# CAMHS Clinical Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/camhs-clinical-specialist/15286a36-d643-4799-b431-c720a8635142 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/camhs-clinical-specialist/15286a36-d643-4799-b431-c720a8635142.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust NHS Trust - **Location:** Springfield University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Combined role - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-01T15:51:18.597Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/South_West_London_St_Georges_Mental_Health_NHS_Trust/CAMHS/CAMHS-v8337787 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8337787?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Senior CAMHS Clinical Specialist (1.0WTE) to join the Intensive Outreach Team (IOT) in a developing clinical role. It is an exciting time to join the Intensive Outreach Team (IOT), which is a pilot project proposed by the South London Partnership (SLP). As such, the team is relatively newly formed, but well-structured with a clear remit of work. It provides intensive outreach treatment for patients at risk of, or currently admitted to hospital, whether this be to a local acute hospital, or to the onsite in-patient specialist eating disorder unit (Wisteria Ward). The service works closely with our colleagues in Wisteria Ward; St George’s Hospital; St Helier’s Hospital; Kingston Hospital; SWLSTG Adult Eating Disorder Services; Adolescent Outreach Team (AOT); and the co-created pilot outreach team ‘START’, of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. IOT supports on-site and home-based care, depending on clinical need, and works directly with children or young people admitted to paediatric wards or Wisteria Ward. ### Main duties of the job IOT is embedded within the Children and Young People Community Eating Disorders Service (CYP-CEDS), which is part of the CAMHS Directorate of South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG). Both IOT and CYP-CEDS are multidisciplinary teams and together comprise of consultant and trainee psychiatrists, clinical nurse specialists, occupational therapists, clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists, family therapists, a dietitian, and a consultant paediatrician. The service also hosts students from nursing, undergraduate psychology courses, trainee clinical psychologists, and medical trainees, fostering a welcoming culture with a focus on learning and development within the service. The Trust is a well-established provider of mental health services to the populations of Wandsworth, Merton, Sutton, Kingston and Richmond, as well as providing a range of specialist services to a wider, regional and national catchment area. The team operate mainly core hours 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Suitable applicants will have extensive experience of working with children and adolescents with mental health difficulties and in managing risks. You will provide specialist multi-disciplinary assessment and expert clinical interventions to children and adolescents with eating disorders, and their families. The post holder will undertake a diverse set of therapeutic responsibilities, including, but not limited to: - Providing high quality, comprehensive CAMHS assessments for children and young people presenting with a mental health crisis that may include or be solely related to a food-restriction- crisis, at A&E Departments, and following admission to a paediatric ward. - Providing follow up appointments with staff and families to review and plan ongoing care for young people admitted to a paediatric ward and help to facilitate earlier discharge. - Providing outreach appointments in patients’ homes, in the community, and in our on-site clinic, to support parents with developing necessary skills and confidence to stabilise and increase their child’s weight in line with medical guidance. This will involve leading regular, intensive family meal support. - Developing closer links between CAMHS services and the multidisciplinary teams on paediatric wards and A&Es in local hospitals across the South London Partnership (SLP). As part of this, to collaborate with colleagues to develop and deliver appropriate training to colleagues in these teams and hospitals. - Manage risk within team, Directorate and Trust structures. - Actively participating in the ongoing development and enhancement of the service. - Work to relevant professional and ethical guidelines, and within the framework of Directorate and Trust policies and procedures. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in job applications If you have used AI to support the preparation of your application, please briefly indicate how it was used within your supporting statement or application form. Please remember, your application is your opportunity to tell us about your skills, experience and motivation for the role. We encourage applicants to complete their application and supporting statement in their own words wherever possible. We recognise that AI tools can be helpful in supporting accessibility, and for improving spelling, grammar and structure. Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content can become generic and fail to accurately reflect an applicant's individual experience. Applications that clearly demonstrate your own voice, reflections and experiences are often the most effective and help us better understand your suitability for the role. Please be aware that information provided in your application and supporting statement may be explored further during the selection process. It is important that all applications accurately represent your own knowledge, skills and experience. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience of working with children and adolescents with mental health difficulties - Experience of multi-disciplinary team and inter-agency working - Experience of safeguarding and Child Protection - Providing and receiving supervision - Clinical risk assessment and management of vulnerable client groups **Desirable** - Experience of work in a range of settings e.g. inpatient, community, residential - Experience of working in adolescent outreach - Experience of working in eating disorders - Experience of leading case reviews - Experience of conducting service evaluations - Experience of contributing to policy and procedure development and implementation - Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups - Experience of Racial Awareness/Diversity Training - Working within an ethnically and racially diverse community - Working collaboratively with service users and/or carers to develop services ### Training & Qualifications **Essential** - Qualified Clinical Psychologist registered with the HCPC as an applied psychologist - First Degree in Mental Health Nursing with professional registration with NMC - Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy (BSc/MSc) registered with the HCPC - Masters level qualification in Systemic Family Psychotherapy and relevant professional Qualifications indicated by AFT Guidance or AFT recognised equivalence, with UKCP registration as Systemic Family Psychotherapist **Desirable** - Work in a range of settings e.g. inpatient, community, residential - Further post registration training in child and adolescent mental health - Additional qualification in a treatment modality, e.g. DBT, CBT - Supervision training - Membership of a professional interest group relating to eating disorders. ## Documents - [jd/ps (pdf, 179.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10661631) - [trust values (pdf, 785.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2069) - [staff benefits (pdf, 239.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2318) - [swlstg diversity (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2314) - [swlstg privacy notice (pdf, 106.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2510) - [dbs information for candidates (pdf, 109.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=627) - [anti racism values into actions (pdf, 815.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2865) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.