Mental Health Practitioner, CAMHS/TurnAroundForChildren Service (TACS)

Job description

Job summary

This role is offered on a permanent basis for . The hours are part-time, 30 hours per week.

We have an exciting opportunity within CAMHS (working with Adults) for a highly motivated individual who enjoys the challenges and rewards of a multi-agency environment, to join the Turn Around for Children Service (TACS) as a Band 6 Registered Practitioner.

The Turn Around for Children Service (TACS) is the multi-agency, multi-disciplinary community team that delivers programmes for the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) in Gloucestershire. FDAC is an innovative, specialist family court within the Family Court system. It offers a joined-up, problem-solving alternative to care proceedings for families where difficulties of parental substance misuse, domestic abuse and mental health may be impacting on parenting capacity and the child's outcomes.

Within TACS, CAMHS practitioners assert the voice of the child, while supporting parents in their recovery journey. Our service exists to help parents with:

o Achieving and sustaining abstinence from substance use

o Mental health recovery and improved whole-family well-being

o Shorter care proceedings with improved outcomes for children

We are seeking an enthusiastic and flexible CAMHS Band 6 registered practitioner committed to supporting the mental health, recovery and reunification of highly vulnerable families.

Applications from Occupational Therapists are particularly welcomed for this role.

Main duties of the job

We are part of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and work in close partnership with our colleagues in health and social care to deliver this county-wide service. We operate a Monday to Friday service.

As part of your role, you will be expected to deliver intensive, co-ordinated assessments and support using evidence-based interventions. You will also contribute to court reports and drug/alcohol testing regimes.

The successful applicant must have the necessary professional qualification, including current registration (applications from OTs welcomed). All CAMHS Registered Practitioners hold a generic job description.

You will be encouraged to develop your specialist clinical skills through training, supervision and personal coaching, within the framework of a personalised job plan.

As a service we are proud of our strong multidisciplinary ethos and we have robust clinical supervision, workload management and Continuing Professional Development structures in place.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Interview date: 03/09/2026

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake assessment of parental mental health and substance misuse support needs.

Provide consultation, advice, and support to professionals within TACS team and associated services such as the Family Drug and Alcohol Court.

Provide a responsive service of assessment, intervention and multi-agency liaison.

Provide specialist clinical risk assessments as part of routine clinical work.

Undertake clinical responsibility for a caseload, adhering to care planning processes in line with CPA, liaising with Trust and multi-agency partners across Gloucestershire as appropriate.

Deliver specialist interventions with parents and families where mental health, domestic violence and substance misuse problems are prevalent.

Provide reports according to the needs of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC), working to Court guidelines and timescales.

Contribute to formulations, team meetings and reviews. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care needs of a specific group of (Adult) service users.

Supervise, mentor and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.

Coordinate care for a specified group of (Adult) service users.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Undertake assessment of parental mental health and substance misuse support needs.

Provide consultation, advice, and support to professionals within TACS team and associated services such as the Family Drug and Alcohol Court.

Provide a responsive service of assessment, intervention and multi-agency liaison.

Provide specialist clinical risk assessments as part of routine clinical work.

Undertake clinical responsibility for a caseload, adhering to care planning processes in line with CPA, liaising with Trust and multi-agency partners across Gloucestershire as appropriate.

Deliver specialist interventions with parents and families where mental health, domestic violence and substance misuse problems are prevalent.

Provide reports according to the needs of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC), working to Court guidelines and timescales.

Contribute to formulations, team meetings and reviews. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care needs of a specific group of (Adult) service users.

Supervise, mentor and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.

Coordinate care for a specified group of (Adult) service users.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Health or Social Care qualification (RNLD, RMN, OT, SW)
• Demonstrate current registration with a regulated professional body/ organisation (NMC, HCPC)
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Evidence of formal, relevant post registration/graduate learning
• Profession specific additional qualifications (i.e. DBT, CBT, NVR, family therapy or systemic practice)
• Postgraduate training within a relevant CYPD/CAMHS, MH, SM or OT field

Experience - length / nature

Essential

• Significant clinical experience of delivering evidence based/best practice clinical interventions within CAMHS or related services and/or adult mental health settings
• Significant clinical experience of specialist care planning & case management/care coordination (including complex clinical risk assessment & management)
• Significant experience of multi-agency collaborative working and joint care planning
• Experience of identifying and managing complex safeguarding concerns, including using formal processes to escalate safeguarding
• Significant experience of delivering profession specific/evidence based interventions within a clinical/therapeutic setting
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook

