Overview

Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join the South Devon & Torbay Mood, Emotions, and Relationships Pathway within Children and Family Health Devon. This is a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team supporting children and young people experiencing difficulties with their mental health, emotions, and relationships. You will provide specialist assessment, formulation, and intervention for young people with a range of moderate to severe mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, self-harm, and emotional dysregulation. You will contribute to delivering evidence-based, person-centred care to young people and their families/carers, working collaboratively within a team for early and effective intervention.

You will work directly with young people, offering individual and group-based therapeutic interventions, supporting families and carers, and collaborating with partner agencies such as schools, social care, and other health professionals. You will also provide consultation, supervision, and training to junior staff, students, and partner agencies to support workforce development.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist mental health assessments using a strengths-based, person-centred approach to understand the needs of each young person.
• Develop and implement tailored care plans based on evidence-based interventions, including CBT, DBT-informed approaches, and systemic family work.
• Provide individual and group-based interventions for young people with mood, emotions, and relationship difficulties.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborating with psychologists, therapists, nurses, and social workers to ensure a coordinated approach to care.
• Offer consultation, training, and support to colleagues, families, and partner agencies to support understanding of young people’s mental health needs.
• Support junior staff and trainees, providing supervision and guidance to enhance their professional development.
• Ensure safeguarding and risk management procedures are followed to promote the safety and well-being of children and young people.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to service development through audit, evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent (e.g., Psychological profession, Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or equivalent).
• Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body (e.g., NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, UKCP, BABCP).

Desirable

• Recognised qualification in evidenced-based therapeutic, mental health interventions for children/young people and their families/carers.
• Postgraduate qualification relevant to the specialism.
• Clinical supervision qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience managing an extensive and complex caseload with children/young people presenting with complex mental health presentations.
• Experience in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
• Experience delivering model-based psychological therapy.

Desirable

• Participation in user involvement in services.
• Mentoring students in line with professional requirements.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Ability to be mobile across a geographical area in a timely manner and in accordance with service need.
• Computer literacy.

Details

Date posted: 17 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Location: Lescape Offices, Shinner\'s Bridge, Totnes, TQ9 6JE; South Devon Healthcare, 187 Newton Road, Torquay, TQ2 7BA

Employer: Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Employer website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/