Mental Health Practitioner | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 20 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 February 2026 |
| Location: | Stevenage, SG1 4AT |
| Company: | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7747857/812-25-KR-Step2-CYP-657B |
Summary
We are looking to welcome to our team aBand 6 Mental Health Practitioneron an 18 month Fixed Term Contract.
Step2 is an Early Intervention Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service aimed at improving the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people in Hertfordshire. The post holder will carry out skilled mental health triage and assessments and offer brief intervention therapy to children and families where a more targeted response is required. The service works with children aged 0 – 19.
The post will provide highly skilled Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) support to the Universal Children’s Workforce to increase their capacity to identify and manage children’s mental health needs, through liaison and joint working between services.
• Deliver quality service in line with the organisation's objectives and performance indicators.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner carrying out specialised triage, clinical assessments and formulation, and brief interventions.
• Work in partnership and consultation with other professionals.
• Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community, from birth into adulthood.
• Support an outreach capacity to engage with a range of vulnerable groups.
• To facilitate appropriate access to Specialist CAMHS and other relevant provision according to level and nature of need.
• Contribute to the promotion and participation in integrated practice and multi agency support team models.
• Work on own initiative and prioritise workload reporting back regularly for supervision with the Service Management.
• Responsible for the safe provision, use, maintenance and storage of equipment and materials for self and others.
• Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and exercise professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice.
• Plan and deliver treatment interventions in line with Best Practice and local and National Guidelines.
• Promote and embed Children’s IAPT & THRIVE values within the service and wider workforce. Please read the attached full job description and person specification document before applying for this post.
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
The Trust is committed to gold standard recruitment. In support of this, please read our ‘Supplementary Information’ document which is attached to our vacancy adverts
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK
Candidates must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Please read the attached full job description and person specification document before applying for this post.
This advert closes on Friday 30 Jan 2026
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