153156 Primary Mental Health Worker

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

NHS Lothian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

Band 6 Primary Mental Health Worker

Posts Available – Full-time & Part-time permanent positions in Edinburgh, East, Mid and West Lothian

(Open to Arts Therapists, CAAP’s, Clinical Psychologists, Nursing, Occupational Therapists & Social Workers)

Excellent opportunity for experienced child and young person’s mental health practitioners looking to join a new Team and contribute to the development of a new pathway of care in Lothian.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in NHS Lothian are currently embarking upon a service redesign supported by £4.1 million of additional investment. This is an excellent opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated child and adolescent mental health practitioners who wish to contribute to our vision of getting it right for every child and young person with a mental health problem.

These are newly developed posts that will be embedded in our communities as a Tier 2 CAMH Service. These posts will have a focus on providing individual and group interventions in collaboration with key partners in the community as well as providing consultation and training where appropriate. Engaging with stakeholders across the 4 Children’s Partnerships, you will have excellent communication skills.

Professional supervision, training and development are integral to the service.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact:

Martyn Souter CAMHS Team Leader (Edinburgh Team) martyn.souter@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk 07815450337

Helen Thomson CAMHS Team Leader (East, Mid and West Lothian Teams) helen.thomson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk 07989761748

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.