Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner CAMHS - North Somerset
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner within the North Somerset Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) team. The successful candidate will provide assessment and treatment for children, adolescents, and their families with complex mental health needs. The position involves managing a caseload, delivering evidence-based interventions, and participating in a multidisciplinary team. Flexible working patterns are offered across two sites in Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon.
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification leading to registration with professional body e.g. Mental Health Nursing, Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychotherapy or other professional qualification with evidence of robust community CAMH experience and the use of CAPA approach to clinical assessment and intervention.
- 2 years post qualifying experience in mental health nursing or equivalent as above
- Additionally, if not incorporated into the professional qualification, a therapeutic qualification for work with children, adolescents and their families to Masters Level or equivalent is required.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post qualification training and development
- Experience of clinical supervision
- Experieince & Knowledge
- Significant experience of working in a CAMHS team
- Significant experience of delivering evidence based therapeutic interventions preferably with children and adolescents
- Experience in a community CAMHS service across more than one role
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to colleagues and more junior staff including trainees/students
- Education & Qualification
- Professional qualification leading to registration with professional body e.g. Mental Health Nursing, Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychotherapy or other professional qualification with evidence of robust community CAMH experience and the use of CAPA approach to clinical assessment and intervention.
- 2 years post qualifying experience in mental health nursing or equivalent as above
- Additionally, if not incorporated into the professional qualification, a therapeutic qualification for work with children, adolescents and their families to Masters Level or equivalent is required.
- Evidence of post qualification training and development
- Experience of clinical supervision
- Experieince & Knowledge
- Significant experience of working in a CAMHS team
- Significant experience of delivering evidence based therapeutic interventions preferably with children and adolescents
- Experience in a community CAMHS service across more than one role
- Experience of providing clinical supervision to colleagues and more junior staff including trainees/students
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
North Somerset child and adolescent mental health team is a well-established multi-disciplinary team, which is, continuing to grow due to new investment. (CAMHS). The team currently offers a range of innovative and informed approaches, supports CPD opportunities with a comprehensive in-house training programme.
We offer flexible working patterns and have the benefit of working across 2 sites in Weston-super-Mare & Clevedon.
The team also provides Eating Disorder & Learning Disability Services and so have the potential to offer development opportunities.
The successful candidate will be part of a stimulating and supportive multidisciplinary, working as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide assessment, treatments for children, adolescents & their families with complex mental health needs.
We welcome calls/visits from prospective candidate to discuss in more detail, this opportunity, & what the team can offer.
WSM & Clevedon are thriving seaside towns within commuting distance to Bristol and Taunton. The M5 motorway within easy access.
WSM is a growing multi-cultural area with numerous amenities and has access to the beautiful coastline & also the Mendip Hills.
The area is ideal for those who like an active lifestyle but also who want to be within reach of Bristol and Taunton.
Main duties of the job
To work in community CAMHS as a mental health pr
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