CAMHS Assertive Outreach Mental Health Practitioner

Sussex Partnership; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A health care trust in Brighton is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to support young individuals with mental health challenges. The role involves providing assessments and personalized interventions, aiming to engage those reluctant to access formal services. Candidates should be flexible and creative, with a passion for improving lives. This position offers a£2,000 Golden Hello and a supportive working environment focused on care and satisfaction.

Benefits

£2,000 Golden Hello

Flexible working opportunities

Supportive multi-disciplinary team

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health settings is desirable.
• Must be able to assess and plan for complex needs.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and interventions for young people.
• Develop tailored care plans with team members.
• Engage with young people in various settings.

Skills

Flexible

Creativity

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant mental health qualification

Job description

We are seeking to recruit knowledgeable, creative and dynamic individuals to join the well‑established Brighton CAMHS Assertive Outreach Team (CAOT). We have two vacancies, ideally one full‑time post and one part‑time post but will consider two part‑time posts. This post would also be available as a secondment opportunity.

We are a friendly and supportive multi‑disciplinary team, offering flexible, creative and accessible support to young people who are unable to access mainstream mental health services and would benefit from an outreach approach. CAOT works closely with both CAMHS and Adult Mental Health Services, as we support young people aged 14‑25. Our work includes assessing young people’s mental health, risk management and care planning, and working with families and the wider systems around young people.

We aim to enable young people to access mental health support who would not otherwise be able to, either as a result of their mental health needs or due to other social or environmental factors. Young people referred to CAOT have often experienced services as unhelpful or inaccessible and may be reluctant to attend a clinic or access formal mental health support, despite having a mental health need. We offer bespoke support and interventions and we aim to ‘meet young people where they are’ both physically and emotionally.

As a Mental Health Practitioner in our team you will provide assessment and bespoke interventions for children and young people referred into our service. Flexibility, creativity and passion are highly valued within our small MDT team and we work closely with one another to develop care plans and interventions to meet a wide range of needs.

Our team covers the Brighton and Hove area and we are based largely out of a vibrant youth centre – The Young People Centre – in the Lanes, however we work across the city, visiting young people at home, at school/college or at other locations that support them to be able to engage with us including going for walks or drives.

Contributing to the management of a team caseload of clients with complex needs, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. We follow a multi‑disciplinary approach and as such you will provide specialist assessment and intervention utilising a range of approaches.

This post offers the Trust’s £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working In Sussex

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there’s always new experiences to be enjoyed
• Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
• With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82 % of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Other Key Staff Survey Results Include

• 70 % highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
• 79 % reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
• 77 % identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

See the attached ‘Partnership Perks’ document for details about our benefits package.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amanda Turnbull ; Job title: Team Lead - CAMHS Assertive Outreach ; Email address: [e-mail] ; Telephone number: 07738758119