Child and Adolescent Mental Health Practitioner
St Helena Island, South Atlantic
2 Years FTC available immediately
£40k pa, depending on experience and qualifications, plus International Supplement
Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and remain dependent on UK government aid.
Within a multidisciplinary team you will offer assessments and interventions and evaluate the mental health care of children, young people and their families, providing on-going consultation, joint work, training and advice. In collaboration with the inclusion team, educational psychologist, teachers and children’s social worker you will create a comprehensive approach to child and adolescent mental health care planning and delivery.
You will offer evidence- based therapeutic interventions and jointly manage the clinic for ADHD patients, taking the lead for the 0-19 Service.
Compiling reports as required, you will chair the monthly Child and Adolescent Mental Health patient referrals meeting and attend the Children’s Support Team meetings for education, Children’s Services Child in Need, strategy meetings and Child Protection Conferences. As part of the Mental Health Team, you will support psychiatric inpatient admissions under the direction of the MHT Lead.
You will supervise learners and other care providers, mentoring student nurses and other health and social care students, while nurturing a stimulating learning environment.
Working closely with other professionals you will also offer a mental health consultation and assessment service to other sectors including Health, Education, Safeguarding, Learning Disability, Police and the Prison Service. You must produce reports and evidence in court if called.
Holding a registered professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, OT or other equivalent qualification, you have post-registration experience in a Children & Adolescents Mental Health Service. Able to contribute to developing the workplace as a learning environment, you confidently make independent clinical decisions.
In addition, you must demonstrate our core values of fairness, integrity and teamwork and use your diverse expertise and experiences to ensure your time on the Island has the broadest benefit to St Helena. As an officer funded through the Technical Co-Operation Programme you will be expected to share your knowledge and skills beyond the workplace contributing to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena.
Our Benefits Package Includes:
- An International Supplement, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
- Relocation Allowances, full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information
- Annual Pension Contribution of 7.5% of salary
- Annual Leave of 30 days per annum plus Public Holidays
How to Apply:
An application form is available below, where further information can also be found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on Tel no. 0203 818 7610, email: shgukrep@sthelenagov.com, or Ian Rummery on Tel no: 00 290 22593, email: ian.rummery@sainthelena.gov.sh
Applications must be sent to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh and received by 28 April 2026.
Interviews to be held week commencing 10 May.
To be considered for this role, you must complete our application form. Failure to do so will mean that your application will not be considered. Please do not submit your CV.
The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on the basis of merit, in accordance with the person specification.
The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena. If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact at us recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh
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