Camhs Lead Nurse/Practitioner

Derbyshire Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Long Eaton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

NHS pension

Flexible working

Health service discounts

Employee assistance programme

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive networks

Job summary

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, is recruiting for a Band 6 CAMHS clinician to join the Recovery team. You will support children and young people up to 18 with a range of mental health needs within a locality-based CAMHS service across Erewash and South Derbyshire.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team with supervision and training, lead in assessment and treatment, and use best-evidence approaches.

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with governing body (NMC/HCPC).
• Degree/ Diploma in Nursing/SW/OT.
• Post-registration experience in mental health.

Responsibilities

• Develop knowledge and skills in systemic work with children and families within multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead in clinical assessment and treatment within the CAMHS Recovery pathway.
• Work with multi-agency networks to support complex-presenting difficulties.
• Ensure evidence-based care within available resources.

Skills

Post-registration experience

Experience with complex mental health

Education

Governing body registration (NMC/HCPC)

Nursing/SW/OT degree or diploma

Job description

Job summary

Are you passionate about supporting young people and their mental health?

We're looking for a caring, committed professionals to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Recovery team based in Long Eaton and/or at Dale Bank view in Swadlincote. Whether you're a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist with experience in mental health, we'd love to welcome you into our team.

This post will predominantly be based within Erewash &/or South Derbyshire

In this rewarding role, you'll support children and young people up to age 18 who are experiencing a wide range of mental health needs, including trauma, anxiety, depression, neurodevelopmental conditions, and self-harm.

You’ll be part of a compassionate, experienced team that works collaboratively to provide thoughtful and effective care. We offer a wide range of therapeutic approaches within CAMHS, including CBT, Family Therapy, and DBT, and we're committed to helping you grow professionally through regular supervision, development opportunities, and strong team support.

Main duties of the job

You will be supported to develop knowledge and skills in working systemically with children and families within our experienced, multi-disciplinary teams.

We welcome applications from mental health nurses currently working with adults who want to develop a career within CAMHS.

Through robust supervision and training opportunities, we will aim to develop your knowledge, skills and experience within a CYP IAPT Service.

The service is a locality-based model, which ensures strong team working and high levels of locality knowledge.

The team is supported by a Team Manager and senior clinicians within the service.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification.

CAMHS is part of the CYP-IAPT initiative, and the post holder will use Routine Outcome Measures to influence and evaluate all interventions offered.

The Recovery team has bases in Derby City, Amber Valley and a team across Erewash and South Derbyshire.

You will receive clinical and managerial supervision and have opportunity to work with the CAMHS improving access to psychological therapies development framework.

We are looking for a suitably-experienced, qualified clinician, who will improve children and young peoples mental health, through providing highly specialist, clinical assessment and treatment within the CAMHS Recovery pathway.

This will involve the assessment and treatment of children and young people who present with a wide range of mental health problems, including trauma, and co-morbid neuro-developmental conditions.

In accordance with national and local priorities, clinical guidelines, the post holder will be responsive to the needs and views of local children, young people and their families.

As a Lead Nurse / Practitioner the post holder will work in partnership with the CAMHS leadership team, Medical Consultants and multi-disciplinary teams, to ensure the highest level of clinical practice in assessment, case management, care co-ordination and treatment.

They will be required to ensure that the best evidence-based care is given to children, young people and their families, within the resources available to the service.

There will be an emphasis upon working with complex-presenting difficulties and multi-agency networks.

What You Can Expect from Us:

A warm, welcoming team that values your input and supports your wellbeing

A robust induction and ongoing training, led by our dedicated Training & Development Lead

A service that actively involves young people and families in shaping care, supported by our strong Participation Team

Opportunities to truly make a difference every day If youre ready to be part of something meaningfulhelping young people find hope, resilience, and a path forwardwed love to hear from you.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current professional registration with governing body (NMC/HCPC
• Degree/ Diploma in Nursing/SW/OT

Desirable

• Qualification in a therapeutic modality
• BABCP registration
• Post graduate qualification in Child Mental Health
• Registered AMHP

Skills and experience

Essential

• Post registration experience (recent and relevant) as a Registered professional
• Experience of working with people who have complex and severe mental health and behavioural needs

Desirable

• Previous experience of community and home treatment
• Prior experience of working within CAMHS

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Century house / Dale bank View
100 Nottingham road
Long Eaton
NG10 2BZ
United Kingdom

Employer's website
http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
NCL Deputy Area Service Manager
Steph Collins
[e-mail]

Details

Date posted
24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,
Flexible working

Reference number

383-CHI-7069-26-C

Job locations

Century house / Dale bank View
100 Nottingham road
Long Eaton
NG10 2BZ
United Kingdom

Supporting documents

Privacy notice
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).