CAMHS Clinical Nurse Practitioner | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Milton Keynes seeks a CAMHS Clinical Nurse Practitioner to lead and supervise staff, provide high-quality mental health support, and manage a personal caseload. The ideal candidate will have exemplary assessment skills and the ability to deliver training. Applicants must be registered professionals in CAMHS. This role emphasizes delivering patient-centered care and supports the development of future leaders.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered professional with CAMHS Clinical Nurse background.
• Ability to deliver high-quality training and supervision.
• Experience in working with complex cases.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and lead staff within the CAMHS SPA Team.
• Deliver training and supervision to staff in clinical settings.
• Manage a personal caseload under Senior Clinician supervision.

Skills

Assessment skills

Supervision skills

Training skills

Collaboration in multi-disciplinary teams

Education

Registered professional (CAMHS Clinical Nurse Practitioner)

Job description

Overview

CAMHS Clinical Nurse Practitioner

An opportunity has arisen with the Milton Keynes Specialist CAMHS SPA Team for a registered professional to work within the SPA Team but also form part of the wider CAMHS multi-disciplinary team.

The role will support the Team Leader by supervising and leading staff within the SPA Team and deputise for them during periods of absence. The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to deliver high quality training and supervision to staff in both clinical and daily supervision to the most complex cases and across the full range of presentations. The successful candidate must demonstrate exemplary assessment skills with the ability to formulate and summarise their assessments to a high standard.

We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.

We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

To provide a range of specialist interventions, advice and support to young people who are identified as having or at risk of developing emotional, psychological or mental health issues. To provide advice and consultation support to others in Tier 1 working with children/young people working across Milton Keynes.

The principal task will be to ensure mental health needs are identified and addressed through appropriate services. This will include the assessment of mental and emotional health needs and facilitating to better understand mental health issues and appropriate referral pathways. As a member of Milton Keynes Specialist CAMHS, the post holder will also be responsible for a personal caseload, working under the professional supervision of a Senior Clinician in CAMHS.

For further information about this post please see attached job description

This advert closes on Friday 3 Oct 2025

Responsibilities

• Supervise and lead staff within the CAMHS SPA Team and deputise for the Team Leader during periods of absence.
• Deliver high quality training and supervision to staff in both clinical settings and daily supervision for the most complex cases and across the full range of presentations.
• Demonstrate exemplary assessment skills with the ability to formulate and summarise assessments to a high standard.
• Provide a range of specialist interventions, advice and support to young people identified as having or at risk of developing emotional, psychological or mental health issues.
• Provide advice and consultation support to others in Tier 1 working with children/young people across Milton Keynes.
• Manage a personal caseload as part of Milton Keynes Specialist CAMHS and work under the professional supervision of a Senior Clinician.

Qualifications and requirements

• Registered professional (CAMHS Clinical Nurse Practitioner).
• Ability to deliver high quality training and supervision to staff.
• Exemplary assessment and formulation skills relevant to mental health needs in CAMHS.
• Experience or demonstrated ability to work within a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team and across Tier 0/1 services.