CAMHS Single Point of Access Team Lead - Band 7

NHS; Bloxwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced CAMHS Team Lead to oversee the delivery of mental health services for young people. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in CAMHS, with professional registration. This role offers the opportunity to be part of a diverse and dedicated team focused on improving health and wellbeing in the community.

Skills

CAMHS Experience

Professional Registration

Job description

Overview

CAMHS Single Point of Access Team Lead - Band 7

The closing date is 13 October 2025

The CAMHS Single Point of Access teams in the Black Country are continually being developed to meet the increasing needs of the service and population we serve. The service has recently undergone a change management process to move into one centralised CAMHS Single Point of Access from the previous locality based teams in the Black Country. The service centralises the management of all incoming referrals for young people with emotional well-being and mental health needs across the Black Country, covering Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton boroughs.

We are excited to offer an opportunity for an experienced CAMHS practitioner to join our friendly and diverse team in a Team Lead role to support clinical and managerial leadership in the service. We welcome applicants from a range of registered professional backgrounds.

Responsibilities

For a detailed job description of the CAMHS SPA Team Lead position, please refer to the attached Job Description Document.

About us

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.

Across the whole of the region we provide:

• Adult and older adult mental health services
• Specialist learning disability services
• Mental health services for children and young people
• Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, with the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.

We currently employ over 3,500 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone’s life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.

Qualifications/Experience

• CAMHS Experience
• Professional Registration

Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description of the CAMHS SPA Team Lead position, please refer to the attached Job Description Document.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust