The closing date is 21st Sep 2025
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our multidisciplinary Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) as our YOT Senior Mental Health Practitioner.
The Youth Offending Team (YOT) is a multi-disciplinary team which works with children and young people aged years old who have offended and are made subject to a range of community and custodial disposals.
The YOT Senior Mental Health Practitioner will support children and young people by providing time-limited interventions, who are known to the YOT and are experiencing mental health and wellbeing difficulties, as part of an overall plan to reduce their risk of re-offending, harm to others and vulnerability.
This may include signposting or liaison with other service providers, and establishing exit strategies (via onward referral) to ensure ongoing support is available where it is deemed necessary. You will be supported by being co-managed by both CAMHS and the YOT manager, receive regular supervision and access to a wide range of professionals including mental health nurses, social workers, OT, associate practitioners, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, family therapist, CBT therapists, Creative Arts Therapists and consultant psychiatrists.
We pride ourselves in delivering high quality and innovative psychological solutions, working collaboratively with children, young people and their families to deliver dynamic and evidence-based therapies.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
Completion of initial assessments and screenings in relation to emotional and mental health to establish what level of support and or intervention is required.
Delivery of time-limited interventions to children and young people known to the YJS who are experiencing emotional health and wellbeing difficulties
Referral on to universal, early help or targeted services (or liaising with other health professionals) for onward assessment or support.
Undertakes a lead role within the YJS in respect of mental health and wellbeing, including provision of advice, guidance and specialist knowledge to staff in support of overall YJS practice and/or development of services.
Provide screening, care, and health promotion to children and young people known to the YJS who are experiencing emotional health and wellbeing difficulties.
Design and deliver preventative and targeted work to children, young people and their families to address safeguarding and risk management concerns (including 1:1 and group work).
Maintain strong links between YJS and other relevant service providers (for example, but not limited to CCAMHS, FCAMHS, EIP, GP and Social Care) for effective liaison, signposting and onward referral as appropriate
Contribute to YJS performance against agreed targets and indicators through effective data inputting, service delivery and team-working.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job description
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Professional degree or Level 4 equivalent in nursing, Social Work, OT or other relevant profession.
Professional registration with a statutory body (e.g. Nursing Midwife Council, General Social Care Council, Health Professionals Council).
Post qualifying experience or training in CAMHS or therapeutic approaches with children, young people and families.
For help with your application, contact:
Mark Hannam
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£ to £ Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time
Reference number
348-CFS-9002
Job locations
Newport Clinic
7 Pyle Street
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 1JW