CAMHS Learning Disability Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

ARE YOU READY for your next NEW CHALLENGE? We are seeking to employ a highly motivated and skilled practitioner to join and expand our dynamic, friendly and diverse multi-disciplinary team. This is a real chance be a part of the CAMHS transformation long term plan.

We have an opportunity for a full time Band 6 CAMHS Learning Disability practitioner in Tameside and Glossop  CAMHS.

One of our priorities is supporting our team with their continued professional development. As such, we offer flexibility to ensure skills and knowledge are offered and expanded in many areas of our service.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake a variety of high quality assessments with children with a learning disability and co-morbid mental health need who are referred to CAMHS.
• To provide access to a range of quality psychotherapeutic interventions in accordance with individual assessed need. This will include the assessment planning implementation and evaluation of a variety of therapeutic approaches either alone or as a member of the MDT.
• To deliver therapeutic input to children and young people referred to the learning disability team as well as their carers.
• Work as a co-therapist where appropriate with other members of the MDT.
• To be responsible for and manage a defined complex caseload of service users with a learning disability and undertake case management responsibilities within the caseload.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post.

You will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example how you meet as a minimum the essential criteria from the below section and also on the person specification , to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.