Band 5 CAMHS Learning Disability Practitioner
| Posting date: | 09 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 January 2026 |
| Location: | Lincoln, LN1 1EJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9274-26-0011 |
Summary
To provide a high standard of clinical care ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using highly developed clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools. Work collaboratively, and promote effective working relationships, with members of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective clinical decision-making, internally and with external agencies. Empower patients and their families/carers to influence and use available services, information and skills and act as an advocate where appropriate. Provide full assessment and appropriate follow up care via care planning and clinical pathways, individual and group interventions, in partnership with young people/families/carers and other workers involved in care delivery. Work within defined waiting times. Provide an extended hours service, as required. Participate in screening of referrals for appropriateness and onward signposting/referral as appropriate. Participate in the planning and delivery of group interventions. Provide pre-CAMHS support, advice, consultation and training to partnership agencies. Work in accordance with relevant childcare, health legislation and professional standards in partnership with wider childrens services and to engage fully with Safeguarding, single assessment and other processes which requires working together with other agencies. Proactively involve young people and families in service development including using service questionnaires to obtain structured feedback. Provide a professional, non-stigmatising service to children and families. Work closely with other colleagues within the service to enable effective transitions to and from other areas. Ensure best practice by incorporating NICE guidance and meeting healthcare standards. Adhere to Trust Policies in consideration of Children in Need and safeguarding issues and in maintaining accurate and effective written records. Use outcome measures to evidence effectiveness of treatments provided. Chair both clinical and non-clinical meetings, as required. Propose changes and developments to service delivery and contribute to policy discussions at both team and service level. Participate in management and clinical supervision. Actively participate in the delivery of training opportunities for staff and students. To be able to travel independently and work flexibly. Manage caseload and service delivery in accordance with, and in order to contribute towards the attainment of, the Service/Trust productivity requirements, including waiting times. Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments including post registration education, training and continuing professional development.