Mental Health Practitioner

Wight Healthcare; Havant; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Wight Healthcare is seeking a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join the Havant & Petersfield CAMHS team. This 30 hours per week permanent role offers a chance to work within a warm, multidisciplinary team dedicated to children, young people and families.

We welcome dynamic professionals with a passion for CAMHS who want to contribute to a stepped care approach and develop their own areas of interest within therapy models.

Qualifications

• Band 6 Mental Health practitioner post.
• Role based in Havant & Petersfield CAMHS.
• Multidisciplinary team focused on children and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide child and family mental health assessment and care within CAMHS.
• Work as part of a warm, multidisciplinary team.
• Develop areas of interest within therapy models.

Job description

Are you seeking a nurse, social worker or occupational therapist looking to grow you career in CAMHS? Come and work for us! We are delighted to be able to offer a Band 6 Mental Health practitioner post to a dynamic and caring professional with a passion for working with children and families. This is a 30 hours per week, permanent post based in the Havant & Petersfield CAMHS team. We are a warm and compassionate multi-disciplinary team who are united in the commitment to provide the highest quality care to the children, young people and families using our service.

HIOW CAMHS is currently undergoing an exciting transformation so that we are better able to meet the mental health needs of our communities going forward, and you will be an active part of this process. We follow a Stepped Care Model which includes Single Point of Access, Early Help, and Community Teams alongside the full range of specialist CAMHS services. We have well developed assessment and treatment pathways to ensure an evidence based and consistent service across CAMHS. You will have scope to develop your own areas of interest either in relation to specific presentations or therapy models.