CAMHS Urgent Care Team Lead

The Methodist Church in Britain; Calow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clinical supervision

Career and personal development

Health and wellbeing support

NHS Agenda for Change pay enhancements

Job summary

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a CAMHS Urgent Care Team Lead to provide mental health risk assessments and brief interventions for under-18s in crisis. The role supports multi‑disciplinary collaboration with paediatrics and the emergency department, with 24-hour on-call cover arranged.

The post requires professional qualification in CAMHS (nursing, social work or OT) and registration with the appropriate body.

Qualifications

• Ability to assess risk and create robust safety plans.
• Knowledge of CAMHS legislation and mental health regulations.
• Understanding of supervision/consultation models in clinical settings.
• Strong communication skills to build therapeutic relationships.
• Demonstrated professional integrity and ethics in practice.

Responsibilities

• Offer mental health and risk assessments for under-18s in crisis.
• Provide formulation and brief intervention to youth in crisis.
• Respond to cases where acute mental health needs may require inpatient admission.

Skills

Risk assessment

Legislation knowledge

Supervision models

Communication skills

Professional integrity

Education

Child and adolescent mental health qualification (nursing/social work/occupational therapy)

Job description

The CAMHS Urgent Care Team Lead post sits in a rapid response team for under-18s in mental health crisis, part of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Core work is mental health and risk assessment, formulation and brief intervention for young people whose risk may mean inpatient admission. The team runs seven days a week from 8am to 11pm, with 24-hour on‑call cover planned, and works closely with paediatrics and the emergency department. A relevant professional qualification and regulatory registration are required.

What the job involves

• Offering mental health and risk assessment to under-18s with urgent mental health needs
• Providing formulation and brief intervention to young people presenting in crisis
• Responding to young people and families where acute mental health or emotional disturbance may need inpatient admission

Qualifications

• Professional qualification relevant to child and adolescent mental health, such as nursing, social work or occupational therapy

Registration & licences

• Registration with the appropriate regulatory body, such as NMC, Social Work England or HCPC

Experience

• Direct work with children, young people and families, including child mental health needs
• Mental health assessments, including risk, and a range of therapeutic interventions with other agencies
• Leadership or coordination within a team, or willingness to develop these skills
• Contributing to service development, particularly interagency developments
• Working knowledge of health, social services, education and the voluntary sector
• Managing a caseload autonomously

Skills & knowledge

• Assessing risk and drawing up robust safety plans
• Working knowledge of legislation relevant to CAMHS and mental health
• Knowledge of models of consultation and supervision
• Communication skills to build a helping relationship
• Qualities essential to clinical practice, such as respect, genuineness and personal integrity

Checks & eligibility

• Full current driving licence and own transport

Other

• Demonstrates the Proud to Care values: compassion, ambition, respect and encouragement

Nice to have

• Post-basic training in child and adolescent mental health
• Graduate-level qualification
• Accredited qualification in training or supervising trainees and students
• Experience of working in CAMHS at a senior level
• Experience of multi‑agency consultation and liaisonExperience of service evaluation and audit
• Clinical leadership skills
• Experience of supervision, both as provider and recipient

What’s offered

• Clinical supervision
• Career and personal development
• Health and wellbeing support
• Support to develop particular interests in child and adolescent mental health
• NHS Agenda for Change pay enhancements apply