# Senior CAMHS Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-camhs-practitioner/d59ebf10-9e71-4491-b25c-8b63d3cc0331 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-camhs-practitioner/d59ebf10-9e71-4491-b25c-8b63d3cc0331.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Blackpool - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: evening and weekend working - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (possible evening and weekend) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-14T10:51:27.373Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Blackpool/Blackpool_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/CAMHS/CAMHS-v8136491 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8136491?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a passionate and skilled professional looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young  people.  We are seeking an experiences and motivated Senior CAMHS  Practitioner to join our forward thinking and progressive Child and Adolescent  Mental Health Service (CAMHS). This is an exciting opportunity to work in a service committed to delivering high-quality, evidenced based interventions while fostering innovation ,reflective practice and professional  development. ### Main duties of the job To work within a multidisciplinary team offering full comprehensive assessments and interventions in a range of settings, and evaluate the mental health care to children, young people, and their families in line with local and national guidelines. To provide regular and on-going consultation, joint work, training, and advice to other agency staff in relation to child and adolescent mental health to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and young people. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - provide full clinical assessments of children, young people and their families referred to CAMHS in a variety of settings and situations including supporting the CAMHS duty team as required. You may be required to work weekends and evenings. - manage a clinical caseload, comprising of assessments and ongoing direct therapeutic interventions to children, young people, and their parents/ carers. This will include regular liaison and collaborative working with other agencies, i.e., social services and education. - discuss clinical issues and concerns with the CAMHS Team Leader, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and colleagues regarding going therapeutic work. - work closely with other agency staff and provide regular professional consultation, training, and advice to identify and address the mental health needs of children and young people as early as possible. ## Person Specification ### Skills & Ability **Essential** - Evidence of ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal. - Evidence of ability to work as an effective member of a team. - Evidence of ability to work under pressure. - Evidence of ability to exercise a high level of Judgment and decision-making. - Evidence of ability to priorities work appropriately. - Evidence of awareness to extend knowledge and personal development. - Evidence of car owner/driver or access to a suitable alternative transport to enable to undertake the role. - Evidence of ability to use basic IT and information systems. - Evidence of ability to use and provide clinical supervision effectively. - Evidence of ability to keep clear and accurate records. ### Experience & Knowledge **Essential** - Relevant post qualifying experience of working within children, young people, and families. - Significant post- registered qualification experience with children, young people, and families in relation to their mental health. - Evidence of experience working in a community setting as part of a multidisciplinary team. - Evidence of carrying out comprehensive assessments and care planning. - Evidence of collaborative working with other services. - Evidence of experience and/or training in supervising staff. ### Education & Qualification **Essential** - Registered professional qualification I.e. RMN, Social Worker, Occupational Therapists, fully accredited Counsellor **Desirable** - Post registration qualification in child & adolescent mental health or qualification in therapeutic approaches with children, young people, parents, or carers. - Qualification in teaching, assessing, and mentoring of students. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 632.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10434614) - [person specification (pdf, 552.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10434615) - [application guide booklet (pdf, 511.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2617) - [guidance on pre-employment checks (pdf, 64.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=447) - [statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 43.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=448) ## 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.