CAMHS Practitioner | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution is looking for a CAMHS Practitioner to join their Neurodevelopmental Service in Southwark. This fixed-term position focuses on delivering high-quality assessments and interventions for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Applicants must have valid registration with the Health & Care Professions Council and relevant experience with mental health services for young people. Benefits include comprehensive pay packages, flexible working options, and career development programs.

Benefits

Comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package

Flexible working options

Career development programmes

Car lease

Keyworker housing

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist.
• Experience delivering mental health services in community settings.
• Accredited training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, or art therapy.

Responsibilities

• Manage individual clinical caseload and conduct assessments.
• Work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide interventions for neurodevelopmental disorders.

Skills

Clinical skills

Mental health service delivery

Experience with children and adolescents

Education

Registration with Health & Care Professions Council

Accredited professional training in relevant fields

Job description

Southwark CAMHS – CAMHS Practitioner (Fixed-Term, 0.85 WTE, 12 Months)

Southwark CAMHS are seeking to recruit a CAMHS Practitioner with strong clinical skills. This is a fixed-term 0.85 WTE post available for 12 months based within the Southwark CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Service.

In this role you will work alongside the Clinical Service Lead and other clinicians to support the team and ensure the delivery of high quality, evidence‑based assessment and treatment. You will be responsible for your own clinical caseload and will be involved in assessments—including diagnostic assessments for ADHD—care planning, and offering interventions for children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders, with support from the multi‑disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist
• Or have an accredited professional training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, or art therapy
• AND have experience delivering mental health services to children and young people with neurodevelopmental disability in diverse community settings

Professional Development

We offer ongoing training and development in a range of therapeutic modalities, as well as supervision and leadership skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, dependent on role and length of service
• Flexible working and support for part-time working, job sharing and other flexible options
• Career development programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease
• Keyworker housing on selected sites
• NHS discounts up to 10% from a variety of well‑known retail brands via the Health Service Discounts website

Contact

Name: Nathan Appasamy
Job title: Clinical Service Lead, Southwark CAMHS NDS
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

Please see attached document.

This advert closes on Monday 17 Nov 2025.