Paediatric Mental Health Practitioner inBristol inBristol PUBLISHED 24 DEC 2023

Band 7: £43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum pro rata  PERMANENT 
The children's emergency department has an opportunity to welcome a specialist role of Band 7 Mental Health Practitioners working across the week.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy

Come and join our team

We are a growing, thriving and innovative Children's Emergency Department (CED)

Our vision is: To be a world leading children's emergency department providing the best care for all children.

BRHC is the paediatric major trauma centre for the South West region and houses burns, plastics and neurosurgery as well as cardiac surgery, orthopaedics, surgery, oncology & haematology. The Children's Emergency Department (CED) serves the local inner-city population and also receives patients from other local and regional hospitals for specialist paediatric care. The department sees around 40,000 patients per year.

The children's emergency department has an opportunity to welcome a specialist role of Band 7 Mental Health Practitioners working across the week. Our vision is to provide expert in-house mental health care and assessment for Children and Young People and their families presenting to CED.


Job sharing options welcomed and considered. Fixed Term & Substantive position.

The successful applicants will provide initial assessment, consultation, advice and signposting to children and young people presenting to CED. A central role will be liaison with other services to support the care of children and young people with acute, chronic or co-existing emotional and mental health needs, presenting to CED. Avon & Wiltshire Mental health partnership (AWP) CAMHS intensive outreach team (CIOT) our community mental health services are our closely interfaced partners for planning care and safe, timely transfers and discharges.

The successful applicants will be supported by the CED consultant lead for mental health, the Hospital senior nurse - lead for mental health and CIOT Hospital Team manager. Advice and guidance will also be given by the CIOT team during time spent working in the department.

We welcome applications from qualified mental health professionals including Registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and clinical psychologists who have appropriate experience of mental health assessment and risk assessment. We are also interested in graduates from a relevant discipline with substantial mental health service provision and post graduate training in psychological therapy.

Working hours of 16:00 to 00:00 and 14:00 - 22:00 - Monday to Sunday. There will be some day time working to cover training, study leave, continuous professional development.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy

Come and join our team

We are a growing, thriving and innovative Children's Emergency Department (CED)

Our vision is: To be a world leading children's emergency department providing the best care for all children.

BRHC is the paediatric major trauma centre for the South West region and houses burns, plastics and neurosurgery as well as cardiac surgery, orthopaedics, surgery, oncology & haematology. The Children's Emergency Department (CED) serves the local inner-city population and also receives patients from other local and regional hospitals for specialist paediatric care. The department sees around 40,000 patients per year.

The children's emergency department has an opportunity to welcome a specialist role of Band 7 Mental Health Practitioners working across the week. Our vision is to provide expert in-house mental health care and assessment for Children and Young People and their families presenting to CED.


Job sharing options welcomed and considered. Fixed Term & Substantive position.

The successful applicants will provide initial assessment, consultation, advice and signposting to children and young people presenting to CED. A central role will be liaison with other services to support the care of children and young people with acute, chronic or co-existing emotional and mental health needs, presenting to CED. Avon & Wiltshire Mental health partnership (AWP) CAMHS intensive outreach team (CIOT) our community mental health services are our closely interfaced partners for planning care and safe, timely transfers and discharges.

The successful applicants will be supported by the CED consultant lead for mental health, the Hospital senior nurse - lead for mental health and CIOT Hospital Team manager. Advice and guidance will also be given by the CIOT team during time spent working in the department.

We welcome applications from qualified mental health professionals including Registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and clinical psychologists who have appropriate experience of mental health assessment and risk assessment. We are also interested in graduates from a relevant discipline with substantial mental health service provision and post graduate training in psychological therapy.

Working hours of 16:00 to 00:00 and 14:00 - 22:00 - Monday to Sunday. There will be some day time working to cover training, study leave, continuous professional development.



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