CAMHS Triage and Assessment Team Lead Practitioner / Nurse

Job overview

Working in the Triage and Assessment team you will be responsible for carrying our triage calls to all young people on our assessment wait list to ensure they are on the correct pathway.

You will then carry out robust mental health assessments, formulating a plan of care, risk assessing and liaising with other teams internally and externally to CAMHS

You will be having regular contact with young people suffering from moderate to severe and enduring mental health difficulties from a wide range of backgrounds.

You will be part of a multi disciplinary team and hold a small case load of young people presenting with risky behaviours.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the triaging of young people

Carrying out robust mental health assessments

Liaising with different professionals from various agencies

clear and accurate documentation on our systems

formulating care plans

carrying out risk assessments

Creating safety plans

Working along side young people with enduring mental health problems and their families

Working across our Derbyshire bases

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Working in the Triage and Assessment team you will be responsible for carrying our triage calls to all young people on our assessment wait list to ensure they are on the correct pathway.

You will then carry out robust mental health assessments, formulating a plan of care, risk assessing and liaising with other teams internally and externally to CAMHS

You will be having regular contact with young people suffering from moderate to severe and enduring mental health difficulties from a wide range of backgrounds.

You will be part of a multi disciplinary team and hold a small case load of young people presenting with risky behaviours.