Senior CAMHS Practitioner Mental Health Liaison Team
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 26/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a Band 7 Senior Practitioner role within the North Mental Health Liaison Team, focusing on leading crisis care for young people presenting to NMGH A&E with mental health needs. The role involves specialist clinical leadership, complex case management, direct assessment and intervention, and multi-agency pathway development. You will be the clinical lead for Children & Young People (CYP) within the team, aiming to improve outcomes for young people in crisis and strengthen pathways between various services.
Essential criteria
- Registered Social Worker, RMN or Occupational Therapist
- Current registration with relevant body (NMC, HCPC, SW England)
Desirable criteria
- Professional Degree CAMHS-specific post-registration qualification
- Have recent experience of working within a CYP service that provided emergency or urgent response and assessment to Children and Young People.
- Have developed and delivered training to individuals from a range of professional backgrounds and services.
- Significant experience of working accros urgent care post qualification
- Education
- Registered Social Worker, RMN or Occupational Therapist
- Current registration with relevant body (NMC, HCPC, SW England)
- Professional Degree CAMHS-specific post-registration qualification
- Have recent experience of working within a CYP service that provided emergency or urgent response and assessment to Children and Young People.
- Have developed and delivered training to individuals from a range of professional backgrounds and services.
- Significant experience of working accros urgent care post qualification
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
This role is a Band 7 Senior Practitioner for Children & Young People within the North Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT), focused on leading crisis care for young people presenting to NMGH A&E with mental health needs. It combines specialist clinical leadership, complex case management, direct assessment/intervention, and multi-agency pathway development.
Role overview
You would be the clinical lead for Children & Young People (CYP) within an established Mental Health Liaison Team. The role centres on improving outcomes for young people in crisis, strengthening pathways between A&E, inpatient wards, CAMHS, and wider CYP services across Greater Manchester.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist CAMHS clinical leadership, supervision, support and consultation to the MDT in the MHLS team, in line with relevant clinical pathway, as outlined within the operational procedures and relevant service specification.
Be expected to take a lead on developing and maintaining robust holistic care pathways into wider Children and Young Peoples' services, from the general hospital.
Lead on the development of the MDT knowledge and skills set around the assessment and response to the needs of Children and Young People. This will be achieved through the delivery of training, consultation and supervision as core aspects of this role. The sta
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