CAMHS Specialist Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

The CYP Primary Care Mental Health Team is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Band 7 Senior Mental Health Therapeutic Practitioner to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate emotional and mental health difficulties.

The postholder will work across Primary Care Networks, GP surgeries, and community settings, providing mental health assessments, evidence-based interventions, consultations, and support for children, young people and their families. The role is central to the development of an integrated and accessible mental health pathway, promoting early intervention, prevention, and partnership working across health, education, social care and voluntary sector services.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver comprehensive mental health assessments and brief evidence-based interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health needs.
• Hold and manage a clinical caseload, acting as lead professional where appropriate.
• Develop and deliver care plans, therapeutic interventions and psychoeducation for young people, parents and carers.
• Work autonomously within GP practices and Primary Care Networks to support early identification and intervention.
• Provide consultation, advice, training and support to primary care staff and partner agencies.
• Work collaboratively with schools, social care, voluntary sector organisations and wider CAMHS services to ensure joined-up care.
• Undertake risk assessment, risk management and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, training programmes and evaluation of outcomes.
• Promote co-production and ensure the voices of children, young people and families inform service delivery.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Core Professional qualification eg. Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, Mental Health / Learning Disability Nursing, Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, Family Therapy. Social Work qualifications also considered
• Current professional registration with appropriate professional body HCPC, SSC, NMC, BACP
• Supervision training or demonstrable experience

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification
• CYP IAPT qualification/ CBT qualification

Previous Experience

Essential

• Previous experience working with children and young people in a mental health setting
• Experience of specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions with children and young people with mental health problems and their families
• Must be experienced in, and able to demonstrate ability to provide case management supervision

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a CAMHS setting.
• Experience of teaching and training professionals
• Experience of working in a Primary Care setting and/or liaison with GP

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Sound understanding of evidence based interventions for CYP mental health (e.g CBT, systemic, solution focused, trauma informed approaches)
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies
• Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks& evidence-based guidelines (NICE)
• High level knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long-term clinical interventions in CAMHS
• Ability to maintain accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronically and handwritten, which adhere to the CNWL policies
• Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others appropriately, in a professional manner
• Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing, including reports and documentation
• Ability to listen and understand, and to process often complex information
• Ability to determine and reduce level of risk to self, service users and others

Closing Date: 29 October 2026