CAMHS Clinician

Integrated Care System; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is looking for a CAMHS Clinician to work in Harrogate, focusing on young people with mental health issues. The clinician will join a supportive team, provide assessments and therapy, and contribute to the development of mental health services for children. The role requires a relevant professional background and experience in mental healthcare.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Current professional registration in healthcare or social work.
• 18 months post qualifying experience including relevant frameworks.
• Recognised training in specific therapy models (e.g., CBT, family therapy).

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessments and treatments for young people.
• Work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Manage own caseload and deliver brief and long-term therapy.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

CAMHS Degree

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

CAMHS Clinician

The closing date is 11 August 2025

North Yorkshire and York Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services are seeking to recruit a CAMHS Clinician to work in Harrogate. This post requires the candidate to have a professional registration Child, mental health or Learning disability nurse, social worker or occupational therapist.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, well-motivated, forward-thinking clinician to work as part of our team - working with young people with mental health problems living in the Harrogate District.

This post is a Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm post.

Main duties of the job

The team is multi-disciplinary , small but busy team. Providing specialist assessments, treatment and interventions for young people suffering from moderate to severe complex emotional, behavioural and psychological issues resulting in mental health problems.

Ideally the candidate will the successful applicant will ideally already be trained in a governed evidence based therapy such as CBT, DBT, or FT, or be trained as a Non Medical Prescriber (NMP), or be trained and experienced in assessing and treating common Neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD. Experience of working clinically with children and young people with Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental needs is essential.

However the team is currently in a position to be able to help staff develop the knowledge and experience within CAMHS and offer additional training appropriate to role.

If you enjoy working within a team who is passionate about children and young people's mental health, enjoy a challenge and have a flexible approach, then we would like to hear from you. You will work as part of a team but will need to be confident in your own clinical decision making skills. You will work with a range of professionals from a variety of different agencies including social care, acute care and a range of community and voluntary sector partners.

About us

The trust is keen to promote learning and development opportunities for the right candidate we are able to offer a number of different developmental / training opportunities

We would welcome contact from any interested candidate to either ring up for an informal chat.

Job responsibilities

The role can be demanding but also highly rewarding so you will need to be someone who is motivated, resilient and passionate about working with this client group. an experience CAMHS clinician who is able to manage their own caseload, with an emphasis on doing brief therapy as well as longer term specialist intervention.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

please note - interviews will be held face to face in Harrogate

This post is only open to current employees of TEWV. Any applications received from non-TEWV employees will not be considered.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area (within agreed timescale)
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
• Depending on work area, recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
• CAMHS Degree
• Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc.
• Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups

Experience

• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities
• Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting.
• Leadership or management experience
• Mentoring students on practice placement experience

Knowledge

• Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for children and young people in the designated field.
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.

Skills

• Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities
• Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Write reports
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
• Use approved breakaway techniques

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust