CAMHS Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Wakefield CAMHS are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and resilient Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join their Core Team.

The role will support young people in the locality by offering therapeutic intervention and co-ordinating care alongside. This may involve liaising with other professionals, working alongside Wakefield CAMHS Psychiatry Team and working closely with the teams Team Manager and Clinical Lead.

The role will specifically work with more complex young people, who may have increased risks. The role may also support those young people who are being discharged from inpatient units.

We are looking for a registered professional who has substantial experience of working with children and young people. Additional training in a specific therapy would be beneficial in this role, however further training may be an option.

You would be expected to co-ordinate and prioritise your day-to-day clinical workload, have clinical conversations and risk plan/manage. You would also be expected to support with clinical supervision for Band 4/5/6 staff members in the team.

You are encouraged to contact the Team Manager to discuss this role in more detail.,

• Holding and managing a complex caseload


• Liaising regularly with professionals


• Attending professionals meetings


• Offering therapeutic intervention


• Completing onward referrals where required


• Clinically supervising staff members


All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.