Job summary
- Main area
- Psychotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 285-4020-CYPF
- Employer
- Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CAMHS
- Town
- West Bromwich
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Mental Health Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is growing and changing. We provide specialist mental health, learning disability and community services across Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, and we’re hiring people who want to shape what comes next.
Formed on 1 April 2020 through the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, we’re now focused on the future with a new Trust Strategy and our Best for the Black Country programme.
What we do
· Adult and older adult mental health
· Children and young people’s mental health
· Specialist learning disability services
· Community healthcare for children, young people and families in Dudley
Why join now
· We’ve got real momentum right now. New strategy, clear priorities and our Best for the Black Country work mean things are moving in the right way, fast.
· Our values aren’t just posters. People are genuinely compassionate, take responsibility, treat you with respect and help you feel confident and empowered.
· You’ll be looked after. Flexible working, family-friendly policies, supportive teams, proper wellbeing support and chances to learn with coaching and development.
· There’s room to grow. Loads of services to explore and real space to try ideas and be heard.
· It’s a good place to live. Friendly diverse communities, easy transport, good schools and colleges, shopping, food, lots to do, plenty of green space and a lower cost of living than many other city regions.
What it’s like to work here
You’ll join friendly, skilled teams who look out for each other. We plan together, share caseload pressures, and celebrate wins. New starters get a warm welcome and clear induction; early careers colleagues have preceptorship and buddying; experienced staff can lead, teach and innovate. You’ll have space to do good work, speak up, and see the difference you make.
Who we are
We’re 4,000+ colleagues from many backgrounds, committed to improving health and wellbeing for our communities and for each other. If you’re excited about the role but don’t tick every box, please apply. We value potential and transferable experience.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Practitioner either qualified as an Art Therapist, Play Therapist or Therapeutic Social Worker under the support of our Divisional Children in Care Lead to work in our Children in Care Team at Sandwell CAMHS. We are seeking a suitable candidate who can bring skills, experience and enthusiasm to meet the needs of children/young people with complex developmental trauma, attachment difficulties and mental health needs.
The candidate needs to be appropriately qualified and registered with the relevant Professional Body (HCPC/Play Therapy UK/Social Work England) and be adhering to the relevant code of ethics and practice.
We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic individual with a keenness and ability to deliver high quality and innovative psychological solutions and support the ongoing development of our dynamic team. The team is a small multi-disciplinary team that co-exists and interfaces with the wider Sandwell community CAMHS team and links with the CAMHS crisis team to when necessary to provide bespoke and wrap around care.
The team are looking forward to welcoming another addition to the team to complement their existing skill mix and ensure an excellent provision for the children and young people in care referred to Sandwell CAMHS,
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist support to the CAMHS Children and Young People in Care team (CYPIC) under the clinical leadership of the Divisional CYPIC Lead and operational management of the Service Manager. They will ensure that the implementation and delivery of the CYPIC team within Specialist CAMHS in Sandwell is delivered to a high standard in accordance with the CYPIC Service Specification. A key part of this is to offer specialist assessments, consultations and therapeutic intervention to children, young people and their carers and consultation/advice to the professional network where appropriate.
Working for our organisation
We are a team that prides itself on creative, innovative and evidenced based approaches to our work with service users and carers and value a supportive and reflective culture in the work environment. The team is embedded within the core CAMHS team which is one of four CAMHS teams in the Trust. Each CAMHS team is a large, dynamic and successful CAMHs service comprising of a broad spectrum of disciplines and a long tradition of effective multidisciplinary and interagency working. Each of the four teams also has a specialist Children in Care Team.
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an organisation that cares for their staff. There are various offers to encourage staff to look after their emotional wellbeing and mental health. There is a monthly CPD training event offered to all CAMHS practitioners and an opportunity to attend case discussions and reflective practice. CPD and training is recognised as an important part of professional development and this is considered in a yearly Performance Development Conversations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Act as a source of advanced clinical knowledge and skills in the Child and Family Service for professionals within the service and other relevant professionals in the field of child and adolescent services.
· Act as a leading source of advanced clinical knowledge and skill in the child and family service, working collaboratively with health, education and social services with ‘Children and Young People in Care’.
· Accept referrals for looked after children and young people and their carers on the basis of urgency, complexity, experience and professional interest, as part of the Children and Young People in Care sub team.
· Take responsibility for the management of a clinical caseload, acting as key worker if appropriate.
· Provide comprehensive, highly specialist assessment of mental health needs, implement and evaluate therapeutic programmes of care within an appropriate environment.
· Contribute to meetings regarding service planning, development and the contribution to client care.
· Manage workload and manage time effectively.
· To promote user/carer involvement in all aspects of care planning whilst respecting their individual rights.
· Act as an advanced source of knowledge for consultation, supervision and training of junior staff and other professionals.
· Contribute to the teaching of evidence-based practice for other professionals.
· Maintain accurate records in accordance with CAMHS protocol.
· Provide clinical supervision for professionals within the CAMHS Service.
· Ensure own supervision will be sought within and outside of the CAMHS Service.
· To work in conjunction with the service manager and clinical lead in developing policies and protocols for the Children and Young People in Care Team.
· To work in conjunction with the Consultant Psychologist to provide good quality care and evidence based practice for the Children and Young People in Care Team.
· Ensure attendance at mandatory training and keep up to date on the latest legislation e.g. Mental Health Act, Children Act, Data Protection Act and Human Rights Act.
· Adhere to Local Safeguarding Guidelines and agency procedures.
· Adhere to the policies of Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
· Ensure that service delivery meets agreed quality standards/contract agreements.
· Monitor service/care delivery.
· Provide relevant information regarding data, statistics, and caseload management and patient case notes as required.
· Exchange information to solve problems and make decisions.
· To regularly attend team meetings.
· To regularly attend clinical and management supervision
Person specification
ESSENTIAL
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification as either an Art Therapist, Play Therapist or Social Worker
- Registration with relevant Professional Body (HCPC/Play Therapy UK/Social Work England)
- Demonstrates assessment, risk assessment and care planning skills.
- Demonstrates experience of working in child and adolescent mental health and Looked after Children
- Demonstrates ability to apply therapeutic approaches within a CAMH setting
- Demonstrates the ability to assess and manage the complex mental health needs of children and young people in care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Wendy Harrison-Frazer
- Job title
- Consultant Psychologist/Lead for Children in care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07817 568705
- Additional information
James Reeley
Senior Operational Manager
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