This role is as a band 6 Mental Health Practitioner within the CAMHS Crisis team working alongside senior clinical staff you will respond rapidly to requests for assistance when a young person is presenting in crisis.
You will contribute to the assessment and management of young people experiencing episodes of crisis within a clear and structured Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction framework and identify therapeutic goals to support the young person and families/carers. You will refer on to specialist in-patient services as necessary or work collaboratively with other services involved to reduce the need for inpatient care.
As a member of the multi-disciplinary team the service will intensively support young people and families under a number of different pathways including an inreach and assessment model where a young person has been admitted to a paediatric ward, rapid intervention on 72 hour care pathways and longer term intervention on 4-6 week care pathways.
Direct work with young people will take place in clinical environments including emergency care settings and paediatric wards; community settings such as schools as well as home environments.
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