Job Description

This is a full time, permanent post.Are you passionate about supporting young people through their most challenging times? Do you thrive in fast-paced, compassionate environments where every day brings new opportunities? If so, we want you to join our fantastic team.Were looking for dynamic, skilled, and empathetic allied health professionals to join our Crisis and Home Treatment Team within CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) in Hereford as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner. This is a unique opportunity to play a vital role in delivering urgent mental health support to children, young people, and their familiesright when they need it most, and often in the comfort of their own home.The team adopt a trauma informed holistic approach to the young people of Hereford and have a supportive, learning culture meaning this is a great place to work.The service runs 7 days a week 8am-8pm shifts, flexible working is encouraged.Any questions please reach out to Aly Irving.Main duties of the job

• You will be providing rapid, responsive assessments and interventions to young people in mental health crisis.
• Delivering short-term, intensive support at home
• Engaging with parents/carers
• Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, therapists, and social workers.
• Completing comprehensive risk assessments
• Engaging in weekly MDT meetings
• Participating in clinical, safeguarding and reflective supervision.
• Administrative
• Contemporaneous clinical record keeping.
• Work alongside clinical leads and operational leads

About usAt Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.Sharing your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained interest in working for the Trust.Date posted25 April 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salaryxc2xa337,338 to xc2xa344,962 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference numberC9798-1355Job locationsBenet BuildingRuckhall Lane, BelmontHerefordHR2 9RPJob descriptionJob responsibilities

• Operate as part of a multidisciplinary team providing Crisis Intervention and Intensive Home Treatment to CYP countywide.
• Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to CYP.
• Proactively engage in formal and informal education of Acute Trust staff and other partnership agencies, families and children and young people.
• Actively and creatively engage CYP and carers encouraging them to make appropriate use of the mental health, social care and voluntary services available as part of a process of recovery and crisis management.
• Undertake full psychosocial assessments with those in need of such. Ensuring thorough, precise and timely documentation and dissemination of information in line with Trust policy and procedure.
• Undertake a supervisory role to junior staff in line with trust policy and procedure.
• Undertake acute risk assessment and safety planning for extremely vulnerable client groups during times of crisis.
• Deliver High quality, evidence based care to a defined team caseload

For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached. Job descriptionJob responsibilities

• Operate as part of a multidisciplinary team providing Crisis Intervention and Intensive Home Treatment to CYP countywide.
• Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to CYP.
• Proactively engage in formal and informal education of Acute Trust staff and other partnership agencies, families and children and young people.
• Actively and creatively engage CYP and carers encouraging them to make appropriate use of the mental health, social care and voluntary services available as part of a process of recovery and crisis management.
• Undertake full psychosocial assessments with those in need of such. Ensuring thorough, precise and timely documentation and dissemination of information in line with Trust policy and procedure.
• Undertake a supervisory role to junior staff in line with trust policy and procedure.
• Undertake acute risk assessment and safety planning for extremely vulnerable client groups during times of crisis.
• Deliver High quality, evidence based care to a defined team caseload

For full detail of the duties and criteria for the role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Professional clinical qualification RMN / OT / Social Worker etc.
• Evidence of post registered clinical qualifications/training or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of training to a minimum of post graduate diploma level
• Current registration with relevant professional body
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Desirable

• Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
• Evidence of providing a supervisor role

Skills & AbilitiesEssential

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to travel to patients at the needs of the service across a wide geographical area in a timely manner

ExperienceEssential

• Extensive post registration experience in mental health care including mental health assessment and risk assessment
• Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
• Delivering teaching / training
• Providing consultation

Desirable

• Experience of working in a CYP service or Crisis & Home Treatment service

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Professional clinical qualification RMN / OT / Social Worker etc.
• Evidence of post registered clinical qualifications/training or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of training to a minimum of post graduate diploma level
• Current registration with relevant professional body
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Desirable

• Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
• Evidence of providing a supervisor role

Skills & AbilitiesEssential

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to travel to patients at the needs of the service across a wide geographical area in a timely manner

ExperienceEssential

• Extensive post registration experience in mental health care including mental health assessment and risk assessment
• Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy and group work
• Delivering teaching / training
• Providing consultation

Desirable

• Experience of working in a CYP service or Crisis & Home Treatment service

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