Weston-super-Mare & Clevedon are thriving seaside towns within commuting distance to Bristol and Taunton. The M5 motorway within easy access. Weston-super-Mare is a growing multi-cultural area with numerous amenities and has access to the beautiful coastline & also the Mendip Hills. The area is ideal for those who like an active lifestyle but also who want to be within reach of Bristol and Taunton. There are a number of outstanding Ofsted rated schools within the area. North Somerset child and adolescent mental health team (CAMHS) currently offers a range of innovative and informed approaches, supports CPD opportunities with a comprehensive in-house training programme. We offer flexible working patterns and have the benefit of working across 2 sites in Weston-super-Mare & Clevedon. The team also provides Eating Disorder & Learning Disability Services and so have the potential to offer development opportunities. The successful candidate will be part of a stimulating and supportive multidisciplinary, working as part of the leadership team to provide assessment, treatments for children, adolescents & their families with complex mental health needs. We particularly welcome applications from accredited CBT therapist or those who are coming up to accreditation. We welcome calls/visits from prospective candidate to discuss in more detail, this opportunity, & what the team can offer. To carry out assessments and provide treatment for young people presenting with significant mental health difficulties in the community. To be highly skilled in clinical risk assessment and management in relation to children and young people including experience of managing self-injurious behaviour. To be able to develop and to implement and review risk management and safety plans collaboratively. To be able to offer evidence based interventions to children, young people and families according to NICE guidance and local pathways of care. To hold and to manage a case load and using resources creatively to provide excellent intervention for children, young people and families; uniquely tailoring therapeutic interventions to meet the needs of service users To be able to work as an autonomous practitioner as well as with the wider team and partner agencies within the North Somerset Team and the wider systems within a collaborative care model approach. To work and provide leadership in the assessment and treatment within a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team involved in the assessment and treatment of children and young people with serious and complex mental health difficulties. To work with the team and the wider care system to deliver care which can positively impact on the welfare of the child. North Somerset CAMHS is a well-established multi-disciplinary team, which is, continuing to grow due to new investment. AWP CAMHS is a busy, forward thinking and thriving CAMHS service with excellent on going CPD opportunities. The CAMHS service is committed to continuous improvement and providing therapeutic interventions to children, young people and families, which are accessible, flexible and responsive. AWP is a forward thinking and inclusive Mental Health Trust with a strong commitment to clinical supervision and professional development and staff wellbeing. AWP CAMHS has developed a rolling program me of comprehensive in house training incorporating the core CAMHS competencies framework that is open to all staff. At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Luker Job title: Clinical Lead & Service Manager Email address: claire.lukernhs.net Telephone number: 0300 125 6700