CAMHS Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job details

• Job reference: 256279
• Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
• Job closing date: 07/09/2026
• Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
• Location: Pennywell All Care Centre
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 24/08/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
• Department: CAMHS North Outpatient Team

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Job Title: Nurse Specialist CAMHS

Location: North Edinburgh Out-Patient Team

Hours: 36.0 hours per week (part time hours will be considered)

Permanent, Band 6

Salary: £43, 169 - £52,603 per annum (pro rata)

NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Applications are welcome for the above permanent, full time post in our North Edinburgh Out-Patient Team based in Pennywell All Care Centre.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and forward-thinking registered mental health or learning disability nurse who wishes to contribute to our vision of “Getting it right for every child” and young person with mental health problems and neurodevelopmental differences. There are opportunities to develop skills in the assessment and treatment of a range of mental health presentations such as eating disorders, mood and psychotic disorders as well as neurodevelopmental presentations. There are excellent opportunities for further career development through our nursing clinical career pathways.

Post holders who are new to CAMHS will have the opportunity to undertake the NES “New to CAMHS” training over a 12 month period. NHS Lothian CAMHS has it’s own training budget and regularly organises internal and external training events for CAMHS clinicians.

Our home is in Edinburgh, one of the best cities to live in the UK. A vibrant city of festivals and culture, sport and history, breath taking historic landmarks with glorious countryside and sailing at Port Edgar just 30mins from the City Centre. Excellent rail links via East Coast Line and an International Airport of Scotland. Yet a few miles away you could not be further from the city in the beautiful Pentland Hills or picturesque seaside towns of East Lothian.

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We cannot accept CV’s as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.

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. For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit please contact Lorna Jones, Clinical Nurse Manager, 07703717037 or Brian Thomas, Nurse Team Lead.

Recruitment process – We use a values and competency-based recruitment process that is linked to the ambitions set out in our Strategic Plan. Within NHS Lothian, Nursing and Midwifery interviews are linked to our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. We aim to offer an equitable experience and are sharing interview questions in advance. A selection of the interview questions can be found on our Careers site: How to Apply – NHS Lothian Careers

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Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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.

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.