CAMHS Crisis Practitioner

+ To assess the urgent mental health need of children and young people referred to RISE and the acute paediatric wards.
+ To identify areas of need for children and their families and to assist their being able to access appropriate services.
+ To act always in such a way as to promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of patients and clients in accordance with National Occupation Standard
+ To plan, support, implement and manage programmes for children and their families in conjunction with other RISE professionals and /or other agencies.
+ To identify areas of need for children and their families and to assist their being able to access appropriate services.
+ To advise agencies on the most appropriate service for the child, dependent on need.
+ To work in collaboration with adult mental health services for the care of young people whose mental health needs are likely to continue into adulthood.
+ To undertake home visits and attend case conference reviews as appropriate.
+ To take responsibility for own continuing professional development in order to meet statutory requirements and to utilise relevant research and evidence-based practice.
+ To develop and utilise specialist knowledge about working with children and their families.
+ To hold a caseload independently and as part of the multi-disciplinary team, working with children with complex needs, such as challenging behaviour, mental health issues, complex social situations., + Decide upon interventions from a holistic assessment of the child's needs.
+ Ensure care plans have clear measurable goals which have taken into account the views of the child and carers.
+ Coordinate the delivery of care, feeding in relevant information to support wider service planning.
+ Monitor the implementation of care plans and make changes to better meet the needs of children with complex health and well-being needs.
+ Provide training and competency assessments for junior staff and students on placement.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service.
The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications regardless of age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation. Guidance and criteria on the filtering criminal cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.
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Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
· generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
· excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
· salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
· discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
· wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
· staff networks and support groups
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.