CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner - Duty and Assessment | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

This is a brilliant opportunity for a dedicated healthcare professional to join our Duty & Assessment team and promote and improve the mental health and well-being of Children, Young People and those who care for them. Working for North Manchester CAMHS, you’ll work with Children and Young People aged up to 18 years and who present with a wide range of complex emotional and behavioural difficulties. You’ll be supported to manage a defined caseload and have the responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people. We’ll rely on you to ensure there is effective and sensitive communication between the Children and Young People in your care, those who care for them, the health professionals you work with and other relevant agencies. MFT CAMHS sits within Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) and is comprised of 44 separate services, including 5 Core CAMHS services (North, South, Salford, Central & Trafford), Looked After Children / Adoption services, Children with Disabilities Service and Manchester Eating Disorders Service, along with Inpatient Services based at Galaxy House. Wherever your interests lie, we’ll support you to develop your skills to become an expert in your field.

To assume responsibility for management of a defined caseload and exercise the highest standards of professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children, young people and their families / carers using specialist knowledge and evaluation of care programmes in collaboration with children, young people and their families / carers, liaising with and referring to relevant agencies.

To participate in a duty rota including receipt and screening of referrals, obtaining further information if needed and responding promptly to emergency requests for assessments or contact, signposting, and advice.

To undertake assessment of children, young people including risk assessment, gathering appropriate information from their family / carers and other relevant agencies.

To develop a formulation and plan for intervention with the child, young person and parents / carers. Communicate this to the referrer / other relevant professionals.

To offer therapeutic, evidence-based practices, interventions in line with NICE guidelines.

To implement, co-ordinate and regularly review further assessment and a range of therapeutic interventions, including risk management.

To routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROM).

Ensure that the perspective of children, young people and families is incorporated into all aspects of assessment and treatment.

The role involves travel to other locations within MFT and within the local community.

About MFT and the role

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Support and Documents

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the “Supporting Documents” heading. For additional information to help you decide whether to apply, read the “Candidate Essentials Guide” that accompanies the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others, as well as critical information to know before submitting an application.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity Matters. MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Sep 2025

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