Job requirements
Essential
21 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Ability to travel within geographical area.
- Other
Basic IT skills use of e-mails, basic word processing
- Other
Aware of professional issues
- Other
Professionally accountable
- Values
Flexible approach to work and able to adapt to changing circumstances
- Values
Personable and amiable, Ability to use own initiative, Assertive, Able to work under pressure Confident, Approachable
- Experience
Relevant post registration experience of working with children, young people and families in a health or social care environment or mental health setting.
- Experience
As a specialist mental health role, post grad experience in a Mental Health Setting
- Qualifications
Relevant professional Qualification and Registration: NMC registered MH Nurse, NMC registered LD Nurse, SCW/Eng registered Social Worker, HCPC Registered OT, HCPC registered Practitioner PSychologist
- Qualifications
Eligible to practice under the mental health measure Wales 2010. .
- Qualifications
Post grad diploma or relevant knowledge, training and experience in the specialist field acquired through specialist training and on the job experience.
- Qualifications
Excellent knowledge of mental health problems and disorders
- Qualifications
Excellent knowledge of family dynamics and issues relating to working with families
- Qualifications
Understanding of relevant therapeutic approaches
- Qualifications
Knowledge and appreciation of national policies
- Aptitudes & Abilities
Able to carry out mental health assessments autonomously through appropriate questioning, observations and accurate recording
- Aptitudes & Abilities
Able to collate and interpret information to devise care plans
- Aptitudes & Abilities
Able to deliver evidence based mental health interventions based on assessment formulation
- Aptitudes & Abilities
Good organisational skills, Effective time management, Good communication, Team Player
- Aptitudes & Abilities
Able to relate to children, young people and adults effectively
- Aptitudes & Abilities
Able to relate well to other professionals
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working in a specific clinical role relating to CAMHS
- Experience
Previous specialist CAMHS experience
- Qualifications
Additional formal qualification in a recognised therapeutic approach
- Qualifications
Specific, targeted, evidence based interventions e.g. EMDR
- Qualifications
Formal qualification in a relevant field e.g. Child Development, Mental Health etc
- Qualifications
Understanding of service structures and inter-agency working
- Qualifications
Knowledge of specific disorders / conditions relevant to CAMHS
- Aptitudes & Abilities
Able to use formal assessment tools / clinical interviews
- Aptitudes & Abilities
Able to implement specific evidence based approaches
Job overview
In North Wales we are very excited to be growing our CAMHS Services. If you have a passion for working with children and adolescents or those experiencing mental health difficulties, are a healthcare professional, accredited therapist or Social Worker with experience working to support emotional wellbeing, we are keen to hear from you. You will be a dynamic individual committed to delivering high quality evidence based compassionate care and be keen to undertake a role within a child and adolescent mental health service.
Our Band 6 CAMHS Practitioner posts are open to candidates who are skilled in mental health assessment, risk assessment, and delivering interventions to support emotional wellbeing and mental health. Experience of working within children and young people would be advantageous. All employees are offered a structured induction and development plan to support clinicians to develop their skills to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
Conwy and Denbighshire is a beautiful part of the country with diverse landscapes ranging for from countryside to coast to mountain ranges. The central location has a mix of rural areas and larger towns. We are also within an hour of cities such as Bangor, Chester and Liverpool.
Main duties of the job
You will work both individually and as part of a team in carrying out Choice and Partnership work under the Care and Programme Approach (CAPA) model and will likely be involved in different areas of CAMHS according to the needs of the service.
To provide assessment and intervention and / or specific evidence based therapies to children and young people with mental health problems and significant mental health disorders.
Provide consultation and support to front line professionals in understanding and supporting children / young people and families through providing training, advice and direction in addition to the delivery of early intervention programmes.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
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This advert is for CAMHS Practitioner with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in Llandudno, Wales. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health practitioner role. The advertised salary is £40,559 - £48,841 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Oct 2026.
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