CAMHS Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Liaising with out of area CAMHS.

Completing a desktop review of information or assessments already provided to consider the best intervention for the young person, if this did require to be commissioned (Therapeutic Needs Assessment).

Completing face to face therapeutic needs assessments.

Supporting placements to prevent placement breakdown.

Working /liaising/ reviewing with independent therapeutic services.

Maintain an overview of young people through Complex Care Panel.

Consulting, liaising, and networking with Independent Fostering Agencies- Supervising Social Workers.

Liaising and supporting with discharge planning

Supporting The Croft Childrens home.

Offering training to professionals and foster carers.

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The successful candidate will ensure that Wakefield children in care are offered the right mental health support whilst not residing in the Wakefield area. This is done by meeting with the young person and assessing their needs. The successful candidate will be attending the Complex Care Panel meeting to discuss children and young people that may need assessment. At times, this role will require you to travel to see children and young people nationwide.

You would be responsible for working collaboratively with out of area social care services, foster parents/carers and other organisations.

To apply for the role, you need to have a good understanding of child development, trauma informed care, risk assessing, types of therapeutic intervention and safeguarding.

This role will also have some leadership duties within The Croft a 2 bedded therapeutic childrens home, based in Wakefield.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.