Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Unscheduled Care Team as Senior Mental Health Practitioner providing clinical leadership to a team of clinicians. The unscheduled care service provides a rapid, robust and extended multi-agency crisis response that includes prompt assessment, liaison, consultation, training and where appropriate intensive time limited interventions for children and young people up to the age of 18, who are experiencing an acute mental health and/or psycho-social crisis.

We are looking to recruit highly experienced, registered practitioner with extensive clinical knowledge and skill within CAMH crisis services. We would welcome skills and experience in clinical leadership and enhanced clinical decision making when working with young people and families with complex difficulties. The post holder will provide formal and informal clinical supervision to colleagues and act as an initial point of escalation for clinical matters as appropriate. There will be an 'on call' requirement within this post that will aim to cover the hours of operation with senior leadership to colleagues.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake assessments within A+E, paediatric wards and other community settings to support the provision of a rapid crisis response in the least restrictive way, but also consistent with identified needs, to ensure the safety of the young person safety and others.

In addition, you will provide clinical formulation, identifying the young person's and family's needs, offer liaison, consultation and brief intervention where required to facilitate safe discharge and support care planning across partner agencies. The post holder will be required to work flexibly as the service develops towards a 24-hour provision.

The post holder will be a part of a multi-disciplinary unscheduled care service, working with young people who are experiencing a mental health and/or psycho-social crisis, whereby hospital admission is a strong possibility, but can be safely supported at home or within another community setting.

The post holder will provide urgent assessment and brief intervention and / or specific evidence based therapies to children and young people with mental health problems and significant mental health disorders. To support parents, carers and front line professionals in understanding and supporting the child / young person through providing education, advice and direction on how to manage the condition.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Details
Date posted: 03 August 2026
Closing date: 17 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £50,129 to £57,365 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 050-PST106-0826
Job locations: Royal Alexandra Hospital, Marine Road, Rhyl, LL18 3AS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac.

Full details of the post and essential requirements of the post are included in the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Health related professional qualification and statutory registration.
• Educated to Master's degree level in health related subject, or able to demonstrate knowledge and experience to masters level.

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Formal training in supervision

Experience
Essential

• Substantial experience of working in a CAMH service with significant interface challenges, undertaking specialist assessments and providing evidence based interventions for C&YP.
• Significant experience of developing and delivering training packages in a variety of settings; University courses, GP surgeries and CMHT's
• Experience in providing supervision/consultation for other clinicians
• Experience of successful change management and dealing with conflict
• Experience of effective multi-agency working
• Experience of participating in the planning and development of services
• Experience in training and presentations

Desirable

• Experience of working with families, drawing on a systemic knowledge and practice base.
• Generic mental health back ground e.g. CAMHS worker
• Experience of lone working over a large rural area

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Strategic thinker
• Professional attitude
• Able to lead complex communication processes where there are opposing views and significant barriers to acceptance and understanding
• Able to work consistently and therapeutically with frequent exposure to highly emotional distressing and sensitive clinical circumstances
• Practice equal opportunities and respect for others
• Highly motivated and ability to work autonomously

Desirable

• Advanced Time Management Skills

Knowledge
Essential

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree, diploma supplemented by specialist training experience and short courses
• Up to date knowledge of legislation, policy and professional issues pertinent to this area of specialism and its context
• Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation framework for C&YP
• Specialist knowledge in relation to crisis assessment and management

Desirable

• Welsh speaker

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Services Manager
David Patterson
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