CAMHS - Neurodevelopmental Nurse | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust’s CAMHS team is recruiting a Neurodevelopmental Nurse to deliver mental health assessments and targeted interventions for children, adolescents and families. You will work within the MDT, applying evidence-based approaches and developing a specialty modality within the service.

You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate therapeutic strategies, including medication reviews where appropriate, and contribute to high-quality care across inpatient and community

Qualifications

• NMC mental health nursing qualification and registration.
• Significant post-qualification experience in mental health services.
• Experience of case management of young people and multi-agency working.
• Knowledge/experience of neurodevelopmental disorders is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high quality CAMHS assessment of children and families referred.
• Monitor and review young people, including ADHD Clinic observations.
• Complete assessments with young people, including planning, implementation and evaluation of therapies.
• Provide medication/physical reviews for those on medications within MDT.

Skills

Case management

MDT collaboration

Neurodevelopmental disorders

Assessment skills

Evidence-based interventions

Multi-agency working

ADHD clinic observations

Education

NMC mental health nursing qualification

Postgraduate diploma in mental health nursing

Job description

CAMHS - Neurodevelopmental Nurse | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will be a member of the multi-disciplinary CAMHS team. and will be responsible for providing mental health assessments and interventions for children, adolescents and families using evidence based interventions presenting with neuro developmental disorders, and other mental health difficulties. In addition, the post holder is encouraged to develop a specific therapeutic modality as a specialty for the service.

Main duties of the job

To ensure high quality CAMHS assessment of children and families referred to the service.

To monitor and review young people including recording their physical observations in ADHD Clinic. To complete assessments with young people referred. This will include the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a variety of therapeutic approaches either alone or as a member of the MDT and including medication / physical reviews for those on medications. Please see JD for full details of Job role.

NMC mental health nursing qualification and registration together with significant post qualification experience in mental health services to post graduate diploma level.

Experience of case management of young people, multi-agency working with knowledge and experience of neuro developmental disorders is essential

To ensure high quality CAMHS assessment of children and families referred to the service.

To monitor and review young people including recording their physical observations in ADHD Clinic. To complete assessments with young people referred. This will include the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a variety of therapeutic approaches either alone or as a member of the MDT and including medication / physical reviews for those on medications. Please see JD for full details of Job role.

NMC mental health nursing qualification and registration together with significant post qualification experience in mental health services to post graduate diploma level.

Experience of case management of young people, multi-agency working with knowledge and experience of neuro developmental disorders is essential

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

This advert closes on Thursday 5 Nov 2026