CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner

Transformation Unit; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay enhancements for evenings (8pm+)/S

Sundays/Bank holidays pay 60%

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Bolton is recruiting for a Band 6 Senior Nurse/Mental Health Practitioner to join our Community CAMHS team. The post is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with flexible working possible.

You will provide high standards of evidence-based, client-centred care to children and young people, contribute to THRIVE-based interventions, and work within a multidisciplinary team with supervision and weekly MDT meetings.

Qualifications

• Experience of mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems and their families
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist therapies in specific difficult to treat groups
• Experience in consultation to other professional and non-professional groups

Responsibilities

• The post holder will provide high standards of evidence based client centred care to children and young people with mental health problems within the THRIVE framework.
• Provide interventions, advice, consultancy and supervision to colleagues and external partner agencies in line with THRIVE.
• Role will develop in line with national and local initiatives and support recovery principles.

Job description

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 09:00am to 5:00pm ( Happy to discuss flexible working)) Job ref 437-8227396

Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bolton CAMHS Town Bolton Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum per rota Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59

Band 6

Job overview

Do you want to be part of a rapidly developing service committed to improving the lives of Children, Young People and their families?

Bolton Community CAMHS are currently looking to recruit enthusiastic caring passionate clinicians to join our expanding community CAMHS team.

In a period of exciting change and development, we are looking for experienced registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers or Occupational Therapists to join our multidisciplinary team in Bolton, which includes offering band 5 to 6 progression opportunities.

We are a busy, friendly multi disciplinary service providing a range of treatment approaches to children and young people including individual, group and family work. We also work in close collaboration with partner agencies and with our children, young people and their families who are involved in all areas of the service such as recruitment of staff.

The successful candidate will have access to clinical supervision and individual line management to support your clinical work and personal well-being. They will also have access to the weekly multi-disciplinary team meeting

Partial remote working will be possible for this role, come and join a friendly professional team with great career development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

The role will include:

• As a Senior Nurse/ Mental Health Practitioner, the post holder will provide high standards of evidence based client centred care to children and young people with mental health [CYPMH] problems within the THRIVE Framework for service delivery.
• The post holder will be expected to provide interventions, advice, consultancy and supervision to both colleagues and colleagues within external partner agencies in line with THRIVE.
• As the post is identified within the CYPMH strategy, it is expected the role will continue to develop in line with national and local initiatives.
• The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ and their carers.
• The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE. These principles will recognise the need to:
• Promote safe practices
• Value the aims of service users
• Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice
• Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification.

• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Evidence of further studies or post graduate qualification

Experience

• Experience of mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems and their families
• Skilled in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, clinical sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
• Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups that reflect the full range of clinical severity including a high degree of professionalism in the face of emotive and distressing problems
• Experienced in and the ability to undertake case management and the supervision of students as required
• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist therapies in specific difficult to treat groups.
• A level knowledge of theory and practice of specialist therapy / interventions
• Experience of delivering teaching, training.
• Experience in consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.

Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing job application.The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and most times AI-generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies for thus producing inaccurate and misleading information, especially in the supporting statement section of an application that can lack real life examples of one’s achievements, success and challenges.

We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – .

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here .

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.