NHS
Job title:
Community Mental Health Practitioner – BEEU (CAMHS)
Company:
NHS
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for us to recruit a dedicated, passionate, mental health practitioner to join our core mental health teamApplications from Band 5 with an interest in career progression are welcomeThe core team provide assessment and interventions for children and young people with complex, severe, and persistent emotional wellbeing and mental health problems providing care as described in NICE guidance. As a specialist mental health team we support young people with moderate, severe and enduring mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties.You will join our existing Multi-Disciplinary team of professionals, and will have the opportunity to work alongside an extensive range of individuals with varying professional backgrounds. This includes psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, family and systemic practitioner.The service is going through an exciting period of transformation and we need skilled people to be a valued member of the journey with us.There will be scope for creativity in this team, to develop evidence based interventions, to think systemically and work collaboratively with children, young people and families, informed by the local Transformation Plan, Future in Mind and the THRIVE framework. It really is time to think differently and creatively about how we can help more children and young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health.Main duties of the job
- Assessing and providing therapeutic interventions for young people who require intervention and support from a secondary mental health service.
- Oversight and delivery of the provision of planned recovery focused care working in partnership with young people, carers and other professionals.
- Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and other services to provide seamless and holistic care for young people, this may include, social care, schools or our other partnership agencies.
- Management of a caseload, which includes, assessment, care-planning in conjunction with service user and carer and utilising service specific outcome measures to guide and evaluate effectiveness of individual treatment plans
- Be involved in service development and change
- Provide supervision to colleagues and students.
About usBy joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.DetailsDate posted15 May 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Flexible workingReference number301-KM-25-7117360Job locationsSevernfields Health Village/Telford Langley SchoolShrewsburySY1 4RQJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor more information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and person specification.Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor more information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and person specification.Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.Person SpecificationSkills/qualificationEssential
- hold a professional registration – RMN, Social worker, AHP
- Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery
Desirable
- Experience with working with Children and Young people
- experience of working with a caseload
- experience of working within an MDT
ExperienceEssential
- Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
Desirable
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
Person SpecificationSkills/qualificationEssential
- hold a professional registration – RMN, Social worker, AHP
- Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery
Desirable
- Experience with working with Children and Young people
- experience of working with a caseload
- experience of working within an MDT
ExperienceEssential
- Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
Desirable
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
Expected salary
£37338 – 44962 per year
Location
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Job date
Sun, 18 May 2025 04:24:01 GMT
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