Job overview

Are you a registered professional or newly qualified with a passion and experience of working within Mental Health Services? The Poole Core CAMHS Team are looking for an enthusiastic CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Practitioner  to join their supportive team.

As a CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Practitioner, you will develop and deliver a variety of care and evidence-based interventions, on a one-to-one, family and group basis for children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders including autistic spectrum conditions and ADHD. 

You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and partner agencies providing a high quality of care ensuring high standards of clinical practice are met.  

If you are looking to develop your skills working with young people, then this is an ideal opportunity to transfer your current skills and learn new ones. We’ll make sure that you gain the right expertise through our Clinical Competency Framework, we'll guide and support you, offer appropriate further training with excellent clinical supervision and line management support. 

This post is a full time role covering Monday to Friday 9:00-17:00, flexible working may be considered and driver is essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

You will hold a clinical caseload including the CCO role, offer evidenced based interventions in line with our care pathways and take part in our duty rota.

You will make judgements about appropriate models of treatment, often involving highly complex issues and situations and thus requiring analysis, comparison and interpretation of a range of options.

You will undertake mental health assessments in a variety of settings including home, clinic, schools and acute settings and ensure appropriate treatment plans are initiated.

You will have a special interest in working with neurodiversity and offer treatments that can support children and young people with a diagnosis of ADHD and autism spectrum condition. 

We welcome informal discussions and visits; please contact Julie Atkin, Team Leader at [email protected] or Jen Thomas, Enhanced Clinical Practitioner at [email protected] / tel. 01202 584600

Working for our organisation

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.

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.