Assistant Practitioner - Urgent Care

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We have developed an innovative, integrated model of childrens community services and now looking to appoint enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.

As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic, and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network, and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development, and your support network.

We are currently seeking dedicated and compassionate individuals to join our Urgent Care Pathway within CAMHS as Band 4 Assistant Practitioners. You will play a crucial role in providing essential support to children and young people who are experiencing a mental health crisis. We have opportunities available across Devon, based in North Devon, or Exeter, or South Devon/ Torbay.

You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with other professionals to deliver high-quality care and support., As an assistant practitioner, you will play a vital role in providing care and support to children. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, your focus will be on meeting the unique needs of these young people in a comprehensive and holistic manner. Your insights and contributions will inform care planning and decision-making processes.

Your primary responsibility is to be involved in assessments and observations of children in crisis. You will gather information to identify immediate needs and risks. This will enable the team to implement timely interventions that support the well-being of young people. You will also provide interventions and support to young people.

Your active participation in the development of comprehensive care plans, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, is essential. By engaging in care planning and implementation, you will ensure that the plans are tailored to each child's unique circumstances, evidence-based, and person-cantered.

Accurate and up-to-date documentation of assessments, interventions, and evaluations is vital for providing quality care. By maintaining records and adhering to relevant policies and procedures, you will contribute to the overall coordination and continuity of care.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and are committed to personal development and growth, we invite you to apply for this rewarding position. We also offer Band 3 trainee opportunities for candidates who do not hold the relevant qualification but have relevant experience., We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Successful applicants will be employed by Devon Partnership Trust (https://jobs.dpt.nhs.uk/locations/working-here )

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities.

CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.