Mental Health Practitioner

About the role: Too many young people are left waiting, repeating their story, or trying to navigate mental health systems that were never built with their lives in mind. In this role, you''ll help change that. As Mental Health Practitioner, you''ll help young people in Camden Young Person''s High Support Accommodation Service build trust, understand their options and access the health and mental health support they need to move towards safety, wellbeing and independence. You''ll hold a focused caseload of young people with higher mental health and wellbeing needs, carrying out screenings, building clear health profiles, supporting referrals and helping young people engage with appointments, treatment and care planning. You''ll work alongside young people at their pace, recognising that confidence, choice and trust are often built through patience, consistency and strong relationships. You''ll also support colleagues to feel more confident when responding to mental health need, distress, crisis, risk or barriers to engagement. Working closely with CAMHS, adult mental health services, primary care, substance use services and other health partners, you''ll help create a more joined-up response so young people are not passed between systems, but actively supported to access the care they deserve. At SHP, you''ll be part of a learning culture that values development, training and career growth - with space to deepen your practice, share your expertise and keep growing while ..... full job details .....