CAMHS SPA Specialist Practitioner

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for an experienced CAMHS triage professional to support the Single Point of Access (SPA). You will screen referrals, gather information from multiple sources and apply clinical judgement to assess risk and triage pathways to appropriate services.

The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist mental health expertise in screening, triage, and pathway allocation, guided by THRIVE and safeguarding

Qualifications

• Experienced practitioner with triage & formulation of a broad range of emotional, mental health, behavioural, and neurodevelopmental presentations.

Responsibilities

• Triage referrals within the CAMHS SPA, screening for risk and safeguarding concerns.
• Gather information from multiple sources and apply clinical judgement to assess nature, severity, urgency and risk of presenting concerns.
• Identify safeguarding issues and provide consultation, psychoeducation and risk management advice.

Job description

To work within the Nottinghamshire multi-disciplinary Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team (CAMHS) to improve outcomes for children and young people experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties.

This predominantly non-patient-facing role sits within the CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) and is responsible for the clinical triage of referrals. The post holder screens referrals, gathers information from multiple sources, and applies clinical judgement to assess the nature, severity, urgency, and risk of presenting concerns.

The role includes identifying safeguarding issues, providing consultation, psychoeducation, risk management advice, and signposting children, young people, families, carers, and professionals to appropriate services.

Working within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency framework, the post holder ensures referrals are directed to the most appropriate internal or external service based on clinical need, risk, safeguarding considerations, and service criteria, supporting timely access to the right care at the right time.

The post holder will work within the SPA team, providing specialist mental health expertise in the screening, triage, referral processing, delivering psychoeducation, risk management, safety advice to CYP, families & professionals.

The role requires an experienced practitioner to triage & formulate a broad range of emotional, mental health, behavioural, and neurodevelopmental presentations. Using clinical expertise via telephone & virtual interventions, they triage risk, respond to safeguarding concerns, & identify urgent mental health needs. Working within a formulation-informed, needs-led model, they support timely decision-making, triage, and pathway allocation, guided by the THRIVE Framework to ensure CYP receive the right support at the right time.

Working within a multi-agency framework, collaboration with Social Care, Education, Health Services, hospitals, community & voluntary organisations, & Adult Mental Health Services to facilitate holistic triage & timely access to appropriate support, assessment & intervention.

Knowledge of CAMHS pathways, NICE guidance, research, and evidence-based practice to support clinical decision-making, consultation, and signposting. Promote integrated working, challenge mental health stigma & advocates for compassionate, accessible, child-centred care, while maintaining a strong commitment to safeguarding, professional accountability, service development, continuous improvement & positive outcomes for CYP & families.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amanda Selby Job title: CAMHS SPA Team Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0115 854 2299