CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you looking to support and improve the mental wellbeing of Looked After and Adopted Children/Young People who are one of the most vulnerable groups in our community. Do you have some experience or would you like to develop your skills in supporting this group via a therapeutic intervention both to the young people and their carers?

Would you like to be a part of an enthusiastic and supportive team? Then the Looked After and Adopted Team in CAMHS, Bradford is the place where we would welcome you as a practitioner and your skills/knowledge will be embraced.

Bradford District Care Foundation Trust can offer you compassionate and inclusive leadership. We are keen to hear and learn from your experience to further develop our trauma informed service. We truly respect the expertise new staff bring to our service.

If you are passionate about offering a service to Looked After and Adopted Children and keen to work collaboratively with colleagues across CAMHS and other agencies such as Children's Social Care, Child In Care Nurses and Education, then we would welcome an application from you.

If you would like further information about this role, please contact Indira Patel Team Leader LAAC Team

indira.patel@bdct.nhs.uk or telephone number 0790 8087 110 or Wendy Lewis Clinical Lead 07771 7693 447

Closing Date: 9th March 2025

Short Listing Date: 10th March 2025

Interview Date: 17th March 2025

We would welcome applications from:

Nurses
Social Workers
Occupational Therapist

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of support and care to Looked After and Adopted Children and their carer's/parents.

To undertake clinical formulation alongside other professionals and make decisions about the right intervention for a child and or their carer's.

To undertake medium to long term identified therapeutic work with young people and or their carer's/ adoptive parents.

To undertake assessments, Care Plans and Risk assessment in line with the young persons needs.

To work closely with your colleagues in your team who vary from Psychologist, nurses, social workers to Assistant Psychologist.

To work collaboratively and liaise with other professionals such as Children's Social Care, Children In Care Nurses, and school staff.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.

Date posted

03 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

453-25-6937044

Job locations

Mobile - Fieldhead Bradford, Hillbrook, Keighley, Home

Keighley or Bradford

BD7 1LG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UKPrior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RMN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker

Desirable

EMB 998 or equivalent - mentor or students

Experience

Essential

Significant post qualification experience within a MH setting

Desirable

Experience of child and adolescent Mental Health

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RMN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker

Desirable

EMB 998 or equivalent - mentor or students

Experience

Essential

Significant post qualification experience within a MH setting

Desirable

Experience of child and adolescent Mental Health

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.