Senior Mental Health Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a full-time opportunity for a qualified mental health professional to join the community CAMHS team in South Oxfordshire. The role involves working with children and young people experiencing moderate to severe mental illness. The successful candidate will assess, plan, and provide evidence-based treatment programs, manage a clinical caseload, and collaborate with various agencies to deliver integrated services. It is suitable for an experienced Band 5 looking to step up or a Band 6 seeking to broaden their experience.
Key responsibilities
- Collaboratively assess, plan and provide evidence-based treatment programmes for children and young people referred to the Oxfordshire CAMHS Getting More Help team.
- Take responsibility for an agreed clinical caseload, involving key working and providing therapeutic interventions.
- Develop and maintain relevant and evidence-based therapeutic activities as appropriate to the patient's needs.
- Work closely with a range of agencies including, social care, schools, other CAMHS teams, to meet the needs of children and young people to work collaboratively to develop/provide integrated services.
Essential criteria
- Qualification either RMN/OT/Social Work
- Experience of working within mental health settings including working with Children and Young People
- Knowledge and experience of assessing mental illness and providing treatment
Desirable criteria
- Higher education such as masters
- Direct experience of working within CAMHS
- Enhanced knowledge of specific treatments within CAMHS and experience in implementing these in practice
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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Oxford Health NHS Trust
Senior Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a qualified mental heath professional seeking a new challenge with more ownership and an opportunity to develop?
A full-time opportunity has arisen to join the community CAMHS team for South Oxfordshire. We are seeking a Senior Mental Heath Practitioner to join a multi-discipline team who support children and young people with moderate to severe mental illness.
This would be a great role for someone with excellent band 5 experience who is ready for their next step up to a band 6 role or someone already at a band 6 role wanting to broaden their experience.
Main duties of the job
- Collaboratively assess, plan and provide evidence-based treatment programmes for children and young people referred to the Oxfordshire CAMHS Getting More Help team.
- Take responsibility for an agreed clinical caseload, involving key working and providing therapeutic interventions.
- Develop and maintain relevant and evidence-based therapeutic activities as appropriate to the patient's needs.
- Work closely with a range of agencies including, social care, schools, other CAMHS teams, to meet the needs of children and young people to work collaboratively to develop/provide integrated services.
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