Senior Mental Health Practitioner
Band 7
Permanent Post - 37.5 Hours
The Sefton CAMHS team at Alder Hey are looking to recruit a permanent Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team for individuals with significant experience in supporting children and young people who have mental health needs. The successful applicant will provide a substantial contribution to the clinical work of the team and will hold full case management responsibility for their workload. Provision of supervision to lower banded team members, students and other service group/team professionals as required is expected.
The ability to undertake appropriate mental health assessment and intervention to children and young people referred to the service is required, as well as providing advice, support and consultation to families, carers, and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person.
They must be able to demonstrate a positive attitude which encompasses our Trust Values of Excellence, Innovation, Openness, Respect, and Together. If you are enthusiastic and confident with a friendly and outgoing manner, and a focus on providing the best possible service to children, young people, and their families/carers we would like to hear from you.
The post holder will undertake appropriate mental health assessment of children and young people referred to CAMHS, and provide a range of appropriate, evidence-based clinical interventions informed by assessed individual need. The post holder will provide support, advice, and consultation to families, carers, and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person.
The services comprise several multi-disciplinary teams including staff from varied backgrounds, including psychology, psychiatry, social work, nursing, and psychotherapy. In addition, our team members are trained in a wealth of different therapeutic interventions and approaches, making the teams truly multi-disciplinary.
Sefton CAMHS – post holder will be based at Burlington House, Waterloo. Appointments are offered from Waterloo and Southport bases.
Alder Hey are offering excellent benefit schemes:
1. Refer a friend – Alder Hey staff: Successful candidates who are introduced to the trust by existing staff members will receive £1000 after completion of six months in post. Please include the name/Alder Hey email for your friend in the additional information section of your application. This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.
2. Accommodation: Alder Hey will support the cost of accommodation for up to 3 months from the date of employment (up to £500 per month). The cost is to be paid by the staff member and reclaimed as expenses.
3. Relocation package: Relocation packages to support new hires will be consulted on an individual basis, please link in with recruitment@alderhey.nhs.uk for further information.
For further details/informal visits contact:
Name: Christine Pope
Job title: Service Manager
Email address: christine.pope@alderhey.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07837 382051
Vicky Killen, Clinical Lead for Sefton CAMHS
Email: vicky.killen@alderhey.nhs.uk
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