CAMHS Nurse

Transformation Unit; Chipping Barnet; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLNFT) is recruiting a Band 6 CAMHS Nurse to deliver high‑quality mental health care for children and young people. The role focuses on care coordination, assessments, and direct clinical care within a multidisciplinary team.

You will work across Barnet ND CYPMHS pathways, providing clinical oversight, safeguarding, and holistic support to families while collaborating with education, paediatric, and social care partners.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse (NMC) with appropriate registration and authority to practice.
• Experience working in CAMHS or child/adolescent mental health.
• Training in one or more main therapeutic modalities and safeguarding knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive mental health and neurodevelopmental assessments in children and young people.
• Provide care coordination, clinical oversight and direct therapeutic interventions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across education, social care, primary care and paediatric services.
• Maintain high standards of clinical record keeping and governance.
• Participate in duty and urgent response rotas as required.

Skills

Nursing registration (NMC)

CAMHS experience

Training in therapeutic modalities

Education

Nursing degree or equivalent

Job description

Employer North London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Barnet CAMHS, Holly Oak Town Barnet Salary £45,953 - £54,254 Per Annum including Outer London HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 06/09/2026 23:59

CAMHS Nurse

Band 6

Thank you for your interest in North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT).

As of 1 April 2026, NLFT has formally merged with Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust—marking the start of an exciting new chapter. This is a unique opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation at a time of transformation, where we are strengthening access to mental health services, responding more effectively to complex and specialist needs, and advancing our work in education, research and innovation.

By bringing together our combined expertise, we are building a stronger, more collaborative Trust—one that delivers consistent, high-quality care and improved outcomes for the diverse communities we serve.

At the heart of our approach is The North London Way. We are committed to:

• Working collaboratively at every level, guided by our shared values
• Shaping a positive, inclusive culture where staff and service users thrive
• Empowering our teams with the skills, tools and autonomy to drive meaningful change
• Delivering excellence and continuously improving the quality of care we provide
• Embedding research, innovation and technology across our services
• Taking a trauma-informed approach in everything we do

We are proud to be an inclusive employer that values diversity. We actively welcome applicants from all backgrounds, particularly from our local communities, and are committed to creating opportunities for everyone—including apprentices, veterans and care leavers.

The North London Way to deliver: Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Barnet Neurodevelopmental (ND) Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) as a CYPMHS Nurse Practitioner/Care Coordinator. This role is ideally suited to an individual who is passionate about delivering high‑quality, evidence‑based care and improving outcomes for children and young people with neurodevelopmental differences, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and learning disabilities and their families.

The post holder will provide care coordination, clinical oversight, and ongoing support to children and young people with learning disabilities, as well as those awaiting ADHD and ASD assessment within the Neurodevelopmental Service pathway. This includes maintaining regular contact with children, young people, and families, monitoring wellbeing and risk, coordinating multi‑agency support and ensuring timely access to appropriate care and support whilst awaiting assessment and intervention.

The role involves undertaking holistic mental health and neurodevelopmental assessments, delivering evidence‑based interventions, and providing consultation, advice, and support to children, young people, their families, and the wider professional network. The post holder will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and alongside education, social care, primary care, paediatric, and voluntary sector partners to ensure holistic, person‑centred, and needs‑led care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as a Care Coordinator for children and young people on the Barnet Neurodevelopmental Service (NDS) pathway, providing ongoing support and clinical oversight to those awaiting ADHD and ASD assessment, as well as children and young people with learning disabilities. The post holder will undertake neurodevelopmental assessments, monitor wellbeing and risk, coordinate multi‑agency care, and ensure that children, young people, and their families receive appropriate support and intervention throughout their care journey. Clinical supervision and support will be provided by the Team Manager and senior clinicians to ensure safe and effective clinical practice.

The successful candidate will work closely with CYPMHS practitioners from a range of professional disciplines within a multidisciplinary team. They will establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including education, social care, paediatric services, primary care, and voluntary sector partners, to ensure coordinated and integrated care planning for children, young people, and families.

This is a predominantly clinical role, and the post holder will be expected to manage their time effectively to ensure that the majority of their working hours are spent delivering direct clinical care, including assessment, care coordination, therapeutic intervention, consultation, and family support.

Working for our organisation

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:

• We will provide consistently high‑quality care closer to home
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

The postholder will be aligned with our Values:

• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Are Proudly Diverse

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical

To undertake comprehensive mental health, neurodevelopmental, and risk assessments for children and young people referred to the service, integrating information from multiple sources including clinical interviews, developmental histories, self‑report measures, rating scales, educational reports, direct observations, and information provided by families and partner agencies.

To undertake ADHD and ASD assessments within agreed service pathways and under appropriate clinical supervision, contributing to diagnostic formulation and multidisciplinary decision‑making.

To develop, implement, and review evidence‑based care plans and interventions tailored to the needs of children, young people, and their families, ensuring care is person‑centred, strengths‑based, and informed by evidence and best practice.

To provide direct therapeutic interventions, psychoeducation, behavioural support, care coordination, and brief evidence‑based interventions to children, young people, and families in accordance with service pathways and professional standards.

To evaluate clinical outcomes and make decisions regarding ongoing care, treatment, referral, discharge, or escalation based on clinical need, risk, and multidisciplinary discussion.

To provide specialist advice, consultation, and support to colleagues, schools, GPs, social care, paediatric services, and other partner agencies regarding the mental health and neurodevelopmental needs of children and young people.

