Mental Health Practitioner - Band 5

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to join our 'CQC outstanding' CAMHS service. We are looking for a band 5 Nurse, Social Worker or OT who wants to develop a career within CAMHS. Through robust supervision and training opportunities we will aim to develop your knowledge, skills and experience within a CYP- IAPT Service.

The newly developed Core CAMHS team works with young people with a range of mental health needs, providing intervention and review. The post holder will be supported to develop knowledge and skills in working systemically with Children and families within our experienced multi disciplinary teams.

The Core CAMHS team is based in Derby City, offering satellite clinics across our bases.

Core CAMHS works in partnership with the CAMHS leadership team, Medical Consultants and Multi-Disciplinary Teams across the service, to ensure the highest level of clinical practice. You will be required to ensure that the best evidence-based care is given to children, young people and their families, within the resources available to the service.

Main duties of the job

CAMHS is part of the CYP-IAPT initiative and the post holder will use Routine Outcome Measures to influence and evaluate all interventions offered.

You will receive clinical and managerial supervision, and have opportunity to work with the CAMHS improving access to psychological therapies development framework. The Trust will provide an excellent preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff. CAMHS has a full time training and development lead who leads a robust induction programme, ongoing CPD and is able to work with individuals to support specific needs and career development.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities