# Mental Health Practitioner - Tameside CAMHS > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-practitioner-tameside-camhs/a4219561-2ed5-4f45-a38e-df391ea6567b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-practitioner-tameside-camhs/a4219561-2ed5-4f45-a38e-df391ea6567b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Ashton Under Lyne - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T09:30:43.696Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Tameside/Pennine_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/CAMHS/CAMHS-v8057934 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8057934?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Open to B4 staff due to qualify as B5 ARE YOU READY for your next NEW CHALLENGE? We are seeking to employ a number of highly motivated and skilled senior practitioners to join and expand our dynamic, friendly and diverse multi-disciplinary teams. This is a real chance be a part of the CAMHS transformation long term plan which will improve the mental health outcome for children and young people. We have opportunities for new fulltime Band 6 CAMHS practitioner posts in Tameside and Glossop CAMHS, Open to B4 staff due to qualify as B5. This post are based within core CAMHS, One of our priorities is supporting our team with their continued professional development. As such, we offer flexibility between the roles to ensure skills and knowledge are offered and expanded in many areas of our service. ### Main duties of the job CAMHS offers a wide range of mental health assessments and evidence-based interventions including family therapy, CBT, DBT interpersonal therapy, EMDR, and psychotherapy for children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.  You will be encouraged to explore your therapeutic interest alongside providing a range of quality CAMHS assessments/interventions.  CAMHS also has close links with community services which work with children and young people to offer an early help and bespoke packages of care. There are plenty of opportunities to work in a true multi agency way to help deliver a whole system offer that communicates that all children and young people matter and that their emotional wellbeing and mental health needs are understood and supported with kindness, compassion and high quality and safe care. These posts will be responsible for providing high quality mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions for adolescents and families using evidence-based interventions. To be responsible for and manage a defined caseload and undertake case management responsibilities within the caseload. Providing consultation, advice, and training to a wide range of agencies. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will need the following key attributions - Strong Children and Young Person’s mental health knowledge and experience. - Experience of using training, supervision, and consultation as a means of helping other professionals to support the mental health of CYP. - Good understanding and commitment to the CAMHS transformation agenda. - Values that match Pennine Care Foundation NHS Trust and always place CYP and families at the forefront of all your practice. ## Job Details Open to B4 staff due to qualify as B5 ARE YOU READY for your next NEW CHALLENGE? We are seeking to employ a number of highly motivated and skilled senior practitioners to join and expand our dynamic, friendly and diverse multi-disciplinary teams. This is a real chance be a part of the CAMHS transformation long term plan which will improve the mental health outcome for children and young people. We have opportunities for new fulltime Band 6 CAMHS practitioner posts in Tameside and Glossop CAMHS, Open to B4 staff due to qualify as B5. This post are based within core CAMHS, One of our priorities is supporting our team with their continued professional development. As such, we offer flexibility between the roles to ensure skills and knowledge are offered and expanded in many areas of our service. ## Job Description CAMHS offers a wide range of mental health assessments and evidence-based interventions including family therapy, CBT, DBT interpersonal therapy, EMDR, and psychotherapy for children and young people aged 5 to 18 years. You will be encouraged to explore your therapeutic interest alongside providing a range of quality CAMHS assessments/interventions. CAMHS also has close links with community services which work with children and young people to offer an early help and bespoke packages of care. There are plenty of opportunities to work in a true multi agency way to help deliver a whole system offer that communicates that all children and young people matter and that their emotional wellbeing and mental health needs are understood and supported with kindness, compassion and high quality and safe care. These posts will be responsible for providing high quality mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions for adolescents and families using evidence-based interventions. To be responsible for and manage a defined caseload and undertake case management responsibilities within the caseload. Providing consultation, advice, and training to a wide range of agencies. ## Responsibilities You will need the following key attributions Strong Children and Young Person’s mental health knowledge and experience. Experience of using training, supervision, and consultation as a means of helping other professionals to support the mental health of CYP. Good understanding and commitment to the CAMHS transformation agenda. Values that match Pennine Care Foundation NHS Trust and always place CYP and families at the forefront of all your practice. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of mental health issues in young people - Knowledge of relevant legislation and National policies in relation to young people. - Knowledge of therapeutic interventions with young people **Desirable** - Understanding of Youth Offending services. - Knowledge of drug and alcohol issues relating to young people ### Experience **Essential** - Professional involvement with the users of mental health services. - Experience of case management of young people - Experience of multi-agency working **Desirable** - Experience of relating to young people in a group or community setting. ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Ability to undertake appropriate mental health assessments - Ability to carry out therapeutic interventions with this client group - Ability to work well with a team - Ability to manage a caseload - Ability to work independently - Ability to work creatively and flexibly in a clinical context ### Education/Qualifications/Registration **Essential** - Registered Nurse -Mental Health, Social Work or OT Qualification or equivalent with regulatory body registration - Significant post qualification experience in community mental health services ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 134.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10347981) - [person specification (pdf, 129.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10347982) - [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 117.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=440) ## 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.