Mental Health Practitioner

HIOW Healthcare; Southampton; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join the CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) team in Southampton. You will lead clinical triage, coordinate timely referrals, and support families and young people with compassionate, evidence-based care.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will assess needs, contribute to pathway decisions, and help identify appropriate CAMHS interventions and community support, ensuring

Qualifications

• Must be a registered mental health professional with appropriate statutory registration.
• Experience in CAMHS or child- and family-focused settings is desirable.
• Ability to undertake clinical triage and comprehensive assessments.

Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical triage and comprehensive assessments.
• Gather relevant clinical and psychosocial information.
• Assess risk and safeguarding concerns.
• Determine urgency and appropriateness of referrals.
• Support clinical decision-making and signposting.

Skills

Clinical triage

Mental health assessment

Risk assessment

Signposting

Collaborative working

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse (NMC)

Social Worker (Social Work England)

Occupational Therapist (HCPC)

Job description

CAMHS is seeking to appoint an experienced, compassionate, and motivated Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our dynamic Single Point of Access (SPA) Team. We welcome applications from registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, or Occupational Therapists who are passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people, and their families.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people and their families by helping them access the right support at the right time. As a key member of the SPA team, you will play an important role in managing the front door to CAMHS, ensuring referrals are reviewed promptly, assessed appropriately and directed to the most suitable pathway of support.

Your responsibilities will include undertaking clinical triage and comprehensive assessments, gathering relevant clinical and psychosocial information, assessing risk and safeguarding concerns, and determining the urgency and appropriateness of referrals in line with service thresholds. You will support clinical decision‑making, recognise and escape high‑risk presentations, provide advice and signposting.

Working collaboratively with children, young people, families, multidisciplinary colleagues and partner agencies, you will help identify appropriate CAMHS interventions, early help and community‑based support.