Primary Mental Health Worker

**The closing date is 2nd Feb 2025**

**Job summary**:
Hampshire CAMHS North Early Help Service are offering an exciting opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary team covering the Basingstoke area (this may expand to a larger geographical area in due course) as a Band 5 Primary Mental Health Worker. A core qualification and professional registration in nursing, social work or occupational therapist is essential. You will have a knowledge of assessment and an understanding of mental health presentations in children and young people, and a systemic appreciation of the dynamics within families. You will have knowledge of therapeutic skills and demonstrable experience in managing risk and complexity; risk assessment, care planning and care management and collaborative working with young people and families as this is a key part of this role. Experience of working with children and young people with mental health challenges is highly desirable. This role would suit those who are newly qualified or experienced but looking for a new challenge.

The service is undergoing a period of growth and development, as we seek to expand and develop our stepped model of care for young people, delivering a range of evidence-based group interventions. You will undertake regular CAMHS assessments to ascertain young people's suitability for our service, and there may be occasional opportunities to deliver specialist and evidence based therapeutic interventions to small numbers of young people. Supporting our Duty function is also an integral part of the role.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
You will be liaising with our community partners and internal and external stakeholders in the course of your work and there may be opportunities for supervision and line management responsibilities.

To work within the CAMHS PMHW team to provide a community based primary mental health service for children and young people as part of the primary tier of CAMHS.

To work with colleagues to offer consultation and advice to primary care workers on all aspects of mental health and wellbeing of children and their families.

To direct children and their families to the most appropriate service in order to meet their emotional needs.

To offer assessments individually and jointly with primary care colleagues.

To offer a variety of evidence based therapeutic interventions at tier 1 and 2 to children, young people and their families and to hold a small case load.

To work with your PMHW colleagues to deliver formal and informal training and education to all agencies involved with the emotional care of children and young people.

To work as part of the team in the Single Point of Access (SPA) in the service on a rotational basis.

**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**:
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 qualification, with evidence of continuing professional development, in a field relevant to child and adolescent mental health. E.g. Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy.

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check**:
**UK Professional Registration**:
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Amanda Winetroube

**Pay scheme**:
Agenda for Change

**Band**:
Band 5

**Salary**:

- £29970.00 to £36483.00 Yearly

**Contract**:
Permanent

**Working pattern**:
Part-Time

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