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Mental Health Practitioner

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 2 days
Location

Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF2 8TY

Contract type

Part Time

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  • Hays Healthcare is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner Band 6 for a Crisis Team in Wakefield, requiring relevant professional qualifications and CAMHS experience.
  • The role involves providing specialist assessment and intensive interventions to children and young people in crisis, as well as developing associated care plans.
  • Candidates must have a valid NMC Pin and the right to work in the UK, with applications missing these qualifications being rejected.
  • The position offers flexible working options, with pay rates of £25 per hour on weekdays, £33 per hour on weeknights and Saturdays, and £39 per hour on Sundays.
  • Applicants are encouraged to apply if interested, and the role requires a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience.

Your new company

Hays Healthcare are actively recruiting a Mental Health Practitioner Band 6 for a Crisis Team based in Wakefield. This service is 7 days a week. Your new role

  • To provide timely access to specialist services for children and young people that present in crisis or who present a significant and immediate risk to themselves and /or others, and outreach to those that are difficult to engage, providing intensive support where required to meet identified needs, contributing to the prevention of admission to residential provision and also the facilitation of timely discharge from residential provision.
  • To support the ongoing process of delivering a comprehensive CAMHS system and being party to the development of the Emergency Assessment, Intensive Treatment Response and Outreach element of the Specialist CAMHS portfolio in line with the service specification implementation plans and commissioner investment.
  • To provide specialist assessment, intensive interventions, time-limited therapy to children, young people with the most severe, complex and persistent mental health problems, including those who are severely mentally ill or at suicidal risk and where appropriate, families as both an autonomous practitioner and as part of a multidisciplinary team in a variety of settings to address need.
  • To provide an immediate specialist assessment response to children and young people in crisis and those who present a significant and immediate risk to themselves and /or others and the development of an associated care plan

What you'll need to succeed

  • Relevant professional qualifications, e.g. nursing, psychologist, psychotherapist, family therapist, or relevant mental health profession.
  • CAHMS experience preferred
  • NMC Pin
  • Right to Work in UK (No Sponsorship)
  • Any applications missing the above will be rejected

What you'll get in return

  • Flexible working options are available.
  • Guaranteed Work
  • Block Bookings
  • Weekly Pay via PAYE or Umbrella
  • Weekdays £25 per hour
  • Weeknights £33 per hour
  • Saturdays £33 per hour
  • Sundays £39 per hour

What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.