# Specialist Mental Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-mental-health-practitioner/225f8cea-031c-45dd-98f8-ed6f4820394f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-mental-health-practitioner/225f8cea-031c-45dd-98f8-ed6f4820394f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Sheffield Children's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Social worker, Mental health nurse, Mental health practitioner, Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T13:04:41.295Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8312450 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8312450?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Permanent | Full Time Community CAMHS provides assessment, formulation and evidence-based treatment for children and young people (CYP) up to the age of 18 who present with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, including complex and co-occurring needs. As a Senior Practitioner, you will be one of five specialist clinical leaders within the service, providing day-to-day leadership, clinical oversight and professional support to a multidisciplinary team of practitioners. You will play a key role in ensuring high-quality, safe and effective care, supporting staff to deliver comprehensive assessments, care planning and therapeutic interventions that achieve meaningful outcomes for CYP and their families. You will hold a complex clinical caseload and be responsible for overseeing assessment, treatment and discharge planning, ensuring care is delivered in line with best practice, service standards and governance requirements. Working collaboratively with colleagues across health, social care, education and the wider system, you will contribute to service development, pathway improvement and the ongoing transformation of CAMHS provision. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health professional who is passionate about clinical excellence, compassionate leadership and improving outcomes for children, young people and their families. ### Main duties of the job Reporting into the Senior Clinical Nurse Manager , some of your responsibilities will include: - Providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to a team of practitioners. - Managing a complex caseload of children and young people with moderate to severe mental health presentations. - Undertaking and overseeing comprehensive mental health assessments, formulation and risk management. - Leading on care planning, treatment delivery and discharge processes. - Ensuring high standards of clinical governance, safeguarding and quality assurance. - Supporting service development, transformation initiatives and continuous improvement. - Working collaboratively with partner agencies to deliver integrated, person-centred care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification. *****We strongly encourage all applicants to review their right to work eligibility before submitting an application to help avoid any disappointment during the recruitment process. This role has been assigned occupation code 2235 using the CASCOT coding tool. Under current Home Office guidance for further information on occupation codes, sponsorship eligibility and right-to-work requirements, please visit: Skilled Worker visa: Your Job – GOV.UK. Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes - GOV.UK Please note: We do not offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 roles. Diversity Statement At Sheffield Children’s, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and supports everyone’s success. We prioritise Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in our recruitment practices, creating a welcoming space for people of all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ members. Recognising that inclusivity is an ongoing effort, we review our processes and welcome feedback to enhance our practices. A diverse team strengthens our organisation and the quality of care we deliver. For ideas on how we can improve, please contact our Recruitment Manager at scn-tr.recruitment.team@nhs.net. Together, we’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. ### 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 ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of evidence base for assessment and triage - Demonstrable knowledge of clinical risk management - Demonstrable knowledge of therapy approaches - Leadership of junior staff and ability to build develop and maintain relationships **Desirable** - Quality Assurance principles - Hold a current UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle ### Experience **Essential** - Post registration experience including substantial Band 6 in a CAMHS Community setting - Recruitment / Selection and general HR management - Post registration experience equivalent to Masters level **Desirable** - Utilisation of research in practice - Budget management ### Qualifications **Essential** - Current RMN / RN (Mental Health), Social Work or Occupational Therapy registration **Desirable** - Additional vocational training courses (Solution focused, CBT, Motivational interviewing) ## Documents - [our edi goals (pdf, 155.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2909) - [community camhs specialist practitioner (pdf, 560.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10633026) ## 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.