CAMHS Clinician

Job overview

Do you have an interest and passion for understanding and working with children who require assessment/treatment of young people and in supporting their families?  Do you want to work alongside a well-established and compassionate team in helping to assess and support these families? Then we have the right role for you! York's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services are seeking to recruit a CAMHS Clinician to join us either full time or part time.

The team is in a position to be able to help staff develop the knowledge and experience within CAMHS and offer additional training as appropriate to role but are keen to recruit an individual who has experience to bring along with them.

Please note this post require candidates to have a professional registration as a Child, Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.

Nursing candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the time of applying.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join a large multi-disciplinary team in providing assessment and intervention to families here in York.  You will become a Key Worker in co-ordinating care, ensuring that safe and effective care is provided, whilst providing evidence based interventions.  Qualifications in CBT, SFP and DBT are desirable for this role but we are in a position to provide training and supervision to develop these skills.

If you enjoy working within an experienced and inclusive team who are passionate about supporting with children and young people and their families/carers, and enjoy a challenge and have a flexible approach, then we would like to hear from you. You will need to be confident in your own clinical decision-making skills. You will work with a range of professionals from a variety of different agencies including social care, acute care and a range of community and voluntary sector partners.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role can be demanding but also highly rewarding so you will need to be someone who is motivated, resilient and passionate about working with this client group. an experience CAMHS clinician who is able to manage their own caseload, with an emphasis on doing brief therapy as well as longer term specialist interventions.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.