Specialist Mental Health Practitioner (Urgent Care) - CFHD
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
BARNSTAPLE, EX31 3UDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
17 November 2026
2 days leftJob description
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate Specialist Mental Health Practitioner to join the Urgent Care Pathway within Childre...
To provide and receive highly complex and
sensitive information with children, young people, carers and families and
adjust the communication style to meet specific needs and overcome barriers to
understanding.
To form and maintain good working relationships
with others, effectively communicating with supervisees, clinicians,
colleagues, managers and professionals in a multi-disciplinary team and across
a range of agencies.
To form and maintain good supervisory
relationships with others, supporting reflective practice and evidence-based
care.
To receive complex sensitive information
To manage and respond to high levels of
distress, trauma and emotion with empathy, compassion, reassurance, persuasion,
resilience and sensitivity.
To co-ordinate and liaise with other
professionals offering services to children and young people and organise,
chair or attend a range of professional meetings as required.
To be able to lead clinical meetings, empowering
all staff to have a voice and ensuring accurate record keeping of meeting
minutes.
To be able to present complex information in a
range of formats in a professional, clear and organised manner to a range of
audiences.
Work effectively with operational, professional and
clinical leadership colleagues to support clinicians in devising and
implementing evidence-based care to suit the individual needs of children and
young people and their parents/carers.
A full list of duties is available on the job description.
At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to
improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across
Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young
people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and
providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling
lives.
Our children and
young people say
We would like the
people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding,
patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and
comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to
listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are
positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and
without pressure.
Who we are
We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Devon
Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists,
psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists,
physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.
Join us in
beautiful Devon
With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty of
opportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the cultural
hub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the world
surfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.
Other
Essential
- An Enhanced DBS Check will be required for this role.
- Ability to travel across Devon
- Evidence of personal resilience and aptitude for dealing with challenging, potentially distressing and highly emotional clinical work.
- There will be a requirement to work extended hours which may vary depending on agreed job plan. The Crisis service operates between the hours of 9am and 10pm, 7 days per week.
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to Masters level with a relevant core professional training e.g. Psychological profession, Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy
- Training in an evidence-based therapeutic approach.
- Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body, e.g. NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, UKCP, BABCP
- Training in supervision and/or leadership skills or willing to work towards.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers, including using goal-based care and routine outcome measures in practice.
- Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies
- Experience of working with children and young peoples mental health needs, families and parents/carers, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal abuse
- Experience of undertaking specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions for in the area of childrens mental health, with the ability to work with complex needs and undertake risk assessments
- Experience of safeguarding children and young people and ensuring the safety of children in partnership with other agencies as appropriate.
- Experience that evidences an ability to tend to diversity and work in a way that promotes anti-discriminatory practice
- Experience of initiating, attending and contributing to multi-professional and inter-agency meetings.
- Experience of providing professional teaching and training for other professionals.
Desirable: - Experience in providing effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
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First seen
4 November 2026
Last checked
6 November 2026
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