Employer Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Canalside, Town Walsall
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 01/01/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 6
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
We currently employ over 4,000 people and are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Working in an NHS Foundation Trust is a demanding and rewarding experience, knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference in someone’s life.
Job overview
1wte (37.5hrs) Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to work in Walsall Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service based at the Canalside, Bloxwich, Walsall.
We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our team as a permanent Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner within the Walsall Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.
Main duties of the job
We are an energetic, enthusiastic and hard working team working with children and young people from 0—18. Walsall CAMHS operates from Canalside. We are a fully integrated multi-disciplinary team comprising Clinical Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Family Therapists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Work and Psychiatry.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Trust, we are committed to increasing the quality of services and to providing services which are safe and supportive to families.
Person specification
Criteria
* Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Psychotherapy or equivalent
* Professional Registration
* Knowledge of mental health in children and adolescents
* Application of mental health assessments and interventions
* Post graduate training/course relevant to CAMHS
* Supervision of junior staff
** Please Note that Internal at Risk Employees will be given preference for this position**
The salary range quoted is as per NHS Agenda for Change pay structures. This is based on the number of years’ working directly within the NHS at the advertised pay band. Experience gained with other NHS Trusts will apply, but candidates without prior experience working direct for the NHS would normally be appointed at the lowest point unless they can demonstrate the equivalent experience and then be eligible for incremental increases in future years.
Successful applicants for clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the national Care Certificate qualification and will be supported to attain this once in post.
The Trust is committed to equal opportunities, providing opportunities for flexible working and is a non-smoking organisation.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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