Specialist Mental Health Practitioner | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a band six clinician to join their established CAMHS Multi Disciplinary team. This role involves working with young people facing various mental health challenges, including early onset psychosis and harmful behaviors. The candidate should have strong mental health assessment skills and the ability to engage effectively with families. This position includes a requirement for a full UK driving license and offers a supportive environment with a strong focus on staff health and wellbeing.

Benefits

In-house occupational health services

Health and Wellbeing Champions network

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health and risk assessments.
• Ability to devise plans of care.
• Full UK driving license and vehicle for business use.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Serve as a Care Coordinator for a caseload of young people.
• Conduct mental health assessments and devise care plans.

Skills

Mental health assessment skills

Engagement with young people

Care coordination

Job description

Job Overview

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.

Key Patient Populations

• Experiencing symptoms of Early Onset Psychosis/At risk mental state.
• Have co-existing substance use needs.
• Display Harmful Sexual behaviour.

Core 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.

About the Trust

#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.

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.

Environmental Commitment

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.

Requirements & Practicalities

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 license 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.

Application Deadline

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Dec 2025