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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
301-LG-26-7883135
Employer
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Severnfields Health Village/Telford Langley School
Town
Shrewsbury
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/04/2026 08:00

Employer heading

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Community Mental Health Practitioner - Core CAMHS Team

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin CAMHS services are heading into a new chapter, with a range of exciting job opportunities available.  If you are a registered mental health nurse, social worker or occupational therapist with an interest and passion for supporting young people and families, we would love to hear from you! 

As a specialist mental health team we in Core CAMHS, support young people with moderate, severe and enduring mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties.

 In the role you will join a robust multidisciplinary team, providing assessment and interventions for children and young people with complex, severe, and persistent emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties. 

There will be scope for creativity in this team, to develop evidence-based interventions, to think systemically and work collaboratively with children, young people and families, informed by the local Transformation Plan, Future in Mind and the THRIVE framework.

It really is time to think differently and creatively about how we can help more children and young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health. 

If you are a Registered Mental Health Nurse / Occupational Therapist / Social Worker, we would love to hear from you! Come and join and make a difference to children and young people in The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin area!

 

Main duties of the job

  • Assessing and providing therapeutic interventions for young people who require intervention and support from a secondary mental health service.
  •  oversight and delivery of the provision of planned recovery focused care working in partnership with young people, carers and other professionals.
  • working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and other services to provide seamless and holistic care for young people, this may include, social care, schools or our other partnership agencies.
  • management of a caseload, which includes, assessment, care-planning in conjunction with service user and carer and utilising service specific outcome measures to guide and evaluate effectiveness of individual treatment plans 
  • opportunity to be involved in service transformation and service improvement to meet the needs of children and young people in the local area. 
  • provide supervision to junior colleagues. 

Working for our organisation

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are ‘United in our Uniqueness’ and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

 Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a further detailed description of the role.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • hold a professional registration - RMN, Social worker, AHP
  • Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties,
  • extensive post registration/qualifying experience of working within a mental health setting/supporting people with mental health needs
Desirable criteria
  • additional training relevant to role - e.g DBT , EMDR

experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
  • experience of providing supervision
  • experience of supporting and engaging with children, young people and their families within a professional role
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and experience of holistic assessment and risk assessment and management
  • able to prioritise workload and demands effectively
  • ability to work autonomously as part of the role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Charlotte Harrison
Job title
Core CAMHS team Operational and Quality lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03001240093
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