CAMHS Single Point of Access PractitionerNHS AfC : Band 6

Job overview

The CAMHS Single Point of Access teams in the Black Country are continually being developed to meet the increasing needs of the service and population we serve. The service has recently undergone a change management process to move into one centralised CAMHS Single Point of Access from the previous locality based teams in the Black Country. The service centralises the management of all incoming referrals for young people with emotional well-being and mental health needs across the Black Country, covering Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton boroughs.

For a detailed job description of the CAMHS SPA Practitioner position, please refer to the attached Job Description Document.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.

• Adult and older adult mental health services
• Specialist learning disability services
• Mental health services for children and young people
• Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.

We currently employ over 3,500 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone’s life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this.

Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work / life balance.

For a detailed job description of the CAMHS SPA Practitioner position, please refer to the attached Job Description Document.

• CAMHS or relevant mental health / children's services experience
• Professional Registration