Paediatric Mental Health Practitioner - Bristol, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

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Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Paediatric Mental Health Practitioner Children's Emergency Department

Come and join our team. We are a growing, thriving & innovative Children's Emergency Department.

Our vision is:
To be a world leading children's emergency department providing the best care for all children.

The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC) BRHC is the paediatric major trauma centre for the Southwest region & houses burns, plastics & neurosurgery as well as cardiac surgery, orthopaedics & paediatric surgery.

The Children's Emergency Department (CED) serves the local inner-city population & also receives patients from other local & regional hospitals for specialist paediatric care.

The department sees around 40,000 patients per year.

The children's emergency department has an opportunity to welcome a team of Band 7 Mental Health Practitioners working across the week.

Our vision is to provide expert in-house mental health care & assessment for Children & Young People & their families presenting to CED.

The successful applicants will provide initial assessment, consultation, advice and signposting.

A central role will be liaising with other services to support the care of children & young people with acute, chronic or co-existing emotional & mental health needs, presenting to the CED.

Avon & Wiltshire Mental health partnership (AWP) CAMHS intensive outreach team (CIOT) our community mental health services are our closely interfaced partners for planning care & safe, timely transfers & discharges.

We are also interested in graduates from a relevant discipline with substantial mental health service provision and post graduate training in psychological therapy.

Working hours of 16:00 to 00:00 and 14:00 - 22:00 - Monday to Sunday. Job sharing options welcomed and considered. Fixed Term and substantive position.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy