Mental Health Practitioner

Posting date:	21 August 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Negotiable
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	04 September 2025
Location:	Stockport, SK1 3XE
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	C9311-25-0597

Summary

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 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. This will involve the need to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including evening & weekend working as required MANAGERIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 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 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. This job description is not exhaustive. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process. General Duties of all post holders 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 Standards of Business Conduct The post holder will be required to comply with the organisations standing order and standing financial instructions and at all times, deal honestly with the organisation with colleagues and all those who have dealing with the organisation including patients, relative and suppliers The post holder must ensure that their behaviour and interests inside and outside work do not conflict with their Trust position, duties and/or responsibilities The post holder must comply with and support the development of the performance standards within the service/department to ensure the service is responsive to and meets the needs of its customers The post holder will be required to develop and maintain good working relationships with all patients, service users, staff, contractors and where appropriate, members of the public. The Trust aims to maintain the good will and confidence of its own staff, patients, service users, NHS contractors and the general public. To assist in achieving this objective it is essential that at all times, the post holder carries out their duties in a courteous, sympathetic and professional manager All post holders who are members of a professional body must comply with standards of professional practice / conduct. It is the post holders responsibilities to ensure they are both familiar with and adhere to these requirements and maintain their professional membership to the relevant body Equality and Diversity & Equal Opportunities The post holder must carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trusts Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies, avoiding unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with colleagues, service users, members of the public and all other stakeholders The post holder must promote awareness of and respect for equality and diversity in accordance with Trust policies and procedures The post holder is responsible for treating all staff, patients, service users, NHS contractors and the general public with dignity and respect at all times Safeguarding Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure and registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA), Vetting and Barring Scheme. Checking will be in accordance with the timeline promulgated by the Independent Safeguarding Authority. All staff have a responsibility to promote the welfare of any child, young person or vulnerable adult they come into come into contact with and in cases where there are safeguarding concerns, to act upon them and protect the individual from harm. All staff should refer any safeguarding issues to their manager and escalate accordingly in line with the Trust Child and Adult Safeguarding Policies. All staff should familiarise themselves with the NICE Guidelines when to suspect child maltreatment 2009. Professional and Personal Development The post holder must ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities by attending the Trust Mandatory Training and Induction Programme The post holder will be involved in a formal IPDR/KSF review with his or her manager at least every 12 months. Once performance / training objectives have been set, the staff members progress will be reviewed on a regular basis, so that new objectives can be agreed and set, in order to maintain progress in the service delivery The post holder will be expected to take responsibility for their own professional development and will be supported by the Trust to achieve development opportunities as appropriate Confidentiality & Information Governance Confidentiality is of prime importance. In the normal course of duties, the post holder will have access to confidential documents and information relating to patients, service users, staff and contractors, as well as information of a commercially sensitive nature. Such information should not be communicated to anyone outside or inside the NHS unless done in the normal course of carrying out the duties of the post. Disciplinary action will be considered where a breach of confidence has been established All information obtained or held during the post-holders period of employment that relates to the business of the Trust and its service users and employees will remain the property of the Trust. Information may be subject to disclosure under legislation at the Trusts discretion and in line with national rules on exemption The post holder must maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date. The post holder must only access information, whether paper, electronic or in other media, which is authorised to them as part of their duties The post holder must ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 Health & Safety at Work The post holder is required to take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and other persons who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work and to co-operate with the Trust in adhering to statutory and departmental safety regulations. The post holder is responsible for ensuring that they do not intentionally or recklessly misuse or interfere with anything provided in the interests of health safety or welfare e.g. misuse of equipment The post holder is required to contribute to the control of risk and must report immediately, using the Trust Incident reporting system, any incident, accident or near miss involving patients, service users, carers, staff, contractors or members of the public All Trust sites have been designated a no smoking area. The post holder is therefore advised smoking is not permitted within the hospital premises or grounds or whilst representing the Trust in the course of their duty. While the Trust will not discriminate against employing smokers, all prospective employees should be aware of this policy Infection Control Infection Prevention and Control is the responsibility of all Trust staff. All staff have a responsibility to protect service users, visitors and employees against the risk of acquiring health care associated infections by consistently observing Trust Infection Prevention and Control Policies and procedures and best practice guidance in order to maintain high standards of Infection Prevention and Control.