Job vacancy: Senior Specialist Practitioner, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham

Job summary

Main area: Nursing and Allied Health professionals
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent: 9 - 5 Mon - Fri
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri)
Job ref: 186-988-25-MH

Employer: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Hopewood
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/08/2025 23:59

Senior Specialist Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 7

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Providing mental health assessment and a range of interventions
• To provide appropriate and relevant support to peers and other team members

Experience

Essential criteria

• Post qualification experience in multi- agency working, mental health assessment and intervention with young people and developmental needs
• Experience in working with young people with harmful sexual behaviour and their families
• Knowledge of relevant models and legislation around HSB
. Experience of offering consultation to the professional network

Desirable criteria

• Qualification in therapeutic approaches with young people and families
• Community experience. Experience of the Youth Justice system, substance use, Early onset psychosis and At Risk Mental State.

Additional Information

We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
In submitting an application form, you authorise Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you. This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. Should you require any further information please refer our Privacy Policy shown on the Trust website, please click here for more information.
For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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: Gwen Morgan
Job title: Operational Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07880744640

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: Duncan Macmillan House
Porchester Road
Mapperley
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG3 6AA
Telephone: 0115 9691300

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Senior Specialist Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 7

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