Mental Health Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner to join the C&K CAMHS Crisis Service and Homebased treatment service in Calderdale and Kirklees. The successful applicant will work autonomously, supporting children, young people, and their families with intensive community support. Duties include assessing needs, planning care, managing risk, and liaising with other professionals. Newly qualified Nurses, Social Workers, and OTs are welcome to apply for this community-based outreach position.
Essential criteria
- Can demonstrate skills in assessing and managing people / children and young people experiencing mental health problems.
- Can demonstrate skills in assessing and managing risk in a variety of settings.
- Proven ability in assessing the needs and strengths of people and their carers.
- Ability to deliver a range of therapeutic techniques which can be incorporated into one to one and / or group interventions.
- Working within an integrated multi-disciplinary environment and co-working with other teams within team meetings, case conferences and professional meetings.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to support colleagues and supervise students/trainees.
- Experience of working holistically with children and young people with an emphasis on a holistic assessment of emotional and mental health needs alongside coexisting physical and environmental factors that impacts on wellbeing.
- Physical Attributes
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- Training
- Assessment and care planning skills and risk assessment and risk management.
- Relevant Post basic qualification and training.
- Personal Attributes
- Ability to work on as part of MDT.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative, with reference to policies and procedures.
- Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role.
- A willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of services users and the team including extended hours.
- Reliable and enthusiastic.
- Motivated and resourceful.
- Professional attitude.
- Special Knowledge & Skills
- Working knowledge of recent government legislation e.g. Mental Health Act, Health & Safety, Care Programme Approach, Care Act & Safeguarding.
- Able to work incorporating principles of Clinical Governance.
- Knowledge of working collaboratively with people and their carers to ensure their involvement in the assessment and care planning process
- Shows awareness of cultural diversity and is able to incorporate this into care planning and the delivery of care.
- Knowledge and evidence of using IT systems.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of audit processes.
- Knowledge of carer services/ issues/ assessment.
- Knowledge of audit processes.
- Knowledge of carers services / issues / assessment.
- Skills and Knowledge working holistically with children and young people.
- Registered Mental Health Nurse / Social Worker / Occupational therapist.
- Mentorship Qualification or equivalent.
- Expected to work towards practice educator.
- Can demonstrate skills in assessing and managing people / children and young people experiencing mental health problems.
- Can demonstrate skills in assessing and managing risk in a variety of settings.
- Proven ability in assessing the needs and strengths of people and their carers.
- Ability to deliver a range of therapeutic techniques which can be incorporated into one to one and / or group interventions.
- Working within an integrated multi-disciplinary environment and co-working with other teams within team meetings, case conferences and professional meetings.
- Ability to support colleagues and supervise students/trainees.
- Experience of working holistically with children and young people with an emphasis on a holistic assessment of emotional and mental health needs alongside coexisting physical and environmental factors that impacts on wellbeing.
- Physical Attributes
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- Training
- Assessment and care planning skills and risk assessment and risk management.
- Relevant Post basic qualification and training.
- Personal Attributes
- Ability to work on as part of MDT.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative, with reference to policies and procedures.
- Ability to travel around the Trust as appropriate to the role.
- A willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of services users and the team including extended hours.
- Reliable and enthusiastic.
- Motivated and resourceful.
- Professional attitude.
- Special Knowledge & Skills
- Working knowledge of recent government legislation e.g. Mental Health Act, Health & Safety, Care Programme
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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South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
Are you looking for a new
opportunity in a diverse, positive and exciting service? Then this is the
opportunity for you to join us and be part of the C&K CAMHS Crisis Service
and Homebased treatment service
We are recruiting a Band 5 Mental
Health Practitioner into the Crisis Service and Homebased treatment service part
of our service in Calderdale and Kirklees.
The successful applicant will
have experience of working in mental health, be able to work autonomously
whilst knowing the limitations of the role and will have exemplary
record-keeping.
This dynamic position will be
exactly what you are looking for if you would thrive in a community role where
you will be part of a friendly, experienced and supportive team.
We welcome newly qualified
Nurses/social workers and OTs to apply for this role which will be focused on
social integration work and recovery-based therapy principles, care planning
and risk assessment.
This role is outreach work in
the community and so a driving licence and access to a vehicle will be
essential.
In addition to all SWYFT/NHS
benefits, we offer a supportive induction, supervision, development/training
and flexible working within the service where the leadership team are
approachable, robust and experienced.
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