CAMHS Liaison Practitioner

An exciting opportunity awaits a clinician eager for Band 6 development and career progression. This 12-month secondment within the CAMHS Liaison Team at Portsmouth Hospital offers a unique chance to work in a team that champions restorative practice, fosters an inclusive culture, and encourages innovative approaches to supporting young people and families in crisis within an acute hospital setting. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to and shape new initiatives that make a real difference.

The CAMHS Liaison Service is an acute mental health crisis assessment service, based at QA hospital. It

offers the following:

Assessment of children and young people who have presented at QA Hospital with acute mental

health concerns such as self-harm, overdose and suicidal ideation

Liaising and building positive relationships with hospital staff and wider network services such as

social care and schools

Supervision and training for staff at QA hospital

Consultation and advice for staff at QA hospital and partner agencies

Safe discharge and follow up plan from QA Hospital, Undertaking rapid crisis assessments for young people referred through the general hospitals and

community referral pathway, providing short crisis intervention and signpost to other specialist

services as required.

Demonstrate a high level of skill in assessing and managing risk, including clinical as well as generic

risk assessment and management.

Based on the assessment, to formulate and convey sensitive, complex and sometimes unwelcome

information to clients and other professionals and manage this as constructively as possible.

To work as a senior practitioner providing clinically effective and therapeutic interventions for

children, adolescents and their families taking into account the complexities of mental health

problems. This requires an awareness of the potential impact of wider systems on individuals and

families, requiring intense concentration over prolonged periods on a daily basis.

To be able to assess and provide the appropriate format of intervention such as: individual, family

or group work.

Continually delivering and maintaining high standards of service provision that is evidence based

and in line with recognised best practice.

Participating and leading in joint complex assessments with other disciplines and other agencies as

required.

To provide consultation, specialist advice and training to professionals who come into contact and

At Solent, our teams mirror the communities we serve. The Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging plan fosters authenticity, ensuring every Solent NHS Trust member feels visible, validated, and valued.

The Annual Staff survey positions us among top-performing Community and Mental Health trusts in 3 of 9 themes:

• Compassion and inclusivity


• Each voice matters


• Staff Engagement


Our commitment to enhancing diversity, inclusion, and belonging fosters a strong sense of uniqueness, celebrated among colleagues, contributing to excellent patient outcomes.