Band 6 CAMHS Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role involves providing high-quality assessment and therapeutic intervention for children and young people referred to Solar CAMHS services. The post holder will manage a defined caseload, conduct risk assessments, and formulate care plans. They will work collaboratively with partner agencies to ensure coordinated care and contribute to reducing A&E presentations. The role requires delivering highly skilled professional care and psychological interventions within a multidisciplinary team.
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification (Nurse, OT, Social Worker
- Evidence of Professional Registration relevant to the post
- Significant Post Qualification Experience in Mental Health
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working in CAMHS
- delivery of evidence-based therapeutic interventions e.g CBT, DBT
- Professional Qualification (Nurse, OT, Social Worker
- Evidence of Professional Registration relevant to the post
- Significant Post Qualification Experience in Mental Health
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of working in CAMHS
- delivery of evidence-based therapeutic interventions e.g CBT, DBT
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.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 20d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 CAMHS Practitioner
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
o The post holder will provide high quality assessment for patients referred into Solar, providing a role in risk assessment and management, formulation of need, information gathering, and offering advice and guidance to children and young people directly and those who support them (parents/carers, family and professional support networks e.g school nurses, teachers, social workers)
The post holder will manage a defined caseload and offer 1:1 therapeutic intervention within the service
The post holder will work with partner agencies (statutory and third sector) to ensure a co-ordinated approach is had to manage the care of children and young people in Solihull.
The post holder will ensure the most relevant care pathway and care plan is devised and where needed provide seamless transition into other Solar teams and practitioners
The post holder will contribute to a reduction in avoidable presentations to A&E departments
Main duties of the job
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To work with a defined caseload of service users as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing assessment, care planning and care delivery for service users with moderate to severe mental health/emotional difficulties. This will include the provision of highly skilled professional c
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