To contribute to the delivery of a psychologically informed and neurodevelopmentally informed framework of care across Barnet ND CYPMHS, promoting effective assessment, intervention, and support for children and young people with ADHD, ASD, learning disabilities, and associated mental health difficulties.

To undertake and document risk assessments, develop risk management plans, and contribute to safeguarding processes, providing specialist advice to colleagues and partner agencies on matters relating to risk and safety.

To act as Care Coordinator for children and young people on the Barnet Neurodevelopmental Service waiting list, taking responsibility for coordinating care, monitoring wellbeing and risk, providing regular wellbeing reviews, maintaining contact with families, and ensuring timely access to appropriate support whilst awaiting assessment and intervention.

To undertake regular wellbeing calls with children, young people, parents, carers, and other stakeholders, providing reassurance, monitoring changes in presentation, identifying emerging risks, offering advice and signposting, and responding to concerns relating to waiting times and progression through the neurodevelopmental pathway.

To maintain regular contact with children, young people, and families awaiting neurodevelopmental assessment, providing wellbeing monitoring, care coordination, risk management, and signposting to appropriate services and support where required.

To communicate complex and sensitive information regarding assessment findings, formulations, care plans, diagnoses, and interventions in a clear, compassionate, and professional manner to children, young people, families, and professionals.

To maintain high standards of clinical record keeping, electronic documentation, report writing, and information governance in accordance with Trust policies, professional standards, and relevant legislation.

To participate in duty, urgent response, and emergency assessment rotas as required by the service.

Leadership, Supervision and Service Development

To contribute to the supervision, training, and development of students, apprentices, newly qualified staff, and other junior colleagues as appropriate.

To actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, case discussions, service development initiatives, and quality improvement projects.

To contribute to clinical audit, service evaluation, outcome monitoring, and quality improvement activities to support the ongoing development of safe, effective, and evidence-based services.

To utilise research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement methodologies to inform clinical practice and contribute to the continued development of innovative neurodevelopmental and mental health pathways across Barnet ND CYPMHS.

To support service redesign and transformation initiatives aimed at improving access, reducing waiting times, enhancing patient experience, and delivering high‑quality outcomes for children, young people, and families.

To maintain professional registration, competency, and continuing professional development in accordance with professional body requirements and Trust expectations.

Person specification

Qualifications/ Registrations

• Qualification in a core mental health profession: Nursing (RMN, RGN or RSCN) with additional therapeutic qualifications Clinical or Counselling Psychology (eligible for chartered status) Systemic Family Psychotherapy Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy (eligible for full membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists) Social Worker with additional therapeutic qualifications e.g. systemic family therapy or CYP IAPT trainings First level qualification in art, play, drama or music therapy with additional short course certificate level in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems/needs e.g. CBT, family therapy or equivalent with related CAMHS experience. Current professional registration as applicable: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) or The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), or BABCP
• Training in one of the main therapeutic modalities. Relevant training on safeguarding and child protection.

Skills/ Abilities

• Evidence of well‑developed clinical skills. Ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialised therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed adolescents and their families/care networks. Capacity to deal with working conditions that may occasionally involve verbal abuse and frequent exposure to highly emotive material such as child abuse and family breakdown.Ability to manage the multiple demands complex clinical environment Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS. Understanding of NICE Guidelines for mental health disorders Knowledge of CYP‑IAPT and rationale for ROMs Knowledge of legislation including the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to children and adolescents including safeguarding children and young people, child protection procedures and policies. Good computer skills and knowledge of patient management systems. Accurate record keeping. Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience in family therapy processes. Knowledge of development in inter‑agency partnership. Specific knowledge of current issues for Adolescent mental health. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non‑professional groups. Teaching skills in clinical settings.

Experience/ Knowledge

• Previous experience of working with young people in a mental health setting. Experience of clinical and risk assessment and treatment of young people and adolescents across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. Experience of case load management. Experience of working in a multi‑disciplinary team. Demonstrate further specialist training / experience through having received a minimum of 50 hours clinical supervision of working as a specialist clinical psychologist over a minimum of 2 years.full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. Experience of case load management. Experience of working in a multi‑disciplinary team. Evidence of well‑developed clinical skills. Working knowledge and competence in at least one model of therapeutic work (e.g. Systemic, CBT, SFT, Psychodynamic). Ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialised therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed adolescents and their families/care networks. Capacity to deal with working conditions that may occasionally involve verbal abuse and frequent exposure to highly emotive material such as child abuse and family breakdown. Ability to manage the multiple demands complex clinical environment.
• Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS. Understanding of NICE Guidelines for mental health disorders Knowledge of CYP‑IAPT and rationale for ROMs Knowledge of legislation including the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to children and adolescents including safeguarding children and young people, child protection procedures and policies. Good computer skills and knowledge of patient management systems. Accurate record keeping. Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision. Experience of supervision of junior staff with independent caseloads.
• Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Experience in setting up and facilitating groups. Experience in family therapy processes. Knowledge of development in inter‑agency partnership. Specific knowledge of current issues for Adolescent mental health. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non‑professional groups. Teaching skills in clinical settings

Personal Qualities

• A positive approach to working with children, adolescents and families. Ability to work as part of a team and independently. Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi‑media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings. Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. Ability to travel between bases and within the community as required for the post. Commitment to equal opportunities. Self‑motivated, assertive and flexible.
• Ability to independently manage own caseload and support the team
• ADI Trained

References will be required to cover your last 3 years of employment/training. One has to be from your current or most recent employer and the others from your previous employer. The references should be from persons with management responsibility or HR.

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