Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Specialist Mental Health Practitioner to join their CAMHS Multi Disciplinary team in Nottingham. The role involves conducting mental health assessments, engaging families, and managing a caseload of young people. Candidates must hold a relevant professional qualification and have experience working with children with emotional and behavioral needs. Offering a salary between £38,682 to £46,580 annually.

Benefits

Health and Wellbeing support

Employee-led staff networks

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification at degree level or higher required.
• Registration with a relevant professional body must be maintained.
• Experience with young people involved in the Youth Justice system is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Engage young people and their families effectively.
• Carry out mental health and risk assessments independently.
• Work as a Care Coordinator for a specific caseload.

Skills

Skills and experience with children and families

Ability to offer therapeutic interventions

Experience in clinical supervision

Ability to manage a caseload

Education

Relevant professional qualification (e.g., RMN, RN, OT, Social Worker)

Registration with relevant professional body

Qualification in therapeutic approaches with children

Job description

Go back Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 19 November 2025

The Head2Head team are looking for a band six clinician to join the team. We are a well established CAMHS Multi Disciplinary team who use an assertive outreach model to offer Mental health assessment and intervention to Young people who experience a range of mental health difficulty and are open to the Youth Justice Service.

Experiencing symptoms of Early Onset Psychosis/At risk mental state.

Have co-existing substance use needs.

Display Harmful Sexual behaviour.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Multi disciplinary team.

Work as a Care Coordinator to an identified caseload of young people.

To be able to skilfully engage young people and their families.

To be able to confidently and independently carry out mental health and risk assessments, devise plans of care and offer a range of interventions within a community setting.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment.

Job responsibilities

To work as part of the Multi disciplinary team.

Work as a Care Coordinator to an identified caseload of young people.

To be able to skilfully engage young people and their families.

To be able to confidently and independently carry out mental health and risk assessments, devise plans of care and offer a range of interventions within a community setting.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification e.g RMN, RN, HV, OT, clinical psychology, Social Worker at degree level or higher; teaching qualification
• Registration with relevant professional body.
• Qualification in therapeutic approaches with children and families.

Experience

• Skills and experience of working with children, young people and families around a range of emotional/mental health, behavioural and additional health or developmental needs.
• Experience of Multi agency work.
• Experience of working within a community setting and caseload management.
• Evidence of the ability to use and provide clinical supervision.
• Community experience.
• Experience of working with young people who have been involved with the Youth Justice system and/or young people who use substances and an understanding of the impact of this on mental health.
• Experience of working with young people with First onset psychosis.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of relevant legislation and documents pertaining to children (e.g. Children’s Act, Mental Health Act, NSF, Every Child Matters, Future In Mind).
• Knowledge and experience of provision of a holistic emotional/mental health assessment.
• Knowledge and experience of the provision of different models of therapy and interventions.
• Ability to manage a defined caseload and organise own work schedule.
• Ability to maintain accurate case records in line with Trust policies and procedure.
• Ability to be an autonomous practitioner whilst being able to work as an integral part of a multi‑agency locality team.
• Be committed to anti‑discriminatory/ anti‑oppressive practice and equal opportunity.
• Knowledge and application of behaviour programmes and support for parents of children with emotional health problems.
• Ability to use electronic data recording systems.

Values and behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.

Physical requirements

• Has the ability to perform the full range of duties.

Skills

• Ability to identify training needs and prepare and deliver training packages for tier 1 (universal) practitioners.
• Ability to offer individual and group therapeutic interventions.
• Providing clinical supervision and mentorship to junior staff.

Contractual requirements

• To work flexibly regarding location and hours.
• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)