Primary Mental Health Worker

NSFT Jobs; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

In house & external training

Career progression

27–33 days annual leave + bank hols

Staff physio service

NHS discounts

Job summary

Suffolk Early Intervention CAMHS in Ipswich is inviting applications for a Band 6 Primary Care Mental Health Worker (PMHW) in the Under 18 Wellbeing team. The role is 30 hours per week, part-time, and based in the East locality.

You will provide consultation, run parental groups, and conduct assessments while managing a small caseload. You will join a dynamic, multidisciplinary team, receive supervision, and gain experience across education, health and social care pathways as the service expands

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in nursing, social work, therapy or equivalent.
• Experience in child and adolescent mental health settings preferred.
• Band 6 level or equivalent with driving for community work may help.

Responsibilities

• Offer consultation and training for schools and professionals.
• Facilitate groups for parents and support delivery of therapeutic groups.
• Undertake assessments and direct work with children, young people and families, managing a caseload.

Skills

Consultation with schools

Group facilitation

Caseload management

Direct work with children & families

Education

Nursing qualification

Social Work qualification

Therapist qualification

Allied health professional qualification

Job description

Primary Mental Health Worker (PMHW)

Passionate about the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people? Want to work as part of our dynamic community Early Intervention CAMHS service within a friendly, supportive, and creative multi-disciplinary team? Dedicated to providing high-quality advice, support and brief interventions to children and young people under 18 experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Do you have a professional qualification in nursing, social worker, therapy or equivalent?

Passionate about the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people? Want to work as part of our dynamic community Early Intervention CAMHS service within a friendly, supportive, and creative multi-disciplinary team? Dedicated to providing high-quality advice, support and brief interventions to children and young people under 18 experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Do you have a professional qualification in nursing, social worker, therapy or equivalent?

Suffolk Early Intervention CAMHS is looking to recruit a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, therapist or allied health professional to join us as Band 6 Primary Care Mental Health Worker (PMHW) in our Under 18 Wellbeing team on a 30 hour part time basis.

It is an exciting time to join our service as we continue transitioning to a place-based approach (3 locality teams – East, Central and West Suffolk) working closely with partners across education, health, and social care.

The role will be based in our East (based in Ipswich).

Role

• Offer consultation and training for schools and professionals
• Facilitate groups for parents and support delivery of therapeutic groups for children and young people
• Undertake assessments and direct work with children, young people, and families, managing a caseload

This role provides you with many opportunities for learning about wider mental health issues for children, young and families and service pathways. You will need to have a good understanding of mental health difficulties, assessment, theoretical knowledge, and a range of therapeutic interventions.

Suffolk Early Intervention CAMHS proactively seeks to provide opportunities to develop and enhance the clinical skills and practice of our team, enhancing direct work with children, young people and families.

During induction, you will shadow colleagues undertaking assessments, facilitating groups, and providing consultation to schools and other agencies and professionals. Training and support will be provided to gain expertise in delivering an early intervention approach. You will also benefit from regular clinical and management supervision and in-house training on CBT and Systemic approaches.

Some Of The Benefits You Can Expect

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more