Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of CAMHS assessment.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care. .
- Experience
Experience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs.
- Experience
Experience of CAMHS review and intervention for clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature including neurodevelopmental conditions (A/I)
- Experience
Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience. (A/I)
- Experience
Experience of developing and carrying out research projects. (A/I)
- Qualifications
Qualification as a Core professional
- Qualifications
Registered with the BABCP or UKCP or relevant professional body
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
We are looking for a passionate and dynamic CAMHS Practitioner qualified as a Clinical Psychologist / Mental Health Nurse / Social Worker / Occupational Therapist / Psychotherapist.
Joining our established Tier 3 CAMHS Treatment Team, you will work alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team to provide assessment, care coordination and therapeutic interventions for children, young people and their families. The role offers opportunities to facilitate groups, develop specialist clinical skills, and contribute to innovative service delivery within a supportive and collaborative environment.
Main duties of the job
Undertake assessments and provide evidence-based interventions for children and young people with a range of mental health difficulties.
Hold a caseload and provide care coordination where required.
Work collaboratively with families, schools and partner agencies to support positive outcomes.
Deliver individual and group interventions as part of a multidisciplinary CAMHS team.
Contribute to risk assessment, safeguarding, and the ongoing development of the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Detailed Job description attached to advert - please see for more details
Successful applicant will:
- Have a passion for working with young people and an abilities to use initiative and be creative in how this support will look.
- Want to improve the patient journey of our young people
- To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.
- To work as an autonomous professional within registry body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor
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.
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This advert is for CAMHS Practitioner with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in Beckenham, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 per annum incl. of HCAs (outer). The contract type is Permanent: N/A. The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.
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