Job overview
Do you have a passion for working with children, young people and their families in order to facilitate positive change? Do you have the skills and experience to be a calm and grounding presence in times of crisis?
We are looking for a Band 6 Registered Practitioner to join our multi-disciplinary CAMHS Outreach Team in Gloucestershire.
The CAMHS Outreach Team is a countywide service in Gloucester providing a 9am-9pm service, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We offer an intensive home treatment provision for children and young people under 18 years, experiencing a period of acute mental health crisis. Our service focuses on admission avoidance, through home treatment and safety planning. Following an admission, we work to support safe and timely discharge back to the community. We have a fantastic success rate supporting children and young people in their recovery at home ensuring they receive the support and treatment they need.
We are a supportive, experienced team of clinicians from a variety of professional backgrounds with a wide range of practice experience across both adults and children’s services. We have a strong commitment and passion for ensuring the voice of the child is central to all of our care planning and clinical safety management.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Registered Practitioner your role will be varied and would include:
- - Screening and triaging referrals into service - Offering advice and consultation to professionals - Managing a clinical case load; building strong therapeutic relationships to deliver brief, intensive, evidence-based mental health interventions - Visiting young people in their homes, community settings, tier 4 units and paediatric wards - Carrying out clinical assessments and mental state examinations - Working collaboratively with young people, parents/carers and multi-agency partners to develop a shared understanding of the young person’s story - Developing safety plans with young people, parents and carers - Working closely with networks of professionals such as Children’s Social Care, CAMHS and education providers to ensure the appropriate level of support is in place - Providing supervision and leadership to junior members of the team
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This advert is for CAMHS Outreach Registered Practitioner with Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust in Gloucester, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Jun 2026.
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