CAMHS Healthcare Assistant | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 per annum (pro rota for part time)
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Nottingham, NG5 3FL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Nov 2026
Closing date:	9 Dec 2026

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Summary

Hopewood Hospital in Sherwood, Nottingham has 32 beds across 3 wards and is based on site with an education facility for our inpatients, a CAMHS community base with specialist teams and both inpatient and community perinatal teams

Hercules Ward (PICU) Pegasus Ward (Specialist Eating Disorder Unit) and Phoenix Ward (General Adolescent Unit) have exciting opportunities forhealthcare assistants to join our teams. We have both full and part time posts available.

Phoenix ward is a 12 bedded GAU which offers assessment and treatment for young people struggling with significant mental health illness or crisis.

Hercules Ward is an psychiatric intensive care unit that works with young people experience severe and enduring mental health problems.

Pegasus Ward is a specialist eating disorder ward. Family based treatment is integral to the treatment and recovery of young people with eating disorders.

We work closely with families and a full MDT to ensure positive outcomes for young people. we encourage staff to be fully involved in patients care and including group and 1:1 work.

You will need to demonstratethat you have experience of working with people with mental health difficulties and supporting carers /families in an acute environment. You should have a working knowledge of the management of safeguarding processes, have excellent communication and leadership skills & be willing to work across a 24 hour/7 dayrota.

The hospital is supported by a senior nurse whoremainson site 24 hours a day.

Please note applicants willbe requiredto pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00(standard) or £41.00(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. 

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £15per year applies.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Further detailsregardingthe job role and essential criteria can be found in the job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Nov 2026

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