Mental Health Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This Mental Health Practitioner role involves providing brief, evidence-based psychological interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties within the CAMHS GO Service. You will conduct assessments, deliver low-intensity interventions, and support children, young people, and their families in developing coping skills. The role requires collaboration with families, schools, and other professionals to ensure holistic care, adherence to ethical guidelines, and participation in clinical supervision and service development. Independent travel across a large geographical area is necessary.
Essential criteria
- oCore professional qualification relevant to mental health with registration e.g. nursing with specialism in mental health or learning disability nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work. Or oQualification as an Education Mental Health Practitioner or Children's Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner with registration (successful completion of NHSE/HEE approved training)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of working in children's mental health service with young people who have experienced a mental health problem, with significant experience of operating in this context
- oCore professional qualification relevant to mental health with registration e.g. nursing with specialism in mental health or learning disability nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work. Or oQualification as an Education Mental Health Practitioner or Children's Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner with registration (successful completion of NHSE/HEE approved training)
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Evidence of working in children's mental health service with young people who have experienced a mental health problem, with significant experience of operating in this context
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
TheShropshire, Telford and Wrekin CAMHS services into a new chapter, with a range of exciting job opportunities available.
Our newly developed CAMHS GO (CAMHS Group Offer) Service will be an early intervention offer to children and young people with mild to moderate health and mental wellbeing problems.
The Mental Health Practitioner provides brief, evidence-based, and outcome-focused psychological interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary Children's and Young Peoples Mental Health Service, you will conduct assessments, deliver low-intensity interventions, and support children, young people, and their families to develop practical coping skills
The role includes close collaboration with families, schools, and other professionals to ensure care is holistic, accessible, and responsive. You will work within professional and ethical guidelines, engage in regular clinical supervision, and contribute to the ongoing development of the service
You will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary
You will need to travel independently over a large geographical area and will require suitable transport
We have options to work at Severnfields in Shrewsbury or Langley School in Telford
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