Specialist Mental Health Practitioner - Atkinson Secure Unit

at  Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role. The post holder will demonstrate courageous and critical thinking and is a caring,compassionate and committed experienced person who, acting within their professional boundaries, will be responsible for the provision of care to the child/young person. They will demonstrate safe, competent clinical decision-making and expert care, including assessment, treatment and evaluation of care and commit to demonstrating critical thinking in the safe clinical decision-making process. They will communicate and work collaboratively with the team to meet the needs of children,young people, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures,and providing leadership as required.
The post holder will work as a member of the multi professional team by providing an enhanced clinical role to support children, young people In receiving high quality specialist treatment working to identify and proactively prevent further deterioration in their psychological well-being by delivering a range of therapeutic interventions. The post holder will work as part of a multi professional team providing a clinical service that is sensitive to the needs of the population. The team will provide comprehensive assessment in order to establish diagnosis and creation of an appropriate person centred evidenced based treatment plan. The Specialist Clinical Practitioner will contribute to the development and implementation of effective models of care to facilitate timely, clinician to clinician advice

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