Mental Health Practitioner - CYP CAMHS Crisis

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 20 October 2026

Are you passionate about supporting children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis?

Join our innovative Crisis and Home Treatment Service, delivering rapid, evidence-based support to help young people remain safely at home and avoid hospital admission wherever possible. Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist assessment, intervention, and care planning for children and young people with urgent and high-risk mental health needs.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking service that values creativity, collaboration, and innovation. Guided by the THRIVE Framework and local transformation priorities, you will help shape and deliver effective interventions that make a real difference to young people and their families.

We welcome applications from registered Nurses, Social Workers, or Allied Health Professionals with relevant mental health experience. Band 5 practitioners looking to develop their careers are encouraged to apply through our supported development programme.

37.5 hours per week, working across a 24-hour rota.

• Provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers, evaluation of individual treatment plans and discharge planning.
• Contribution to the delivery of home treatment through nursing care to an identified community client group and within a multi-disciplinary team.
• To provide an active involvement in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of service user care which focuses on ensuring that service users are supported to remain in their own homes wherever hospitalisation can be safely and appropriately avoided.
• To contribute to the clinical service development as part of the 0-25 Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service.
• Triage and assess referrals received by service in liaison with multi-disciplinary colleagues as appropriate. Formulate and action appropriate response based on need, risk and urgency.

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

We encourage you to view the attached job and person specifications before applying for this exciting and rewarding position.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

• Registered mental health Nurse or Allied Health Professional on NMC or HCPC Register
• Post-registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level
• Conforms to NMC/HCPC requirements
• BSc degree in nursing/relevant professional degree or equivalent level
• Qualification in providing supervision
• Training or relevant experience in managing suicide risk and risk management
• Training or a sound awareness of common physical health conditions and their relationship with mental illness and wellbeing
• Registered Sign off mentor for nurse students (nurses only)

• Experience with working with children & young people…