CAMHS clinician

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a CAMHS Clinician to join their South Durham team. The ideal candidate will have a professional nursing registration and experience in child mental health. Responsibilities include assessments and providing interventions for young patients. This role offers the opportunity for continuous professional development and is part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team dedicated to enhancing mental health services.

Benefits

Access to formal staff support services

Opportunities for continuing education

Qualifications

• Must have at least 18 months post qualifying experience, including sign off of practice preceptorship.
• Must be trained Clinical Supervisor within six months of probation.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health assessments and interventions for children and young people.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Develop and manage clinical risk assessments.

Skills

Assessment and intervention skills

Resilience

Communication skills

Education

Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

CAMHS Clinician

The closing date is 07 December 2025

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in County Durham and Darlington are seeking to recruit a CAMHS Clinician to work in our South Durham, Getting More Help Team. This post requires the candidate to have a professional registration in Child, mental health or Learning disability nursing.

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.

Within the CAMHS Team we have a very varied workload, which means that every day will bring new and exciting opportunities for you to develop your skills. In order to support you in your development we will use regular appraisal and talent management, to identify your interests and development opportunities. As a team we will support you with both formal training and continuing professional development opportunities.

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

Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis.

Although this is currently a fixed‑term maternity cover vacancy if the permanent funding was to become available the successful candidate would automatically be considered.

Main duties of the job

The team is multidisciplinary and provides mental health assessments, treatment and interventions for young people suffering from moderate to severe complex emotional, behavioural and psychological issues resulting in mental health problems.

This CAMHS team is a dynamic team that is comprised of CAMHS clinicians with varying professional backgrounds, including Nursing, psychology, Social Workers enabling us to provide high quality holistic mental health care to the children and young people accessing our services.

The successful applicant will work with the MDT to provide assessments and interventions to children and young people and families. As part of the MDT we will provide ongoing support to the successful applicant through supervision and talent management.

We are a forward thinking, creative team that encourages all team members to share their ideas to improve our service for young people and their families. The role of the CAMHS clinician is crucial in young peoples recovery and improving outcomes.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care – our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

As part of the MDT you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills and provide evidence based interventions and therapies to children and young peoples.

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.

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.

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

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS trust places an emphasis on Staff wellbeing and provides access to a number of formal staff support services, which are available to staff on appointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD (RNSC - CAMHS only )
• To be recognised practice assessor / mentor or work towards in an agreed timescale
• Trained Clinical Supervisor (within 6 month probationary period)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework)
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.
• Supervising or assessing students on practice placement.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities

Knowledge

• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice
• Research and development methodology
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment
• Working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections

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