# Senior CAMHS Crisis Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-camhs-crisis-practitioner/f4680f39-8bb3-4fe4-b601-d17ab346a4b3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-camhs-crisis-practitioner/f4680f39-8bb3-4fe4-b601-d17ab346a4b3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 pro-rata per annum Inc. HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (There will be an expectation to work flexibly within a 24-hour period Monday- Sunday, including allocation of early, late and night shifts.) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T10:42:28.339Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/South_London_Maudsley_NHS_Foundation_Trust/CAMHS/CAMHS-v8094090 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8094090?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.slam.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an experienced, skilled and confident Senior CAMHS Practitioner to join our ever-developing team. The successful applicant will be a caring and flexible practitioner who embraces change and thrives in a creative atmosphere. The service works in collaboration with the South London Partnership (SLP) Crisis service, which is a collaboration between Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust The SLP CAMHS New Models of Care Programme aims to transform services through partnership-working, delivering best practice consistently to support young people and their families. The CAMHS Response Team, is a nurse led community outreach team and aims to provide assessments for Young People with mental health needs presenting with, or at risk of, going into crisis and who present at A&E departments, on paediatric wards or who are seen by Community CAMHS  services. We are currently developing a 24-hour provision within the A&E environment in which you will have a key role. We also aim to provide a range of short-term community-based assessment and treatment options for approximately 2 weeks for this group of YP and provide advice and support to parents/carers, in partnership with various internal and external agencies. This role is an in-person role, the successful applicant will work across multiple hospital and community-based environments over a 24-hour period. ### Main duties of the job Screening of referrals Carrying out mental health crisis assessments independently Assessing and managing risk Planning implementing and evaluating treatment and therapeutic interventions Working collaboratively with the team and allied health professionals within the network including Primary Health Care, Social Care and educational establishments. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert. ## Person Specification ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Empathy for service users including individuals who have experienced mental health problems. ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user’s needs - Ability to supervise clinically - Self-aware, self-confident and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others. - Forms very effective working relationships with colleagues. - Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity. ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Experience working in CAMHS / acute setting - Experience of research-based / reflective practice. - Significant relevant clinical experience. - Evidence of continuing professional development - Experience as a preceptor / mentor - Knowledge of clinical governance and audit - Knowledge of adult and child safeguarding - Knowledge of mental health legislation and of the practical application of Mental Health law. **Desirable** - Experience of taking responsibility for a ward /clinical unit or service ### Education and Qualification **Essential** - - BSc Degree in Nursing (Mental Health, Pediatric, Learning Disability) or equivalent - BSc in Social work degree or equivalent - BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent - Professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: - Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) - Health & Care Professional's Council (HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) - The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). - Mentorship qualification **Desirable** - Masters’ degree ## Documents - [slam staff benefits (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2341) - [happy to talk flexible working (pdf, 680.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1723) - [senior camhs crisis practitioner response team 24 hour jd (pdf, 488.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10387614) ## 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.