Candidates will have the flexibility to start as a band 5 practitioner with potential growth to band 6, enabling their professional development. The role requires a strong understanding of the complexities of mental health and involves providing evidence-based interventions both individually and in group settings. The organisation promotes an inclusive culture and encourages innovative practices, emphasizing a commitment to high service standards and collaboration among different disciplines. Flexible working arrangements are available to accommodate the needs of applicants.
An exciting opportunity to join the CAMHS Liaison Team at Portsmouth Hospital, as a band 6 CAMHS Liaison Practitioner. The role offers a unique chance to work in a team that champions restorative practice, fosters an inclusive culture, and encourages innovative approaches to supporting young people and families in crisis within an acute hospital setting. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to and shape new initiatives that make a real difference.
The team are also open to offering the right candidate, the opportunity to join the team as a band 5 CAMHS Liaison Practitioner, with development to band 6.
The CAMHS Liaison Service is an acute mental health crisis assessment service, based at QA hospital. It offers the following:
Assessment of children and young people who have presented at QA Hospital with acute mental health concerns such as self-harm, overdose and suicidal ideation
Liaising and building positive relationships with hospital staff and wider network services such as social care and schools
Supervision and training for staff at QA hospital
Consultation and advice for staff at QA hospital and partner agencies
Safe discharge and follow up plan from QA Hospital
*Undertaking rapid crisis assessments for young people referred through the general hospitals and community referral pathway, providing short crisis intervention and signpost to other specialist services as required.
*Based on the assessment, to formulate and convey sensitive, complex, and sometimes unwelcome information to clients and other professionals and manage this as constructively as possible.
*To work as a senior practitioner providing clinically effective and therapeutic interventions for children, adolescents and their families considering the complexities of mental health problems. This requires an awareness of the potential impact of wider systems on individuals and families, requiring intense concentration over prolonged periods on a daily basis.
*To be able to assess and provide the appropriate format of intervention such as: individual, family or group work.
*Continually delivering and maintaining high standards of service provision that is evidence based and in line with recognised best practice.
*Participating and leading in joint complex assessments with other disciplines and other agencies as required.
*To provide consultation, specialist advice and training to professionals who come into contact and who have an important influence with children and young people who have mental health needs.
About us
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
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