Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Mental Health Practitioner
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PALMS is looking for additional clinicians to be part of our vibrant multidisciplinary team.
We are seeking to appoint an additional Mental Health Practitioner who is a motivated and forward thinking clinician and leader committed to supporting children and young people (CYP) and their families across Hertfordshire and the full PALMS’ team. You will have experience of assessments and a range of evidence based interventions to support the needs of CYP accessing this mental health service.
PALMS works across Hertfordshire providing a specialist multi-disciplinary approach. PALMS is one of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) which offers individually tailored support for CYP, aged 0-18 who have an intellectual disability and/or are autistic, helping families to manage behaviours of concern, toileting, feeding and sleeping concerns which have not benefitted from community interventions and/or to support mental health needs which cannot be met with reasonable adjustment by other CYPMH services. Interventions include intervention workshops, intervention groups, individual therapy, parent as therapist sessions, and a family clinic. PALMS aims to keep CYP with their families thereby improving outcomes for all family members. PALMS predominantly applies narrative, systemic, positive behaviour, and bio-psycho social models adhering to the STOMP / STAMP and Transforming Care Agendas.
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Proposed interview date: 16th October 2026
The Ideal Candidate Will Be
- Dedicated to supporting CYP with an intellectual disability and/or are autistic and their families.
- Passionate about and have a desire to contribute to change in a vibrant NHS team.
- Collaborative in their approach to work with families, networks, and other services.
- Able to work both in a team environment and autonomously.
- Able to maintain a high degree of professionalism when working in settings where there is a highly emotive atmosphere.
- Flexible in their approach and have resilience under pressure.
- Have professional registration for their speciality.
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.
- We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.
- Our staff are proud to be Pioneering, Caring and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.
- We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.
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You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lisa Cleevely
- Job title: Registered Mental Health Nurse and Clinical Lead
- Email address: hct.palms@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01727 582122
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