Senior CAMHS PractitionerinWest BromwichinWest BromwichPUBLISHED TUE 18 MAR 2025
Band 7: Depending on experience Salary is dependant on experience - Per annum
PERMANENT
HOLISTIC MENTAL HEALTH MULTI-DISCIPLINARY NHS
Opportunity to work with a diverse and dynamic multi-disciplinary team, fostering collaborative care for children and young people.
Chance to make a significant impact on the mental health and well-being of vulnerable populations, positively influencing their quality of life.
Role involves both clinical practice and leadership, providing opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Possibility to work autonomously as well as in a team, allowing for flexibility and variety in work settings.
Involvement in comprehensive assessments and consultations, enhancing clinical skills and expertise in various mental health constellations.
Supporting and supervising junior staff, promoting mentorship and the development of future mental health practitioners.
Opportunity to attend and participate in EHCP meetings and relevant forums, ensuring a holistic approach to care and communication with families.
Join us at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and make a real difference in the lives of children and young people facing mental health challenges. We are on the lookout for a compassionate and talented Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our vibrant Sandwell CAMHS team in West Bromwich. This is your chance to be part of a diverse, supportive, and forward-thinking multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing exceptional care to those who need it most.
As a Senior Specialist Clinician, you will play a pivotal role in delivering transformative mental health services while promoting autonomy and collaboration within the team. With your professional registration and strong clinical and leadership skills, you will guide junior staff and work closely with Team Leads and the Service Manager to ensure quality care. Your empathetic approach will enable you to communicate effectively with children, families, and carers, helping them navigate their journeys towards recovery. If you’re ready to contribute to a compassionate and dynamic environment and shape the future of care alongside a team that values your expertise, we would love to hear from you!
As a Senior Specialist Clinician, you will play a pivotal role in delivering transformative mental health services while promoting autonomy and collaboration within the team. With your professional registration and strong clinical and leadership skills, you will guide junior staff and work closely with Team Leads and the Service Manager to ensure quality care. Your empathetic approach will enable you to communicate effectively with children, families, and carers, helping them navigate their journeys towards recovery. If you’re ready to contribute to a compassionate and dynamic environment and shape the future of care alongside a team that values your expertise, we would love to hear from you!
Opportunity to work with a diverse and dynamic multi-disciplinary team, fostering collaborative care for children and young people.
Chance to make a significant impact on the mental health and well-being of vulnerable populations, positively influencing their quality of life.
Role involves both clinical practice and leadership, providing opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Possibility to work autonomously as well as in a team, allowing for flexibility and variety in work settings.
Involvement in comprehensive assessments and consultations, enhancing clinical skills and expertise in various mental health constellations.
Supporting and supervising junior staff, promoting mentorship and the development of future mental health practitioners.
Opportunity to attend and participate in EHCP meetings and relevant forums, ensuring a holistic approach to care and communication with families.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner with a passion for working with children and young people with mental health difficulties.
Sandwell CAMHS is a diverse, dynamic and forward-thinking multi disciplinary team. We are looking for a clinician with professional registration, happy to take applicants from nurses and AHPs who is enthusiastic and can demonstrate sound clinical and leadership skills. We would require you to have the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team, with a compassionate approach to service users.
You would work as a Senior Specialist Clinician in Services for children and young people in the Emotional and Behavioural constellation but would also be expected to work across the other constellations based on service need. These are STEPP (Suicidality and Trauma), Neuro Developmental and Learning Disability. You will be expected to supervise junior staff and support the Team Leads and Service Manager with the management of the service.
- To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.
- To contribute and be an active member of the multidisciplinary team.
- To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with children and their families/carers in order to progress their treatment programmes, and to ensure an understanding of their condition/problem in order to maximise their functional potential.
- To attend relevant Education, Health and Care Plan meetings (EHCP) and any other relevant forums to share information.
- To communicate sensitive information to children and parent/carers in an empathetic way about conditions that may have significant impact on future functional abilities and quality of life.
- To undertake CAMHS initial assessments and risk assessments.
- To provide consultation to other members of the MDT internal and external to CAMHS.
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For details around main responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description for the post of Senior CAMHS Practitioner and please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like further information.
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