Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

An opportunity has come available to join our compassionate, supportive and specialist team at FCAMHS for 12 months.

We are looking for a highly specialist Mental Health Practitioner to join our CAMHS service, providing expert assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for children and young people with complex mental health needs. The postholder will work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting young people, families and carers, contributing to risk management, consultation, teaching, audit and service development

Main duties of the job

• To provide detailed comprehensive written reports on a multi-disciplinary basis following the assessment

• To provide specialist nursing input regarding clinical policy, case management and individual care planning to other services both inside and outside the health service who are working with this client group.

• To deliver and develop specialised training regarding adolescent forensic mental health to other mental health professionals and to other professionals in probation, youth offending teams and social services who also work with young offenders.

• To provide input regarding service development, and to develop clinical policies, procedures and set clinical standards to meet the needs of this client group both with the FCAMHS Team and across the Trust.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.