Senior Mental Health Practitioner – CAMHS (Band 7)
Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
Pay Rate: £31 per hour
Contract Length: 3 months initially
Hours: 37.5 per week (flexible shifts across 7 days including weekends)
Shift Times: 09:00–18:00 weekdays | 10:00–18:00 weekends & bank holidays
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Tripod Partners are looking for a Band 7 CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner to support a busy and rewarding Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service in Swindon. This is a community-based position involving mental health liaison in the local acute hospital and delivering outreach into schools and homes.
Key Requirements:
-- Registered RMN, RNLD, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker (with relevant professional registration)
-- CAMHS experience, ideally in community settings and/or mental health liaison roles
-- Proven experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
-- Confident managing complex mental health cases, risk assessments, and interventions
-- Experience supporting young people with eating disorders and emotional dysregulation
Main Duties Include:
-- Mental health assessments & follow-ups for children under 18
-- Key working for complex referrals
-- Risk management and safeguarding
-- Delivery of evidence-based interventions (CBT/DBT-informed, etc.)
-- Working in clinic, schools, homes, and the local hospital
Apply Now:
Contact Neil Swager at Tripod Partners for details on registration and onboarding