Camhs Practitioner

NHS Professionals; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A flexible healthcare staffing organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Band 7 CAMHS Practitioner to join their team. This role involves delivering high-quality care to children and adolescents, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team, and engaging in service improvement activities. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and experience in CAMHS. The position offers flexibility, competitive pay, and opportunities for professional development within a supportive community.

Benefits

Weekly pay for faster access to wages

NHS Discount Provider - Blue Light Card

Flexibility to choose shifts or fixed-term placements

Training and development opportunities

Access to member activities and support

Explore different wards while gaining experience

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification and CAMHS experience, registered with HCPC, SWE, ACP, UKCP, or BACP.
• Assessed supervised clinical experience working with children and adolescents.
• Strong knowledge of child and adolescent mental health disorders.
• Experience working collaboratively to assess needs and deliver care.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure high standards of care.
• Develop effective working relationships with organizations for coordinated care.
• Contribute to service improvement through audits and evaluations.
• Provide interventions via individual, group, and family sessions.
• Support colleagues through supervision and teaching.

Skills

Relevant professional qualification and CAMHS experience

Supervised clinical experience with children and adolescents

Knowledge of mental health disorders

Collaborative working with multi-disciplinary teams

Experience with various clinical interventions

Education

Registered with HCPC, SWE, ACP, UKCP, or BACP

Job description

Job Title: Band 7 CAMHS Practitioner

Trust: South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Roles available across Lewisham and Lambeth

Service: CAMHS services (please enquire for location and job specifics)

Reference IDs: 85574 / 86816

Pay Rate: £26.53 per hour

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Number of Vacancies: 2

Why might this job interest you?

South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is seeking passionate and dedicated healthcare professionals to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services across multiple teams within the Trust. As a Band 7 CAMHS Practitioner, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to children, young people, and their families, working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to support mental health and wellbeing across South London.

Your work will have a real impact, helping to shape positive outcomes for young people across the service. You'll be supported by a team of dedicated professionals who value collaboration, learning, and making a difference together. If you're motivated, compassionate, and thrive in a fast-paced, rewarding environment, we'd love for you to join our team!

What you can add:

• Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team to plan, implement, and review therapeutic interventions, ensuring high standards of care for children, young people, and their families.
• Develop and sustain effective working relationships with statutory and voluntary organisations, as well as other CAMHS teams, to support coordinated care and joint working.
• Contribute to service improvement through audits, evaluations, and research, applying evidence-based practice and sharing knowledge across the team.
• Provide tailored interventions via individual, group, and family sessions, adapting approaches to meet the unique needs of clients.
• Support the development of colleagues through supervision, teaching, and consultation for trainees and junior team members.

What you'll need:

• Relevant professional qualification and CAMHS experience, registered with HCPC, SWE, ACP, UKCP, or BACP.
• Assessed supervised clinical experience working with children and adolescents with mental health difficulties.
• Strong knowledge of child and adolescent mental health disorders.
• Experience working collaboratively with supervisors, service users, carers, and multi-disciplinary teams to assess needs, plan, and deliver care.
• Understanding and experience of individual, group, and family interventions, clinical governance, audit, and CAMHS supervision processes.

The benefits we can offer you in return:

• Putting People in Places to Care - be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
• Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
• Blue Light Card - NHS Discount Provider.
• First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
• Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.
• Working options to suit your lifestyle - being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
• Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSP's own academy.
• Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
• Being part of the NHSP Community means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England