Mental Health Practitioner

Company: Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd
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Location: Bury
Job Description:

£38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year, £38682.00 – £46580.00 a year

Contract Type: Contract

Hours: Full time

Disability Confident: No

Closing Date: 30/04/2026

About this job

CLINICAL To ensure high quality CAMHS/ ED assessments of children / families referred to the service To deliver therapeutic input to children & young people.

Work as a co-therapist where appropriate

To be responsible for & manage a defined caseload & undertake case management responsibilities

To identify & develop strategies to manage risk in line with Pennine Care and CAMHS procedures and protocols.

To liaise with a wide range of agencies regarding individual care packages & to promote awareness of CAMHS health issues within these agencies.

Undertake liaison / joint work with other professionals outside of the MDT

To provide consultation & training on childrens emotional health, well-being and eating disorders to professionals, including GPs, Primacy Care Services, Adult Mental Health Services, Education Services and Paediatric services.

To engage in managerial & clinical supervision, including with appropriate consent, recording and reviewing of live clinical work.

Ensure collection of relevant information, data & outcome measures required by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and its commissioners

To routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROM) & where outcomes are not improving for children and families to engage in clinical review via peer review meetings and supervision.

To take part in the CED

CYP Emergency Duty Rota

  • CYP emergency duty rota in order to provide urgent assessment of children /young people presenting with eating disorder in line with Pennine care protocols to both advise other professionals regarding risk and work with them to develop a plan of care for the child.

Managerial and Administrative Responsibilities

  • To attend team, clinical, business and other meetings as required.
  • To manage own workload and time effectively.
  • To undertake accurate record keeping.
  • To provide / enter data for local information management systems.
  • To contribute to peer supervision within the CED
  • CYP teams & within the wider community CAMHS. To be responsible for the supervision of other staff as appropriate inc. junior staff and students.
  • To receive regular clinical /management supervision & to participate in appraisal.
  • To participate in the development of education / training programmes.
  • To maintain own education & awareness of current developments within children and young peoples eating disorders.
  • In conjunction with the operational co-ordinator & clinical lead ensure that appropriate supervision is available and attended for any specialist psychotherapeutic treatment intervention offered by the post holder.

Professional Development

  • Maintain a current professional portfolio & participate on programmes of personal development & training, which will be identified as part of the individual performance and development review.
  • Undertake personal development in line with Pennine policy.
  • Maintain professional registration requirement.

General Duties

  • To undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band, when requested by Senior Staff.
  • To be familiar with and comply with all Trust and departmental policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
  • To be aware of and work towards the Trusts strategic goals.

Equality & Diversity

The post holder must carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies, avoiding unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with colleagues, service users, members of the public and other stakeholders.

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Posted: April 4th, 2026