Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people? Join our dynamic team at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, where you'll play a vital role in supporting children and adolescents with mental health challenges., As part of the CAMHS Early Intervention service, you'll provide expert mental health support through a single point of access, helping young people and families at a critical stage. Our focus is on early intervention, offering assessments and therapeutic interventions for low to moderate mental health difficulties before they require specialist CAMHS services., What's In It for You?

• Impactful Work: Directly support young people and families with psycho-social assessments and care in the community.
• Collaborative Environment: Work closely with a wide range of professionals including GP practices, schools, social care, and voluntary organisations.
• Personal Growth: Expand your skills in mental health care, risk assessment, and service improvement, while staying up to date with national best practices.
• Flexibility: Manage your own diary and take the lead in triaging referrals, offering a balance of autonomy and teamwork.
Your Role:
• Deliver comprehensive assessments and therapeutic interventions to children and adolescents experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Work across our Early Intervention Services to support families and signpost them to additional resources when needed.
• Build strong partnerships with external organisations such as schools, GPs, and social care, ensuring young people get the right support.
• Play an active part in service development, ensuring our interventions meet national standards and local performance targets.
  
  A qualification in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, or clinical/counselling psychology, along with current registration.
• Experience in child and adolescent mental health services.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to develop meaningful therapeutic relationships with young people.
• Enthusiasm, motivation, and a commitment to providing high-quality care for young people with complex needs.
  
  As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!