Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinician

NHS Scotland; Scotland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinician

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a multi-disciplinary locality CAMHS Team. The team works with an array of moderate to severe mental health problems. There are excellent opportunities for training and development.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire! Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services, Corporate & Property & Support Services, and Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

1. Registered Nurse, AHP or Social Worker with evidence of relevant experience and appropriate post-registration training that fulfills the competences of this post or be qualified as a child trained Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology (CAAP).
2. Educated to Degree Level.
3. Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of specialty including study days/courses/postgraduate qualification.
4. Willingness to undertake completion of Suicide Prevention Training; Mental Health Act e-learning materials; New to CAMH’s training.
5. Excellent team-working/leadership skills and the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative.
6. Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
7. Effective time-management.

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Contract type: Permanent

Full time: 37 hours

Location and Working Pattern: This role will be based in NHS Lanarkshire area wide. The working pattern for this role is Mon - Fri; 9:00-5:00.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Jane Killin, Clinical Manager on [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]

(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some Of NHS Lanarkshire’s Benefits Include

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service.
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays.
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits.
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service.
• Occupational health services.
• Employee counselling services.
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures.

NHS Lanarkshire has a range of support services on topics that can impact both your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling.

Additional Information For Applicants

• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there is a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.