Desirable

• Experience of collaborative working with other agencies including the voluntary sector
• Experience of providing specialist consultation/training and advice to partner agencies

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act & legal aspects of Mental Health care
• Demonstrable skills in risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of the different approaches to mental health assessment
• Working knowledge of therapeutic use and application of evidence based interventions, e.g. CBT, DBT
• An understanding of national policy in relation to mental health and substance misuse
• Up to date clinical knowledge including risk assessment, CoSUMH (dual diagnosis) and health and social care needs
• Comprehensive knowledge of current safeguarding processes and practice
• Working knowledge of issues related to mental capacity, consent and confidentiality

Desirable

• Ability to work on social factors affecting mental distress e.g. accommodation, substance misuse, domestic violence, welfare rights
• Working knowledge of using routine outcome measurements within daily clinical practice, including ability to evaluate service experience and expected clinical outcomes
• Experience of using various record keeping systems

PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Approachable and flexible, team worker
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal); ability and willingness to engage positively with service users and colleagues
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively, and ability to work under pressure
• Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes
• Commitment to empower families and to believe in the capacity of people to change and grow
• Ability to work independently and flexibly to deliver high quality, safe and effective clinical services
• Evidence of developing effective working relationships with team colleagues and multi-agency partners

Other

Essential

• Ability to undertake and maintain all statutory and mandatory training including PMVA Breakaway (subject to Occupational Health clearance)
• Valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport and insurance for business purposes
• Flexibility and willingness to work from community sites or other CAMHS or Social Care satellite bases as required

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Professional Health or Social Care qualification (RNLD, RMN, OT, SW)
• Demonstrate current registration with a regulated professional body/ organisation (NMC, HCPC)
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Evidence of formal, relevant post registration/graduate learning
• Profession specific additional qualifications (i.e. DBT, CBT, NVR, family therapy or systemic practice)
• Postgraduate training within a relevant CYPD/CAMHS, MH, SM or OT field

Experience - length / nature

Essential

• Significant clinical experience of delivering evidence based/best practice clinical interventions within CAMHS or related services and/or adult mental health settings
• Significant clinical experience of specialist care planning & case management/care coordination (including complex clinical risk assessment & management)
• Significant experience of multi-agency collaborative working and joint care planning
• Experience of identifying and managing complex safeguarding concerns, including using formal processes to escalate safeguarding
• Significant experience of delivering profession specific/evidence based interventions within a clinical/therapeutic setting
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook

Desirable

• Experience of collaborative working with other agencies including the voluntary sector
• Experience of providing specialist consultation/training and advice to partner agencies

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act & legal aspects of Mental Health care
• Demonstrable skills in risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of the different approaches to mental health assessment
• Working knowledge of therapeutic use and application of evidence based interventions, e.g. CBT, DBT
• An understanding of national policy in relation to mental health and substance misuse
• Up to date clinical knowledge including risk assessment, CoSUMH (dual diagnosis) and health and social care needs
• Comprehensive knowledge of current safeguarding processes and practice
• Working knowledge of issues related to mental capacity, consent and confidentiality

Desirable

• Ability to work on social factors affecting mental distress e.g. accommodation, substance misuse, domestic violence, welfare rights
• Working knowledge of using routine outcome measurements within daily clinical practice, including ability to evaluate service experience and expected clinical outcomes
• Experience of using various record keeping systems

PERSONAL SKILLS ABILITIES AND ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Approachable and flexible, team worker
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal); ability and willingness to engage positively with service users and colleagues
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively, and ability to work under pressure
• Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes
• Commitment to empower families and to believe in the capacity of people to change and grow
• Ability to work independently and flexibly to deliver high quality, safe and effective clinical services
• Evidence of developing effective working relationships with team colleagues and multi-agency partners

Other

Essential

• Ability to undertake and maintain all statutory and mandatory training including PMVA Breakaway (subject to Occupational Health clearance)
• Valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport and insurance for business purposes
• Flexibility and willingness to work from community sites or other CAMHS or Social Care satellite bases as required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Block 6, Bearlands, Shire Hall

Barbican Link Road

Gloucester

GL1 2TG

United Kingdom

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