Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a mental health practitioner skilled and experienced with children, young people and families to take on the role of Band 7 CAMHS Primary Mental Health Specialist located in the Local Authority South Bristol Social Care Team.
As a fully registered CAMHS Specialist in this team you will show excellent clinical, therapeutic, and communication skills with the Family Help team. You will facilitate and provide mental health assessments of children and young people open to the team and you will lead multi agency meetings and consultations with frontline Family Help staff. You will engage in direct therapeutic work with children and carers/parents and will self-manage a caseload. You will design and deliver presentations and training events for other professionals and carers/parents as required.
If you are keen to improve the outcomes for children and families who are participating in support from our Local Authority South Bristol Social Care team and you meet the application criteria, we look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
Assess the mental health, emotional and psychological needs of children and young people who are involved with the Family Help team.
Provide consultation and training to Family Help team.
To be a link and a bridge between CAMHS and Family Help team.
Providing referral guidance, signposting and consultation.
Providing mental health training to the Family Help team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Assess mental health need and risks (for example self-harm and serious mental illness) in children and young people and to develop, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions (including brief interventions).
Offer individual and family therapeutic work, with children, young people and their families.
Provide consultation in multi-agency settings.
Deliver training to professionals/parent/careers.
Work independently and manage own caseload.
Work in multi settings e.g. CAMHS, Social Care, schools.
Contribute to wider CAMHS referral and triage processes. Other Duties The postholder may be required to perform duties other than those given in the job description for the post. The particular duties and responsibilities attached to posts may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibilities entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and would not of themselves justify the re-evaluation of a post. In cases, however, where a permanent and substantial change in the duties and responsibilities of a post occurs, consistent with a higher level of responsibility, then the post would be eligible for re-evaluation.
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Person specification
Essential
Essential
- Professional qualification and registration in a relevant discipline, e.g. Arts Therapies, Nursing, Social Work, Family Therapy, OT, Psychology and Psychotherapy.
- Formal post-graduate diploma level qualification in a relevant field e.g. CYP-IAPT training, AMHP, CBT, Brief Therapy or can demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge and expertise gained in practice, alongside a willingness and relevant competence to apply for and complete.
- 2 years Post-Qualifying CAMHS experiences
- Evidence of Multi Agency Working
- Provision of Consultation to professionals
- Experience of working with mental health risk
Desirable
- Experience of offering training to professionals
- Experience of Working in health and social care settings
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This advert is for Band 7 Primary Mental Health Specialist - Bristol with Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust in Bath, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Jun 2026.
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