Embrace this opportunity to work autonomously in a hybrid setting, where your holistic approach and clinical expertise will shine. You will be instrumental in developing care pathways, conducting risk assessments, and training junior staff—all while ensuring high-quality care. By joining us, you’ll be contributing to a service that prioritises preventive support and seamless access to mental health services. If you're passionate about making a difference and have a background in care, we’d love to hear from you! For more details, reach out to Michael Cartwright at michael.cartwright@mpft.nhs.uk or call 0808 178 0611. Don’t miss out – apply today!
We have an exciting opportunity available within our CAMHS Single Point of Access team (CAMHS SPA) for a Band 7 Senior CAMHS SPA Practitioner.
Our CAMHS SPA is a new development that provides a single point of access for children and families accessing our mental health services across our South Staffordshire localities. This service aims are to process, assess and determine the mental health needs of children and young people (CYP) to ensure their needs are met with the correct service provision through liaison and multi-agency working.
The SPA is first point of clinical contact for CYP, families and referrers and offers consultation and advice prior to referral and during the triage phase.
The SPA is a multi-disciplinary team with strong links to wider CYP Mental Health, Health and Social Care services.
Our service is developing to consult with our colleagues across Health, Education and Social Care, working with our partners across South Staffordshire and neighbouring areas, to promote preventative support and develop ease of access to all services within our areas.
The CAMHS SPA is part of the Children and Families Single Point of Access (CaFSPA). The CaFSPA is currently in phase 1 of this new service development, with plans for this to grow and merge with wider children's services to create a 'front door' service.
This role is based in the SPA office in Rugeley and also has the opportunity of a hybrid working pattern.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner providing a holistic approach to provide a high standard of clinical expertise in the assessment, planning treatment education and advice given to patients, carers and other health and social care professionals.
The post holder will have ongoing responsibilities for the implementation and evaluation of the CaFSPA process, alongside assessment of young people care where there is a greater complexity of need
This role will require excellent risk assessment and management skills in relation to positive risk taking and decision making to enable safe and effective responses to CYP and their families, primarily by telephone.
The post holder will play an integral role in developing clinical care pathways and quality standards within the CaFSPA, alongside participating in the delivery of the agreed aims and objectives of the service and identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.
They will assist in the delivery of a high standard of care to service users referred to the service. They will implement agreed systems for the monitoring of effectiveness of care. They will participate in the education and management of junior staff.
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For further information about this role please contact Michael Cartwright CAMHS SPA Team Lead Email - or call
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Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
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