CAMHS Practitioner

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is looking for a CAMHS Practitioner in London. The role involves supporting mental health initiatives while conducting assessments and providing clinical interventions for individuals in crisis. Candidates should possess strong teamwork skills and clinical competence, with the ability to manage caseloads independently. This position offers a fixed term or permanent contract at 30 hours per week.p.

Qualifications

• Experience with biopsychosocial assessments and crisis management.
• Ability to manage a caseload and work independently.
• Competent in clinical practice and development.

Responsibilities

• Carry out effective biopsychosocial assessments of individuals in crisis.
• Conduct risk assessment and provide crisis interventions.
• Liaise with hospital and community mental health services.

Skills

Teamwork

Crisis management

Biopsychosocial assessment

Clinical interventions

Job description

Contract & Hours

1 X Fixed Term Contract @ 30 hours per week
1 x Permanent @ 30 hours per week

Location

This post is based in the experienced and established multidisciplinary Generic Team / LDND in Greenwich CAMHS.

About the Role

The CAMHS Practitioner role is responsible for supporting Greenwich CAMHS in implementing Directorate and Trust initiatives at service level and for monitoring and evaluating the quality of care delivered locally. The post holder must be a good team worker, able to lead in areas of clinical practice and development, work independently, manage a caseload of clients, and ensure safe and effective clinical practices.

Working Hours

Service operates from 8:30 am‑6 pm Monday to Friday, with the option to work extended hours within a two‑shift system over seven days per week.

Responsibilities

• Carry out effective biopsychosocial assessments of individuals in crisis referred to the team from community mental health teams, GPs, and other sources.
• Gate‑keep all referrals to inpatient services to test their suitability for home treatment as an alternative to admission.
• Conduct risk assessment and management, seeking advice from multidisciplinary colleagues and other teams as needed.
• Provide a range of brief crisis clinical interventions to service users and their relatives in any setting, aiming to increase psychological stability.
• Develop effective crisis plans that improve future resilience.
• Assess the welfare of people discharged from inpatient wards in a timely manner.
• Liaise collaboratively with hospital and community‑based mental health services, emergency services, and non‑statutory bodies, both within Oxleas and elsewhere.
• Maintain comprehensive and timely clinical records in accordance with Trust standards.
• Work closely with colleagues within the crisis team, borough CAMHS services, and wider colleagues across the South London Partnership, and, where appropriate, with acute trust and social care colleagues.
• Be trained and confident in the use of CYP IAPT principles, evidence‑based interventions, and routine outcome measures.
• Coordinate and deliver individualised care packages/programmes for children and young people, evaluating these programmes to ensure high standards of practice in line with national guidelines and Trust policy.
• Provide specialist mental health advice, consultation, and signposting using an outcome‑based triage model to the multi‑agency network.
• Provide phone advice to people in crisis.
• Carry out assessments of mental capacity as required.
• Work extended hours within a two‑shift system over seven days per week.

Equality & Diversity

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.