Children and Young People Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

Are you outgoing, hard working, self motivated and ambitious with an interest with helping children and young people who are entering the criminal justice system? If so, we have the perfect job for you!

The Dorset Integrated Non-Custodial Service identifies children and young people who have mental health, neurodiverse conditions and other vulnerabilities when they first enter the criminal justice system, usually in police custody or through a Voluntary Attendance and is looking for a Children and Young People Practitioner to join it's award winning team. This is a specially commissioned fixed term role to 31 March 2028 to help implement and embed an enhanced service for children and young people

Main duties of the job

You'll use your clinical experience to carry out mental health and risk assessments, sharing information with the Police, treating teams and other agencies to ensure the detained person receives the support required to help them reduce the risk of re-offending by identifying vulnerabilities that could lead to crisis point and ensure the right support can be put in place.

The Service has been recognised by the CQC as a 'highly skilled and tight knit team' and we are looking for a Practitioner who has a real passion for developing their clinical skills in an environment that is ever changing, with a good working knowledge of assessment and care planning including comprehensive risk assessment. We always encourage new ideas and opinions on how to improve the service, seeking someone who is creative, forward thinking and able to meet unexpected challenges in an exciting new role.

If you are self-motivated, able to work autonomously and show plenty of initiative when it comes to handling a wide range of situations, then this could be the right role for you in a service that you can help shape. As this is a new role in an ever-developing environment we highly suggest you contact the service before applying.

Employment with the Service is dependent on passing the police advanced vetting process.

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