CAMHS Senior Community Practitioner

Job summary

Are you passionate about supporting young people through their most challenging times? Do you thrive in fast-paced, compassionate environments where every day brings new opportunities? If so, we want you to join our fantastic team.

Were looking for dynamic, skilled, and empathetic allied health professionals to join our Crisis and Home Treatment Team within CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) in Hereford as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner. This is a unique opportunity to play a vital role in delivering urgent mental health support to children, young people, and their families right when they need it most, and often in the comfort of their own home.

The team adopt a trauma informed holistic approach to the young people of Hereford and have a supportive, learning culture meaning this is a great place to work.

The service runs 7 days a week 8am-8pm shifts, flexible working is encouraged. This is a part time role working 33.75 hours per week.

Any questions please reach out to Aly Irving.

Main duties of the job

You will be providing rapid, responsive assessments and interventions to young people in mental health crisis.

Delivering short-term, intensive support at home

Engaging with parents/carers

Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists, and social workers.

Completing comprehensive risk assessments

Engaging in weekly MDT meetings

Participating in clinical, safeguarding and reflective supervision.

Contemporaneous clinical record keeping.

Work alongside clinical leads and operational leads

Job responsibilities

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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