Mental Health Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a permanent, part-time Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner role within the CAMHS children and young people Looked After and Adopted Children's team in Bradford. The role involves building therapeutic relationships, assessing risk and mental health needs, and collaborating with other professionals to establish holistic care plans. There are opportunities for clinical development, involvement in therapeutic groups, and offering trauma-informed interventions. The successful candidate will work within an experienced multi-disciplinary team with supportive leadership.
Essential criteria
- Occupational therapist, Social worker, Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Student mentoring qualification (e.g. Practice Educator award)
- 2 years Post qualification experience within a mental health setting
- Experience of child and adolescent mental health nursing
- Occupational therapist, Social worker, Nurse
- Student mentoring qualification (e.g. Practice Educator award)
- 2 years Post qualification experience within a mental health setting
- Experience of child and adolescent mental health nursing
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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Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
CAMHS children and young people Looked After and Adopted Children's team
Permanent - Band 6
Part Time -30 hours per week
Here in Bradford CAMHS we are looking to appoint a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner. There will be an opportunity to build therapeutic relationships with young people and their support systems, whilst assessing risk and mental health needs. Liaison, communication and consultation with other professional groups and partner agencies will be necessary to ensure that robust and holistic care plans are established and implemented. There will be opportunities for clinical development, involvement in therapeutic groups and chances to offer trauma informed interventions, as well as caseholding responsibilities. You will be working within an experienced multi disciplinary team and under a supportive operational and clinical leadership team.
Bradford District Care Foundation Trust can offer you compassionate and inclusive leadership. We are keen to hear and learn from your experience to further develop our trauma informed service. We truly respect the expertise new staff bring to our service.
Are you passionate about Children's Mental Health Services and enthusiastic about collaborating with colleagues across the servic
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