Senior Mental Health Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Single Point of Access (SPA) Team. You will provide clinical leadership and oversight at the front door of CAMHS, managing referrals, supporting complex clinical decision-making, and conducting risk assessments. The position involves triage, assessment, crisis intervention, and care planning for young people with mental health needs. You will work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
Essential criteria
- * Current professional registration with an approved professional body (NMC, HCPC, Social Work England).
- * Evidence of continuous professional development.
- * Degree / diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to master's level equivalent relevant to the care group.
- * Evidence of post registration training in relevant service area.
- * Completion of Mentorship Course / Practice Supervisor Course.
- * Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area.
- * Experience of supervising staff and students.
- * Able to manage a caseload of children and young people with complex mental health needs.
- * Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area.
- * Awareness of Trust policies and service specification.
- * Current professional registration with an approved professional body (NMC, HCPC, Social Work England).
- * Evidence of continuous professional development.
- * Degree / diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to master's level equivalent relevant to the care group.
- * Evidence of post registration training in relevant service area.
- * Completion of Mentorship Course / Practice Supervisor Course.
- * Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area.
- * Experience of supervising staff and students.
- * Able to manage a caseload of children and young people with complex mental health needs.
- * Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area.
- * Awareness of Trust policies and service specification.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust delivers the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in Hampshire.
CAMHS is seeking to appoint an experienced, compassionate, and highly skilled Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our dynamic Single Point of Access (SPA) Team.
As a senior practitioner within the SPA team, you will provide clinical leadership and oversight at the front door of CAMHS, ensuring referrals are managed safely, effectively, and in line with service thresholds. The role involves supporting colleagues with complex clinical decision-making, risk assessment and management, demand and capacity oversight, and the delivery of patient-centred care.
The Single Point of Access is a vital part of the CAMHS front door that acts as the first point of contact for young people, families, and professionals seeking mental health support for young people. Through the provision of timely, high-quality triage and assessment of referrals, you will help ensure that young people experiencing mental health difficulties receive access to the most appropriate services and interventions.
To be successful, you must hold current professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), So
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