Senior Mental Health Practitioner
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Chandlers Ford, SO53 3LGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust delivers the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in Hampshire. CAMHS is seeking to ...
- Support the team manager with clinical leadership within the team
- Supporting the day to day operational and clinical oversight of the Triage & Assessment of referrals
- Conduct comprehensive triage to determine the urgency and nature of referrals. Utilise clinical judgment to prioritise cases based on risk and need.
- Gather detailed information regarding the young person's mental health history, current concerns, and psychosocial factors.
- Formulate accurate risk assessments, identifying potential risks of self-harm, harm to others, or any safeguarding concerns, and ensure appropriate action is taken.
- Crisis Intervention.
- Provide immediate crisis intervention and support for young people in acute distress or experiencing mental health crises. Implement de-escalation techniques and ensure the safety of the individual and others.
- Develop crisis management plans that outline strategies and resources for the young person and their family during future crises.
- Care Planning
- To explore all possible avenues of appropriate support through the wider community and where appropriate, to formulate a plan for access and management within CAMHS (Getting Help, Getting More Help, Specialist Services).
- To integrate the mental health agenda, build community resilience, support early identification of mental health concerns, and improve general mental wellbeing, through the consultation support and advice.
- Collaboration & Communication
- Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team
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.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Qualifications
Essential
- * Current professional registration with an approved professional body (NMC, HCPC, Social Work England).
- * Evidence of continuous professional development.
- * Degree / diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses to master's level equivalent relevant to the care group.
- * Evidence of post registration training in relevant service area.
- * Completion of Mentorship Course / Practice Supervisor Course.
Experience
Essential
- * Extensive post qualifying experience in relevant service area.
- * Experience of supervising staff and students.
- * Able to manage a caseload of children and young people with complex mental health needs.
- * Comprehensive knowledge of interventions specific to service area.
- * Awareness of Trust policies and service specification.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
18 September 2026
Last checked
22 September 2026
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