An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Primary Mental Health Team within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), which is fully embedded into the Specialist CAMHS structure, providing advice, support, and brief interventions to children and young people in the Bradford, Airedale, and Craven area. We are seeking to recruit a Band 5 Practitioner to work within our PMHW role.
This role involves liaising, consulting, and supporting VCS, schools, alternative provisions, and other health professionals to improve the emotional mental health of young people. The successful post-holder will maintain a case-load and offer short-term interventions to support children and young persons experiencing emotional distress and to support resilience and recovery of well-being.
Main Duties of the Job
To contribute to the development and provision of the service to children and young people with mental health needs. This will include assessing, planning, and delivering short-term packages of care. To work as part of a multidisciplinary team and offer specialist support, consultation, and training to staff within the service and other agencies as appropriate.
The post-holder will be expected to provide assessment and therapeutic interventions at Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels. In addition, the post-holder will provide consultation and liaison to the teams.
We are committed to providing high-quality care for the people of Bradford, Airedale, and Craven. Are you?
About Us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:
1. We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.
2. We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs.
3. We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:
1. Increased mileage rates for > 3500.
2. A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages.
3. A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities.
4. Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.
Job Responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment, you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust's eligibility criteria, the Trust is unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period. As a condition of continuous employment, it is essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Current professional registration with an approved professional body.
* Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
* Registered newly qualified nurse or social worker. Alternatively, qualification must be achieved within agreed timescales.
Desirable
* Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area.
Experience
Essential
* Current experience of working in a mental health setting.
Desirable
* Current experience of working with children or adults in a community setting.
Employer Details
Employer Name
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Fieldhead CAMHS
2-8 St Martins Avenue
Bradford
BD7 1LG
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