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Hampshire CAMHS West Early Help Service (Primary Mental Health Workers) are offering an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner.
This post covers the South-West Hampshire area which includes New Forest, Eastleigh, Winchester and Andover. A core qualification and professional registration in nursing, social work or occupational therapy is essential.
Having experience of working with children, young people and families is essential as is confidence in working with young people with a range of complex mental health conditions and neurodevelopmental conditions. You will be supported to develop in this role through line management and clinical supervision and encouraged to undertake additional training as appropriate for the role and your development.
The early help services in CAMHS are undergoing a period of change and development. This role will involve embracing and supporting this change, whilst continuing to provide vital and high-quality care to young people and their families.
Main duties of the job
The band 6 mental health practitioner role will involve a wide range of clinical work, such as:
-Assessing children and young people for a wide range of mental health conditions, risk assessing and safety planning with young people and their families and implementing safeguarding support as appropriate.
-Presenting formulations at multi-disciplinary meetings and advocating for young people to organise their care plans and support them to receive treatment and improve outcomes.
-Facilitating evidence based therapeutic interventions for young people and families -- usually on a group basis and at times on a 1 to 1 basis.
-Working as duty clinician to support young people and families with increased concerns whilst waiting for support for their mental health. Working on duty also involves liaising with professional networks to support young people with their mental health, manage risk and support safety planning.
-Liaising with other teams and professionals within CAMHS to support young people to receive appropriate care.
-Supporting in attending and facilitating events such as Parent and Carer events, workshops and drop ins for the community, to empower people to understand mental health, neurodiversity and support young people in their lives.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Details
- Date posted: 10 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: 348-CFS-11750
- Job locations: New Kings Court, Tollgate, Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, SO53 3LG, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration with an approved professional body (NMC, HCPC, Social Work England)
- Or evidence of having achieved and completed the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes (KSA) KSA portfolio route to BABCP Accreditation with current accreditation of the BABCP).
- Evidence of continuous professional development
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