CAMHS EMERGE 16-17 CMHT Mental Health Practitioner

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustCAMHS EMERGE 16-17 CMHT Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 25 September 2025MFT CAMHS Emerge 16-17 CMHT offer developmentally appropriate, accessible and young person-centred mental health services to young people aged 16 and 17 years who live in Manchester, Salford and Trafford. Under supervision the post holder will manage a caseload and provide a range of high quality care appropriate to the young person''s needs, which will include; mental state assessment, risk assessment and management, family and social assessment, consultation and evidence-based interventions. The post holder will have a range of mental health and engagement skills and knowledge to deliver care in line with trust values from within a multi-disciplinary team setting.Main duties of the job

To undertake initial assessment with young people in a holistic and young person-centred way, including gathering of appropriate information from the child/young person, their family and from other relevant agencies.Following assessment, to develop a formulation and plan for intervention, in partnership with the young person and those in their support network and communicating this to the referrer and other relevant professionals.Under supervision to assist with duty activity, offering telephone support, liaison and consultation services to young people and relevant professionals.To liaise with a range of other statutory and voluntary/3rd sector professionals working in other young people''s services.To co-work cases managed by other members of the multi-disciplinary team.To work from a multi-agency perspective in liaison with other professionals.To attend and contribute to professional meetings.To keep accurate, timely and thorough records of care provided to all patients, including the compilation of appropriate statistics.To provide written reports as required and within timescale.Under supervision to be responsible for the management of agreed tasks in relation to specific services/resources within Emerge to ensure the efficient and safe running of that aspect of the service.About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We''re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you''ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.We''ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness and driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.We''re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What''s more, we''re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you''ll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you''re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you''ll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you''ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!Person Specification

Qualifications

You must have a recognised qualification in: Registered Nursing: Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN - RNMH)/ Social Work / Occupational Therapy or other relevant qualification: e.g. Improving Access to Psychological Therapies qualificationYou must be registered with a professional body. e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) / Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) / Social Work England / British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)Qualifications in Psychotherapeutic approaches e.g. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)/ Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)Experience

Experience of working effectively with people with mental health difficultiesExperience of assessing and managing risk: including safeguardingExperience of providing evidenced based assessments, formulations and treatment packagesExperience of liaison and working with a range of other relevant agenciesExperience of caseload working within a multidisciplinary mental health settingUnderstanding of Clinical GovernanceExperience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental HealthExperience of providing interventions for children and young people with mental health problems and their familiesKnowledge

Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.To be able to function as a part of a multi-disciplinary community team and to liaise effectively with other agencies i.e., education, GP''s, maintaining positive working relationships.Demonstrable therapeutic skillsDisclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust£31,049 to £37,796 a year (pro ..... full job details .....