Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Clinical Practitioner – Integrated Front Door
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Are you an experienced and adaptable Clinical Practitioner looking to join an innovative team?
Our Integrated Front Door (IFD) team within our Dorset Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service has a unique opportunity to transform how children, young people, families, and professionals access mental health support.
About the Role
As the Senior Clinical Practitioner, you will be in a pivotal role, eager to help shape our future and thrive in a dynamic, evolving environment. CYPMH Dorset is entering an exciting period of growth, with new investments enabling us to enhance our services in line with Thrive principles. This role will evolve as we develop, beginning with supporting existing teams from a temporary base during the transition. Positions are pan-Dorset, and the future service will include extended operational hours as we expand.
As the first point of clinical contact, you will offer timely assessments of need, advice and signposting, to ensure safe triage to the appropriate pathway. You will exercise advanced clinical judgment and decision-making skills, working collaboratively across care systems.
We support you to build skills, influence initiatives, and grow professionally. This is a full-time post; and would welcome any part-time applicants, including weekend and evening working to promote work-life balance.
Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.
Responsibilities
- Clinical Leadership: Provide inspirational clinical leadership to the team, promoting positive outcomes for the young people of Dorset by ensuring that the service provides high quality interventions and offering.
- Referral Management: Receive and respond to referrals into CYPMH via the Integrated Front Door.
- Assessment and Care Plans: Apply evidence-based clinical judgment to assess needs and formulate care plans.
- Risk Management: Escalate high-risk cases and ensure robust risk management and provide specialist mental health advice and consultation to professionals.
- Integrated Working: Champion integrated working across agencies and contribute to service development.
- Team Development: Support the clinical development of team members and mentor colleagues.
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Requirements
The ECP will have strong, demonstrable clinical experience of working therapeutically with children and young people with mental health presentations and their families. The post holder will work cohesively alongside the Team Leaders, Clinical Lead and Clinical Service Manager and other ECP providing robust clinical leadership, supporting the team with complex cases, hold a caseload within their professional and clinical competence, contribute to multi-agency meetings by providing expert clinical input and promoting the role of CAMHS.
Employment
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service can present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
Contact Information
For any queries, please contact natalie.scott4@nhs.net
About Dorset HealthCare
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
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We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Contact for Further Details
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Natalie Scott
- Job title: Deputy Head of CAMHS
- Email address: natalie.scott4@nhs.net
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