CAMHS Single Point of Access Practitioner

CAMHS Single Point of Access Practitioner

Employer:

NHS Jobs

Location:

Caernarfon, LL55 1BN

Pay:

£39,263.00 to £47,280.00 per year, £39263.00 - £47280.00 a year

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

20/03/2026

Clinical To work in line with the legislation set out by the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 To participate in maintaining and facilitating the CAMHS Single Point of Access.

To provide initial, detailed and specific mental health assessments with children and young people referred to the service and / or specific therapies to children and young people as indicated.

To provide direct and indirect work for children / young people with severe mental health disorders.

To provide clinical assessment and therapeutic intervention / therapy in conjunction with wider CAMH Services where appropriate.

To provide risk assessment of a range of potentially harmful behaviours and factors related to mental health disorders or deliberate self-harm To provide urgent and emergency assessments for young people and involving Tier 4 services if appropriate.

To provide acute intervention where emergency situations arise in relation to children receiving support from specialist CAMHS To promote effective working relationships within the multi-disciplinary team by working collaboratively and jointly with other team members and professionals from other agencies To provide advice, consultation and guidance for support staff in school and community settings where appropriate.

To participate in clinical discussion and case review with colleagues To effectively manage caseload and develop therapeutic programme and practice including necessary administration To promote evidence based practice by applying clinically relevant research and / or teaching of students and multi-agency groups Management To provide direct line management for junior clinical staff working within the CAMH service where appropriate To participate in clinical audit activity and collect clinical activity data for the CAMH service To complete and keep up to date all information contained within the client documentation adopted by the service as appropriate to the involvement in a case Strategic To assist in the development of interagency / integrated care pathways for children and young people To participate in team meetings and attend service development meetings where appropriate To be involved in ongoing service improvement through consultation with service users and their families / carers and other professionals To offer scheduled consultation to multi-agency colleagues on a regular basis To provide intervention / prevention package and training to young people in dealing with emotional health issues