# Band 7 Primary Mental Health Specialist (Social Care)- Bristol > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-primary-mental-health-specialist-social-care-bristol/41b4a242-abfc-49d9-9c95-853c35a8a9a6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-primary-mental-health-specialist-social-care-bristol/41b4a242-abfc-49d9-9c95-853c35a8a9a6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** Bath NHS House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover) - **Employment type:** Part time - 28 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-23T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-09T10:20:33.173Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bristol/Avon_Wiltshire_Mental_Health_Partnership_NHS_Trust/CAMHS_Primary_Mental_Health_Specialist_Social_Care/CAMHS_Primary_Mental_Health_Specialist_Social_Care-v8350434 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8350434?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.awp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a motivated, qualified and registered professional who has experience of working with children and young people, preferably within a community CAMHS service and/or significant experience within adult mental health services. South Gloucestershire Local Authority have funded Primary Mental Health Specialist (PMHS) roles to be embedded within their main teams. This role is for the West Family Help and Community Team and is based in Patchway Hub. Hybrid working will be an option for all roles. ### Main duties of the job The PMHS role is embedded within the LA team and will provide consultation to social care staff about young people with emotional and mental health needs, providing advice and support to upskill professionals to identify mental health needs and appropriately intervene. Some of these young people/families will require assessment and interventions from the post holder and are likely to require an assertive outreach approach to aid engagement. Other young people may be supported into the locality CAMHS team (for example those with eating disorders). The post will also provide training to social care staff and other professional working with children and young people. You will be welcomed into an established and experienced Primary Mental Health Specialist team within South Gloucestershire and Bristol (including PMHS working in Bristol locality social care teams). You will also access support, training and regular supervision from the South Gloucestershire locality CAMHS team. South Gloucestershire CAMHS service has radically transformed in recent years. This includes significantly improved waiting times; fantastic team skill mix and opportunities for innovative practice. We also strive to provide compassionate leadership as we recognize the importance of staff well-being. As part of the wider local CAMHS service we are moving towards an I-Thrive approach to ensure our service is more responsive, accessible and effective. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To upskill and support social staff by providing specialist mental health consultation, training, advice, support, and liaison to staff working with children, young people and their parents/carers - To be link between CAMHS and social care services, providing referral information, support and guidance and signposting to appropriate services. To explore and help facilitate access to community CAMHS where access issues are difficult. - To assess and formulate the mental health, emotional and psychological needs of children and young people who are involved with South Gloucestershire Social Care - Provide an outreach model and systemic approach to help engage and provide intervention to children, young people and their families. To include, attending multi-agency meetings. - Provide mental health consultation and reflective sessions to Social Care practitioners - Provide mental health training to Social Care staff Please see attached job description for further information ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other requirements **Essential** - Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times. Date ### Skills and abilities **Essential** - Ability to work with young people and their families from a wide range of social, cultural and minority ethnic backgrounds. - Ability to work autonomously, and organise and prioritise workload - Demonstrates the ability to work constructively with people across the organisation and with relevant external partners, engendering confidence in others - Confident in presenting complex information to varied audiences - IT literate with an ability to use a wide range of programmes eg CYP-IAPTUS, Microsoft Office suite including PowerPoint as required. **Desirable** - Mobile with the facility to move quickly across a geographically dispersed area with limited access to public transport. ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Significant post-qualifying clinical experience of working with multiple agencies - Excellent knowledge of child development - Experience of providing consultation to professionals - Experience of providing training/workshops to professionals and/or parents - Clear record of ongoing continuing professional development - Demonstrates significant experience as a Care co-ordinator of complex cases. - Experience of motivating and engaging others in challenging situations to maintain progress towards goals - Demonstrates excellent communication skills, both written and verbal particularly relating to sensitive and effective written communication with service users and carers **Desirable** - Significant post-qualifying experience of working in NHS CAMHS - Experience gained from working in both health and social care - Training and/or experience of working systemically and/or using an outreach approach - Experience of working with complex mental health presentations - Good knowledge of Signs of Safety and its use in children’s services ### Education and Qualification **Essential** - Professional qualification and registration in a relevant discipline, eg Nursing, Social Work, Family Therapy, Arts Therapies, OT, Psychology and Psychotherapy. **Desirable** - Formal post-graduate diploma level qualification in a relevant field eg 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. ## Documents - [financial support & discounts (pdf, 919.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2794) - [value of the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 279.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2795) - [inclusive top 50 uk employers list (pdf, 78.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2439) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 208.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10685087) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.