CAMHS - Mental Health Practitioner (Oldham)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
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“Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for a Mental Health Practitioner within the Oldham CAMHS Core team, focusing on assessing and formulating treatment plans for young people. The successful candidate will provide ongoing evidence-based interventions and manage a caseload effectively. It requires working autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team and making clinical decisions around complex issues, supported by knowledge of relevant legislation and safeguarding.
Essential criteria
- Professional involvement with the users of mental health services.
- Experience of case management of young people
- Experience of multi-agency working
Desirable criteria
- Experience of relating to young people in a group or community setting.
- Knowledge of mental health issues in young people
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and National policies in relation to young people
- Knowledge of therapeutic interventions with young people
- Understanding of Youth Offending services.
- Knowledge of drug and alcohol issues relating to young people
- Skills and Abilities
- Ability to undertake appropriate mental health assessments
- Ability to carry out therapeutic interventions with this client group
- Ability to work well with a team
- Ability to manage a caseload effectively
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to work creatively and flexibly in a clinical context
- Education / Qualifications
- NMC nursing or social work or equivalent Health /social care qualification
- Significant post qualification experience in community mental health services to post graduate diploma level
- Professional involvement with the users of mental health services.
- Experience of case management of young people
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience of relating to young people in a group or community setting.
- Knowledge of mental health issues in young people
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and National policies in relation to young people
- Knowledge of therapeutic interventions with young people
- Understanding of Youth Offending services.
- Knowledge of drug and alcohol issues relating to young people
- Skills and Abilities
- Ability to undertake appropriate mental health assessments
- Ability to carry out therapeutic interventions with this client group
- Ability to work well with a team
- Ability to manage a caseload effectively
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to work creatively and flexibly in a clinical context
- Education / Qualifications
- NMC nursing or social work or equivalent Health /social care qualification
- Significant post qualification experience in community mental health services to post graduate diploma level
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 14d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Pennine Care NHS FT
CAMHS - Mental Health Practitioner (Oldham)
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people? We are looking to appoint people who are as passionate as we are about high quality care.
The successful candidate will need the ability to work autonomously within the context of a multi-disciplinary team approach and undertake specific work with young people and their families. Excellent assessment skills and the ability to formulate clinical decisions and management plans are essential, including assessment and management of risk.
The role will be within Oldham CAMHS Core team, assessing and formulating treatment plans for young people. This will involve both routine mental health assessments and providing ongoing evidenced based interventions.
You will strive to achieve the best for every young person, show commitment to delivering evidence based practice and have the capability of making clinical decisions around complex and emotive issues, supported by knowledge of relevant legislation and safeguarding in relation to the client group. You will monitor and evaluate treatment offered to service users adhering to professional and Trust guidelines and using routine outcome measures related to service development and
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