CAMHS Clinician

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Compressed hours

Job summary

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in Durham CAMHS seeks a clinician to undertake comprehensive mental health assessments with children, young people and families across Durham. The role is fixed-term for 12 months and involves working as part of a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team across North and South Durham bases.

The post emphasises development, safeguarding, evidence-based pathways, and close collaboration with partner agencies.

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Post‑graduate qualification in a relevant area (or work towards, within agreed timescale)
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the point of application
• 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)
• CAMHS Degree
• Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
• Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc.
• Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups

Responsibilities

• Assessment of children and young people alongside their families and other professionals involved, to identify the best support for them in a time of mental health difficulty.
• Working with partner agencies to identify external support as well as internal CAMHS pathways.
• Travel between CAMHS bases; North Durham base is the posting location.
• Clinical governance and service development support to Personal Development Plans.

Education

CAMHS Degree

Post‑graduate qualification in a relevant area

Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2

Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups

Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice

Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT

Tools

QIS System

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

CAMHS Clinician

The closing date is 25 November 2026

Join us at an exciting time for the Durham CAMHS teams! Our service is undergoing dynamic and exciting service changes in order to improve access for children and young people to CAMHS. The service also aspires to promote patient centred and needs led journeys through the CAMHS service and is looking for professionals to join us to make this a positive experience. Durham Single Point of Access (SPA) CAMHS are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated CAMHS Clinicians to work as part of a fast paced, highly acclaimed multi-disciplinary team. We carry out online, telephone and face-to-face evidence-based assessments across Durham and provide access to pathways for children & young people.

You will join the service (fixed term - 12 months)at a time where a real difference can be made to children and young people's lives. You will be expected to have the necessary skills and experience to undertake comprehensive mental health assessments with children and families. Candidates should be skilled professionals with excellent interdisciplinary working skills and interested in contributing to the development of an innovative service.

Main duties of the job

Assessment of children and young people alongside their families and other professionals involved, to identify the best support for them in a time of mental health difficulty. Working with partner agencies to identify external support as well as internal CAMHS pathways.

Assessments are carried out across our three CAMHS bases, Easington, South Durham and North Durham, however this post will be based at North Durham. Travel time and mileage expenses are covered where home to base distance is exceeded.

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

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

The Trust is a strongly value based, person‑centred organisation which has taken a strategic approach to continued service improvement, the modernisation of clinical roles and the use of care pathways embedded within a functioning system of governance. We offer potential applicants further training and development, the opportunity to shape and contribute service transformation, clinical and management supervision and support to develop in line with Personal Development Plans.

Additional contact details: Monika Obara, clinical psychologist: 03001239296.

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements.

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 (or work towards, within agreed timescale)
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the point of application
• 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)
• CAMHS Degree
• Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
• Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc.
• Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups

Experience

• Experience working in a multi-discplinary team
• Working with young people and families

knowledge

• Understanding of relevant legislation
• Understanding of safeguarding and its application in practice
• The trusts QIS System

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

Full-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours