Senior Specialist Practitioner | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 07 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum (pro rata for part time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 September 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG5 3FL |
| Company: | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7350284/186-988-25-MH |
Summary
The CAMHS HEAD 2 HEAD team are looking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic and committed CAMHSSenior Mental Health Practitioner to work within the team (e.g. clinical nurse specialist or equivalent). Applicants should hold a professional qualification and have experience of working with young people who display harmful sexual behaviour and an interest in the needs of those who are involved in the Youth Justice system, with co -existing substance use difficulties and young people presenting with First Onset Psychosis and At Risk Mental State.
Please note applicants willbe requiredto pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
The post requires the person to have experience in working with young people with Harmful Sexual Behaviour. The main duties of the role include undertaking comprehensive assessment and intervention of young people and their families as well as offering consultation to the network around HSB cases and delivering HSB training to professionals. They will be required to be an integral part of the MDT.
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
To provide specialist assessments and interventions within a variety of community settings to a diverse and challenging group of young people and their families, who display Harmful Sexual Behaviour.
The team also work with young people who present with significant mental health difficulties and who are open to the Youth Justice Service, have co -existing substance use needs and those who present with First Episode Psychosis & At Risk Mental State.
The Head2Head team is a small, specialist CAMHS team who use an assertive outreach philosophy to engage young people and their families. We are passionate about reducing stigma and offering assessments and interventions which are tailored to the needs of our client group.
This role will have significant involvement working with young people with harmful sexual behaviour (HSB) and their families, completing specialist assessments including neurodiversity, risk and safety planning. The role will also include offering consultation and training to the network around HSB.
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Aug 2025
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.