Band 7 CAMHS Senior Mental Health Practitioner - South Glos
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Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Band 7 CAMHS Senior Mental Health Practitioner - South Glos
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for a motivated clinician to join our South Gloucestershire CAMHS locality team based at Kingswood Hub and Patchway Hubs (ideally at least one day will be based in Patchway). You will have relevant qualification, core profession registration and experience of working with children and young people, preferably within a community CAMHS service.
We are a supportive, experienced and creative multi-disciplinary team. We offer individual, family, specialist and group interventions which may be time limited or longer-term therapies according to need. You will have the opportunity to utilise your existing skills within core work and/or specialist clinics ideally within our Eating Disorder clinic. Also to further develop your skills and experience with support from our experienced team and our training opportunities.
22.5 hours per week, working pattern considered for suitable candidate, must be available on Tuesdays.
South Gloucestershire CAMHS is a supportive, experienced and progressive multi-disciplinary team. We offer individual, family and group interventions which may be time limited or longer-term therapies according to need. We have radically transformed in recent years including improved staff retention, fantastic team skill mix and opportunities for innovative practice.
Main duties of the job
To work individually and jointly with the team to provide assessment, treatment and consultation service to children, adolescents and their families within the South Gloucestershire CAMHS team and to work with the wider care systems which impact on the welfare of the child.
To work within a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team involved in the assessment and treatment of children and young people with serious and complex mental health difficulties.
For a full list of duties and responsibilities please see attached job description.
About us
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provideHigh Quality, Compassionate Careeverywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all-round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Details
Date posted
03 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
342-CAMHS060-0926
Job locations
Kingswood Hub
Alma Road
Bristol
BS15 4DA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
- To assess, develop, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions and to be responsible of the management of own caseload from referral to discharge
- To carry out specialist urgent assessments of a young persons mental health needs and associated risk when required including deliberate self-harm assessments.
- To work with children, young people and their families promoting opportunities for their maximum engagement and involvement in formulations or care plans and evaluation of the service they receive.
- To work jointly with staff from other agencies in direct work with children and young people and their families
- When appropriate, engage in joint work with other specialist CAMHS personnel as agreed with CAMH services manager
- To develop effective liaisons with referrers, and those contributing to referrals, to specialist
- CAMHS and to guide referrers to appropriate resources for children and young people with mental health needs
- To attend CAMHS meetings and case discussions as appropriate
- To work closely as part of the multi-disciplinary CAMHS team.
- To practice within current legislation governing the delivery of services to children and young people, such as that for Looked After Children and the Safeguarding of children as defined in the Children Act (1989, amended 2004) and local guidelines.
- To assess child safeguarding issues for each case. To practice within local safeguarding guidelines, sharing and directly referring on concerns when appropriate and participating in multi-agency safeguarding conferences.
- To participate in regular reviews of cases and attend case discussions, conferences and reviews as appropriate.
- To comply with the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of their professional body.
- To comply with any necessary data collection and information sharing across agencies in line with Trust guidelines on confidentiality.
- To provide reports and maintain written records of assessments, clinical interventions and consultation meetings.
- To be prepared to travel to other sites and clinics, to schools and to the childs home.
- To be computer literate.
For a full list of duties and responsibilities please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
- To assess, develop, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions and to be responsible of the management of own caseload from referral to discharge
- To carry out specialist urgent assessments of a young persons mental health needs and associated risk when required including deliberate self-harm assessments.
- To work with children, young people and their families promoting opportunities for their maximum engagement and involvement in formulations or care plans and evaluation of the service they receive.
- To work jointly with staff from other agencies in direct work with children and young people and their families
- When appropriate, engage in joint work with other specialist CAMHS personnel as agreed with CAMH services manager
- To develop effective liaisons with referrers, and those contributing to referrals, to specialist
- CAMHS and to guide referrers to appropriate resources for children and young people with mental health needs
- To attend CAMHS meetings and case discussions as appropriate
- To work closely as part of the multi-disciplinary CAMHS team.
- To practice within current legislation governing the delivery of services to children and young people, such as that for Looked After Children and the Safeguarding of children as defined in the Children Act (1989, amended 2004) and local guidelines.
- To assess child safeguarding issues for each case. To practice within local safeguarding guidelines, sharing and directly referring on concerns when appropriate and participating in multi-agency safeguarding conferences.
- To participate in regular reviews of cases and attend case discussions, conferences and reviews as appropriate.
- To comply with the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of their professional body.
- To comply with any necessary data collection and information sharing across agencies in line with Trust guidelines on confidentiality.
- To provide reports and maintain written records of assessments, clinical interventions and consultation meetings.
- To be prepared to travel to other sites and clinics, to schools and to the childs home.
- To be computer literate.
For a full list of duties and responsibilities please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Relevant completed professional qualification (e.g. clinical psychology, mental health nursing, social work, family therapy, occupational therapy, accredited CBT, psychotherapy)
- Maintenance of appropriate professional registration
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification of delivering evidence based therapies to young people and families in CAMHS
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and ability to contribute to team meetings and processes.
Desirable
- Experience in a community CAMHS service
- Interest and experience in working with Eating Disorders
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and minority ethnic backgrounds.
- Ability to work autonomously, and organise and prioritise workload.
Desirable
- Experience of Clinical supervision/consultation - junior colleagues or other staff.
Qualification
Essential
- Relevant completed professional qualification (e.g. clinical psychology, mental health nursing, social work, family therapy, occupational therapy, accredited CBT, psychotherapy)
- Maintenance of appropriate professional registration
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification of delivering evidence based therapies to young people and families in CAMHS
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and ability to contribute to team meetings and processes.
Desirable
- Experience in a community CAMHS service
- Interest and experience in working with Eating Disorders
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and minority ethnic backgrounds.
- Ability to work autonomously, and organise and prioritise workload.
Desirable
- Experience of Clinical supervision/consultation - junior colleagues or other staff.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Kingswood Hub
Alma Road
Bristol
BS15 4DA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Kingswood Hub
Alma Road
Bristol
BS15 4DA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Service Manager
Michelle Blackler
01454862431
Details
Date posted
03 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
342-CAMHS060-0926
Job locations
Kingswood Hub
Alma Road
Bristol
BS15 4DA
United Kingdom
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