have positions available for qualified mental health nurses, social workers and occupational therapists.

We welcome applications from newly qualified members of staff who we can support via a progression route within the service including ASYE and Preceptorship programmes in addition to therapeutic training.

Main duties of the job

We have an exciting opportunity for you to become a Mental Health Practitioner within our CQC rated Outstanding CAMHS West Team!

The CAMHS West Team is a multi-disciplinary team comprising of professionals from various disciplines. The team support children and young people under 18 presenting with a broad range of complex difficulties including anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, trauma and those presenting with associated risk. The team have a positive and supportive culture and a strong ethos of working together with a shared passion and operates 9-5, Monday to Friday.

There are opportunities for close working relationships with other CAMHS Teams within Somerset including Forensic CAMHS, Community Eating Disorder Service and the Enhanced Outreach Team.

You will receive clinical and managerial supervision in addition to accessing structured learning and development opportunities including the potential for training in specialist therapies. We also prioritise taking care of our employees! We have annual team away days, compassion circles, access to Employee Assistance Programme including counselling if required.

We would welcome applications from confident and skilled clinicians or those wishing to explore the opportunity to start as a Band 5 with progression opportunities. To succeed you should be able to effectively manage your own workload and, have a strong work ethic and a commitment to working with children, young people and their families.

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the detailed job description attached for more information about this role.

If you are interested in working with children and young people and would like to find out more, please do get in touch - we would welcome informal contact to discuss the role and the exciting opportunities it brings!

Applications welcome via CV or online.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised professional qualification in nursing, social work or occupational therapy
• Evidence of continuous post-qualifying professional development.

Desirable

• Post-qualifying training in therapeutic interventions

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children and young people.
• Knowledge and understanding of mental health disorders in children and young people, and their impact on both the client group and their families/carers.
• Knowledge of a wide range of evidence-based treatment/therapeutic interventions.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Empathy and ability to communicate and engage with client group and families/carers.
• Ability to prioritise and take responsibility for own caseload.

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Foundation House

Wellsprings Road

Taunton

Somerset

TA2 7PQ

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