CAMHS Practitioner (Band 5)

Job summary

Rotherham CAMHS Band 5 Practitioner

Full Time Permanent

37.5 per week flexible to meet the needs of the service

The Rotherham CAMHS Service have gone through a period of service redesign and therefore have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 CAMHS Practitioner to join our Getting Advice Team. The successful candidate will join a multi-disciplinary team contributing towards assessments and providing evidence based interventions, advice and support to professionals, parents and young people.

This would be a fantastic opportunity for a newly or recently qualified nurse, social worker or allied health professional that is keen to develop skills in working with children and young people within a CAMHS community setting. We are committed to the professional development of the workforce, we have a well established preceptorship programme and clinical, safeguarding and managerial supervision alongside a talent management programme.

If you are shortlisted for interview we will contact you via your NHS jobs account, so please check this regularly.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as you can.

Main duties of the job

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. We welcome people from all backgrounds and are keen to reflect the population we serve. The Trust would like to particularly encourage people from LGBTQ+, black and ethnic minority, disability backgrounds and male applicants to apply as the Trust is under-represented in these groups. However, it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust Appointment of Staff Policy

We would welcome applicants with lived experience, including providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs. We actively welcome applications from people who have used our services.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/