194505 Primary Mental Health Worker (SNIS) inMidlothian inMidlothian PUBLISHED 18 AUG 2024

Band 6 Primary Mental Health Worker

NHS Scotland

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.
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.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.


NHS Lothian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)



Band 6 Primary Mental Health Worker



Posts Available – Full-time permanent positions in Edinburgh and a fixed term part-time position in 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.

The CAMHS Tier 2 service has been established for 2 years now supporting children and young people with mild to moderate mental health presentations. The service is embedded in local communities. 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.


Job Description


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:

Helen Thomson CAMHS Tier 2 Team

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.
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.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Lothian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)


Band 6 Primary Mental Health Worker


Posts Available – Full-time permanent positions in Edinburgh and a fixed term part-time position in 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.

The CAMHS Tier 2 service has been established for 2 years now supporting children and young people with mild to moderate mental health presentations. The service is embedded in local communities. 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.

Job Description

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:

Helen Thomson CAMHS Tier 2 Team

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.


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