CAMHS Practitioner - CB SCASNHS

Job summary

We are looking for a creative, forward thinking and motivated Band 6 Practitioner. The service is part of the exciting development of the stepped model of care across Central Bedfordshire where the CAS team provide early intervention and community support for Young People with mild to moderate mental health concerns who would not meet the criteria of a clinic based CAMHS.

The post holder will work with our community partners and be fully integrated in educational settings, GP practices and our Family partners in Central Bedfordshire Social Services. We also enjoy working with our excellent service user participation team and are committed to involving service users in all service development.

Main duties of the job

The wider CAS team comprises of 5 MHST (Mental Health Support Teams) but the post holder would be working in the multi-disciplinary CAS Team to develop new services to enhance sustainable better emotional Health and Wellbeing and community resilience. The post holder will provide comprehensive assessment, risk management and interventions for children and young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties, and their families. Our team is inclusive and we consciously think about the varying contexts we work within (i.e. racial, cultural and socio-economic factors). Our work is underpinned by strong values to treat each other, service users and agency partners with respect and care.

To support you in this role, you will receive regular clinical and management supervision, access to a variety of CPD sessions, and annual performance appraisals. The work of the team is managed by our experienced Operational Lead, CAS Clinical Team Lead (Systemic Family Therapist) and Psychological Therapies Lead (Clinical Psychologist). Bedfordshire & Luton CAMHS is committed to staff development and wellbeing; there are regular opportunities for staff to apply for appropriate training, get involved in quality improvement initiatives, and contribute to new developments. There are also opportunities to take part in discipline specific meetings within the wider Luton and Bedfordshire CAMHS services and at a Trust level.

Job description

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:

Brenda Salawu ,Operational Lead, tel 01582 707635 or email [email protected]

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

This post holder will be working across Central Bedfordshire, due to it's rural nature and sparsity of public transport it is essential that the post holder is an essential car user.