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Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience
Significant experience at Band 6 level, of which some is to be in a position relevant to the specialty (CAMHS)
- Experience
Experience of managing and leading a team in a clinical area
- Qualifications
Registered practitioner with a current valid registration with NMC, HCPC or Social Work England
- Qualifications
Post registration qualification relevant to the clinical areas
- Attitude and Aptitude
Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Attitude and Aptitude
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Significant experience in assessing patients in a CAMHS setting with complex mental health needs and creating safety management plans to manage risk
- Qualifications
Currently has completed the Independent and Supplementary Prescribing Level 7 course with a valid V300 registration recorded with the NMC or relevant alternative advanced qualification such as; Approved Mental Health Practitioner or is willing and able to undertake this within 12 months of starting in post.
- Qualifications
A1 Vocational Assessor’s Qualification or equivalent e.g. D32 / D33
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Senior Practitioner to join the Complex Health Hub at NNUH. This role forms part of the wider Complex Health Hub which is responsible for Safeguarding, Mental Health, Dementia, Learning Disability and Autism, Substance Misuse, MCA & DoLs, Homelessness and Prison Healthcare.
We are a team who all have strong motivations to provide the best care possible for those with mental health needs whilst they are with us within the NNUH, you will have the benefit of being able to work autonomously whilst having a supportive team around you to guide decisions where needed.
We pride ourselves on promoting mental health within the wider hospital and best practice for managing complex cases within a busy acute hospital.
The post holder will provide advice, guidance and care planning to those patients who require intervention for their Mental Health whilst an inpatient at NNUH. This will include the opportunity to gain experience and knowledge of communicating and working closely with wider system partners, in order for a safe and appropriate discharge for any young person with mental health needs from the hospital.
The role will also involve regular contact with system partners to ensure an equitable service for this patient group.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to Lead the delivery of integrated care planning and person -centred interventions for children and young people up to the age of 25 with an identified mental health need and / or complex psychological needs whilst working alongside the multidisciplinary team in the implementation and review.
The post holder will be expected to be able to provide expert advice, guidance and support to staff in how to support the management of high risk patients using least restrictive and compassionate practice, whilst role modelling best practice.
The post holder will be expected to work in effective partnership with senior clinicians at NNUH, NSFT, NHSE, ICB, Social Care and CPFT to ensure appropriate pathways for accessing the correct clinical care, in the correct environment for our patients.
The applicant will need to be proactive and able to work autonomously within the NNUH, providing advice, guidance and signposting to young people, their families, wider support networks and ward staff.
Communication is key to this role, alongside a visible presence within the clinical areas of the hospital.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Senior Practitioner with Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Oct 2026.
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