Band 6 Senior CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

SOLAR (Solihull CAMHS) have an exciting opportunity for 3 band 6 CAMHS Practitioners who will be part of creating a screening and triage team with additional responsibility for reviewing the core wait list and taking duty calls. This is a brand new team and will work under B7 team lead within the wider SOLAR team. SOLAR consists of Core, Eating Disorder Service, Children in Care, LD and Crisis and Mpower team.

The post holder will need to have good clinical and risk assessment skills as well as being confident and compassionate when speaking to families and professionals over the phone.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for screening and triage of referrals into SOLAR.

To complete duty calls

To complete waiting well calls

To complete Initial Assessments dependent on service need

To work flexibly within the service as required

To provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team,

To provide compassionate care and improve the wellbeing of service users through the delivery of excellent clinical interventions that promote recovery and well-being

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.