CAMHS Community Practitioner

Job summary

Are you newly qualified or an established practitioner looking to grow your career with an experienced workforce?

Poole CAMHS have a development opportunity with a view to gaining training, experience, and support with the move into a Band 6 post on successful completion.

As a CAMHS Community Practitioner you you will be supported by a multidisciplinary team to help deliver therapeutic interventions to children, young people and their families, who have been referred to Poole CAMHS.

We offer a robust training programme and preceptorship if newly qualified.

For any queries, please contact Julie Atkin, Team Leader/Interim Clinical Service Manager or Jen Thomas Jen Thomas, Enhanced Clinical Practitioner/Interim Clinical Service Manager

Main duties of the job

This is a developmental role, with entry level requirements for Band 5 CAMHS Community Practitioner with progression to Band 6 CAMHS Community Practitioner with fully developed requirements (in addition to entry level) on demonstration of competencies.

You will be supported in your clinical work, and professional development, by an experienced Mental Health Nurse, and with ongoing close & supportive supervision from the Team Leader together with an agreed programme of training and development.

Having experience of working in a community mental health environment would be useful, but not essential.

You will help deliver high standards of clinical practice when working with all young people and their families/carers, in addition to liaising with relevant agencies in the delivery of care to young people and their families.

On progression you will:Provide sound interventions in the individualised packages of care for young people suffering from mental health difficulties aged 12 to 18 inclusive.

Liaise with relevant agencies in the delivery of care to young people and their families.

Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children, young people and their families, who are under Poole CAMHS.

Work with colleagues within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to ensure delivery of comprehensive

If undertaking this post as development please read the job description attached.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.