# CAMHS Crisis Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/camhs-crisis-practitioner/623a6238-7d7f-4084-84e0-bf75ebbd2316 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/camhs-crisis-practitioner/623a6238-7d7f-4084-84e0-bf75ebbd2316.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust - **Town:** Coventry - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day service between the hours 8am - 8pm) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-18T15:13:04.227Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Nuneaton/Coventry_Warwickshire_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Nursing_Midwifery_Registered/Nursing_Midwifery_Registered-v8087888 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8087888?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Previous applicants need not apply. You will be working closely with the Band 7 RISE Crisis team Leads to develop this service whilst providing comprehensive assessments and intervention primarily within the acute care settings. You will provide mental health care to children, young people and their families in line with local and national guidelines. To provide regular and on-going consultation, joint work, training and advice to other agency staff in relation to child and adolescent mental health specifically self-harm related issues to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people. ### Main duties of the job - To assess the urgent mental health need of children and young people referred to RISE and the acute paediatric wards. - To identify areas of need for children and their families and to assist their being able to access appropriate services. - To act always in such a way as to promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of patients and clients in accordance with National Occupation Standard - To plan, support, implement and manage programmes for children and their families in conjunction with other RISE professionals and /or other agencies. - To identify areas of need for children and their families and to assist their being able to access appropriate services. - To advise agencies on the most appropriate service for the child, dependent on need. - To work in collaboration with adult mental health services for the care of young people whose mental health needs are likely to continue into adulthood. - To undertake home visits and attend case conference reviews as appropriate. - To take responsibility for own continuing professional development in order to meet statutory requirements and to utilise relevant research and evidence-based practice. - To develop and utilise specialist knowledge about working with children and their families. - To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, working with children with complex needs, such as challenging behaviour, mental health issues, complex social situations. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Decide upon interventions from a holistic assessment of the child’s needs. - Ensure care plans have clear measurable goals which have taken into account the views of the child and carers. - Coordinate the delivery of care, feeding in relevant information to support wider service planning. - Monitor the implementation of care plans and make changes to better meet the needs of children with complex health and well-being needs. - Provide training and competency assessments for junior staff and students on placement. ## Job Details Previous applicants need not apply. You will be working closely with the Band 7 RISE Crisis team Leads to develop this service whilst providing comprehensive assessments and intervention primarily within the acute care settings. You will provide mental health care to children, young people and their families in line with local and national guidelines. To provide regular and on-going consultation, joint work, training and advice to other agency staff in relation to child and adolescent mental health specifically self-harm related issues to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people. ## Job Description To assess the urgent mental health need of children and young people referred to RISE and the acute paediatric wards. To identify areas of need for children and their families and to assist their being able to access appropriate services. To act always in such a way as to promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of patients and clients in accordance with National Occupation Standard To plan, support, implement and manage programmes for children and their families in conjunction with other RISE professionals and /or other agencies. To identify areas of need for children and their families and to assist their being able to access appropriate services. To advise agencies on the most appropriate service for the child, dependent on need. To work in collaboration with adult mental health services for the care of young people whose mental health needs are likely to continue into adulthood. To undertake home visits and attend case conference reviews as appropriate. To take responsibility for own continuing professional development in order to meet statutory requirements and to utilise relevant research and evidence-based practice. To develop and utilise specialist knowledge about working with children and their families. To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team, working with children with complex needs, such as challenging behaviour, mental health issues, complex social situations. ## Responsibilities Decide upon interventions from a holistic assessment of the child’s needs. Ensure care plans have clear measurable goals which have taken into account the views of the child and carers. Coordinate the delivery of care, feeding in relevant information to support wider service planning. Monitor the implementation of care plans and make changes to better meet the needs of children with complex health and well-being needs. Provide training and competency assessments for junior staff and students on placement. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management - Substantial experience in mental health ### Qualifications **Essential** - Relevant Professional qualification, e.g., social worker, nurse, occupational therapist, speech & language therapist, psychotherapist, psychologist, counsellor. - Current Registration with relevant professional body. Significant experience working with children and adolescents ### Knowledge and skills **Essential** - Ability to demonstrate and apply problem solving skills to a variety of situations - Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of policies and procedures - Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of safety issues - NICE Guidelines, Mental Health Act, Children Act. ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 448.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10389410) - [flexible working policy (pdf, 347.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1155) - [application guidance notes (pdf, 157.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1157) - [terms and conditions nhs jobs (pdf, 19.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1158) - [equality and diversity leaflets (pdf, 838.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1159) - [the prince's trust help 16-30 year olds into work (pdf, 192.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2706) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.