CAMHS Single Point of Access - Mental Health Practitioner

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CAMHS Single Point of Access - Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 22 February 2026

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust delivers the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in Hampshire. Hampshire CAMHS currently have a vacancy for a skilled and compassionate Band 6 experienced Mental Health Nurse / Social Worker / Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic team within the Single Point of Access. This role is essential in providing high-quality triage and assessment for children and adolescents experiencing mental health challenges. The Single Point of Access serves as the first point of contact for families and young people, ensuring they receive timely access to appropriate mental health services. The role requires you to be registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council or Social Worker England or Health and Care Professions Council. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the mental health and well being of children and adolescents. If you are a dedicated and experienced in mental with a passion for helping young people, we encourage you to apply.

The team is based at New Kings Court in Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh. The post is for 37.5 hours per week. The working hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.

Main duties of the job Triage & Assessment

Conduct comprehensive triage assessments to determine the urgency and nature of referrals. Utilise clinical judgment to prioritise cases based on risk and need.

Gather detailed information regarding the young person's mental health history, current concerns, and psychosocial factors.

Formulate accurate risk assessments, identifying potential risks of self-harm, harm to others, or any safeguarding concerns, and ensure appropriate action is taken.

Crisis Intervention

Provide immediate crisis intervention and support for young people in acute distress or experiencing mental health crises. Implement de escalation techniques and ensure the safety of the individual and others.

Develop crisis management plans that outline strategies and resources for the young person and their family during future crises.

Care Planning

To explore all possible avenues of appropriate support through the wider community and where appropriate, to formulate a plan for access and management within CAMHS (Getting Help, Getting More Help, Specialist Services).

To integrate the mental health agenda, build community resilience, support early identification of mental health concerns, and improve general mental wellbeing, through the consultation support and advice.

Work closely with a multi disciplinary team to ensure a holistic approach to mental health care.

Maintain clear and effective communication with families, while addressing questions or concerns.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder, and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy, and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if, as a potential candidate, you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability, please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

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

• Registered Mental Health Nurse / Social Worker / Occupational Service. The role requires you to be registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council or Nursing & Midwifery Council or Social Worker England or Health and Care Professions Council.
• Evidence of continuous professional development

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.

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