Camhs Crisis Team Mental Health Practitioner

An exciting opportunity to join our CAMHS Crisis Plus Service based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. The post holder will assess and follow up on young people and children who attend in a mental health crisis and present with complex and challenging needs. The service has been developed in order to meet the needs of an increasing number of referrals for this significantly complex patient group of children and young people and their families, who may seek support from emergency services and / or attend A&E and are unable to return home in the absence of immediate support. The candidate will need to have a strong understanding and knowledge of social care principles regarding LAC and would feel confident to facilitate and attend strategy and multi-agency meetings regarding the welfare of the child to aid smooth transition and discharge from hospital. Main duties of the job We are looking for a forward-thinking creative practitioner, who is young person and family centred. It would be desirable if they have experience of working within CAMHS or with a crisis team. Job role / Main duties

• Assess child or young person presenting as suicidal or in a mental health crisis.
• Ensure high quality clinical practice in the management and treatment of high-risk complex cases
• Provide consultation support and advice to paediatric wards in respect of managing complex young people
• To co-ordinate and facilitate meetings with other service providers regarding the care of the young person
• To be responsible for band 6 practitioners working with the crisis plus team and ensure they are able to achieve positive outcomes for young people and their families
• Actively participate in service development
• Can work under pressure
• Have experience in clinical and managerial supervision
• Be able to offer and demonstrate therapeutic interventions that are suitable for young people
• Work within the CAMHS Crisis Home Treatment Team
This will be a 24-hour, seven days a week service, including Bank Holidays and staff will be required to participate fully in the 24-hour rota, We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential cri

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment.