CAMHS Clinician

NHS; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Northallerton is seeking a CAMHS Clinician to provide mental health services to young people. The successful candidate will have a relevant professional registration and 18 months post-qualifying experience. You will work with a multidisciplinary team, focusing on assessments and interventions for children with mental health issues. The position offers £38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata.

Benefits

Developmental training opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with appropriate healthcare body.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
• 18 months post-qualifying experience including sign-off of appropriate preceptorship.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload emphasizing brief therapy and specialist intervention.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to provide assessments and interventions.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Clinical supervision

Effective report writing

Education

Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Current professional registration

Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy

Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice

CAMHS Degree

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

CAMHS Clinician

The closing date is 30 November 2025

North Yorkshire and York Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services are seeking to recruit a CAMHS Clinician to work in Northallerton. 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 Northallerton and Richmond area.

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

Main duties of the job

The team is multi‑disciplinary and provides 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 or look round.

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. The CAMHS clinician role incorporates managing your 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.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• 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)
• Post‑graduate qualification in a relevant area (within agreed timescale)
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
• 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 experienc
• 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 relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
• Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
• 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.
• The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS)

Skills

• Provide leadership and monitor, co‑ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary 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.
• 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

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata, per annum