Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 05 October 2025
Job summary
The Winchester and Test Valley CAMHS team are seeking a full time Mental Health Practitioner to join the already well established and supportive team. We invite applications at Band 5 and we would be happy to discuss the post as a developmental Band 5/6. We will provide opportunities and support you to achieve this in a timeframe that is right for you based on your prior experience and achievements of competencies.
The service supports people in their career journey offering development and training opportunities to enhance clinical practice. The service leadership team is supportive and encourages clinicians to prioritise their wellbeing in order to help maintain good work-life balance.
If you:
- enjoy being a part of a team
- are keen to expand and further develop your leadership skills
- wish to hone in on an area of practice which you are passionate about
- are creative and want to make a positive difference to the lives of children, young people and their families
We would be really delighted to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The team is made up of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) of innovative and dynamic clinicians who have worked hard to find new ways of providing clinical care to the young people they work with. You will work within a team with a passion for delivering high quality clinical assessment and interventions. Hampshire CAMHS has established care pathways which you will work across, including both supporting neurodevelopmental assessments and therapeutic work.
You will use your specialist knowledge and skills to undertake initial assessments, as well as other high-quality assessments and you will develop care plans alongside children, young people and their families. You will work with young people presenting with higher levels of risks and will be able to assess and manage their risk in collaboration with them and their families. You will manage duty, deliver one to one and groupwork interventions and support neurodevelopmental assessments, as well as mentoring students and supervising junior staff, and contributing to the overall development of the team and service.
You will support young people across a broad range of pathways and will liaise closely with clinicians from other teams including Single Point of Access, Early Help, Urgent Assessment and Home Treatment (i2i) and Eating Disorders.
You must be able to travel between the teams two bases -- Advertiser House in Andover and Avalon House in Winchester
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.
Details
Date posted
22 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-CFS-8901
Job locations
Advertiser House
24-32 London Street
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 2PE
Avalon House
Chesil Street
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 0HU
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Advertiser House
24-32 London Street
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 2PE
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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