Are you passionate about supporting young people experiencing acute and complex mental health challenges? We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Kite Practitioner to join our innovative Kite Team, part of the integrated Tier 4 Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for North Wales.

As a Kite Practitioner, you’ll play a key role in providing specialist psychiatric and mental health support within a dynamic multidisciplinary team. Working in partnership with Community CAMHS and the North Wales Adolescent Service inpatient ward, you’ll help deliver a vital alternative to hospital admission, supporting young people to receive intensive, therapeutic care within the community whenever possible.

If you thrive in a fast ‑ paced, compassionate environment and want to contribute to high ‑ quality, recovery ‑ focused care for adolescents in crisis, we would love to hear from you.

Deliver specialist assessments, formulations, and short ‑ term interventions for young people with acute mental health needs.

Manage a clinical caseload independently while contributing to wider team care.

Participate in triage, risk assessment, care planning, and treatment reviews.

Support seamless transitions between services and act as a key liaison with partner agencies.

Provide expert advice, consultation and education to colleagues, students and professionals from other disciplines.

Contribute to the nursing shift pattern (09:00–21:00) and take part in the NWAS on ‑ call rota.

Maintain accurate clinical documentation and uphold safeguarding responsibilities at all times.

Support service development, participate in audits and uphold high standards of clinical governance.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

This Advert will be closed when enough applications are received.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.