Clinical Nurse Specialist

SWLStG; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career development

Benefits

Job summary

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Nurse to join the CAMHS nursing team across SPA and Tier 3, supporting the ADHD pathway. We welcome applicants with NMC registration, CAMHS experience and a commitment to collaborative, child-centered care.

The role offers flexible working and a pathway for professional development within a dynamic NHS Trust in London. We value safeguarding, risk management and multidisciplinary teamwork and support supervision

Qualifications

• NMC-registered nurse with experience in CAMHS or adolescent mental health.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team with children and young people.
• Ability to manage a caseload, assess risk and safeguard vulnerable service users.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments, individual and group interventions for children and young people.
• Work within CAMHS SPA and Tier 3 teams to support ADHD pathway.
• Collaborate with schools, local authorities and other partners to promote wellbeing.

Skills

NMC registered nurse

CAMHS experience

Multidisciplinary team

Risk assessment & safeguarding

Caseload management

Assessment & intervention

Education

Post-registration CAMHS training

Supervision training

Postgraduate qualification in child mental health

Job description

Site Merton CAMHS Town London Salary £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAs Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 24/11/2026

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

Come and join our nursing team in Merton CAMHS. We have developed an opportunity for a Nurse, with previous CAMHS and Neurodevelopmental experience to work across our single point of access (SPA) and Tier 3 team, supporting the ADHD pathway.

Merton Child and Adolescent Mental Health service (CAMHS) provides out-patient and consultation services to children and young people experiencing a range of mental health and developmental difficulties. We are an experienced and supportive team looking for an experienced, enthusiastic nurse to join our friendly team.

The service also includes a Single Point of Access Service which manages all referrals and provides high-quality assessments for children and adolescents in Merton where there are concerns about emotional heath/mental health difficulties.

Merton CAMHS Tier 3 is a multidisciplinary team specialising in the provision of thoughtful evidence-based treatments for children, young people and their families entering the service with moderate to severe mental health problems and with high-risk profiles.

The Merton T3 service and the SPA work in close collaboration to ensure positive child and young person journey

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a committed and experienced Nurse who is passionate about working with children and young people with complex presentations, and who is also interested wider service development initiatives and professional development.

This role is open to qualified nurses with the following:

- Qualification as Nurse registered with the NMC

- Experience of working with children and young people

- Experience of work within a multi-disciplinary team

- The ability to relate and provide accessible services to a diverse community

- The ability to efficiently manage a caseload

- Knowledge and skills in risk management and safeguarding

- Ability to offer assessments, offer individual and group intervention and liaison with the network.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. T he Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post is located in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Directorate of Southwest London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. The Trust is responsible for the provision of mental health services to the population of Wandsworth, Merton, Sutton, Kingston, and Richmond, as well as providing a range of specialist services to a wider, regional, and national catchment area.

Since a major reorganisation of CAMHS services in 2014, the CAMHS directorate has existed as locality Tier 3 teams based in each borough, and dedicated services (for eating disorders, complex learning disability, and neurodevelopmental assessment) based at Springfield Hospital.

All teams are multi-disciplinary with an evolving skill set. Skills evolution is led by expressed patient need (focusing on patient value) captured through the use of up-to-date information system able to report clinical outcomes in line with the CYP IAPT programme.

This post in part of the development of new services in Merton T3 and SPA to promote wellbeing and management of self-harm and risk together with our partners e.g., schools, local authority teams.

The post holder will work closely with Merton T3 multi-disciplinary team, integrated services including the Single Point of Access

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Person specification

Experience

• Significant experience of working with self-harm
• Significant experience of working with adolescents with mental health difficulties
• Clinical risk assessment and management of vulnerable client groups
• Experience of developing services and influencing and managing a change process
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Providing and receiving supervision
• Establishing collaborative relationships across professional groups and organisations and managing those relationships with sensitivity and diplomacy
• Experience of Racial Awareness/Diversity Training
• Conducting service evaluations
• Working collaboratively with service users and/or carers to develop services.
• Work in a range of settings e.g., inpatient, community, residential
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Coaching skills, qualification.

Training & Qualifications

• Professional registration with NMC
• Evidence of relevant professional development
• Further post registration training in child and adolescent mental health
• Supervision training
• An appropriate professional qualification to supervise students in training. (e.g., ENB 998 or Practice Teacher Award)
• A postgraduate qualification in a therapeutic modality relevant to child mental health

At South West London St Georges Mental Health Trust we are committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Committed Employer, and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We are Members of Stonewall Diversity Champions and Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion.

As part of the Trust's commitment to Equalities and Diversity, the Trust supports the establishment of Staff Networks groups to promote diversity in the workplace:

• BME (Evolve) Staff Network
• DiverseAbility
• Mental Health Staff Forum
• Women's Staff Network
• LGBTQIA+

We are committed to supporting the Armed Forces Community and has signed the Armed Forces Covenant.

We provide reasonable adjustments to the interview process for any candidates with a disability.

Please note:

• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3 rd party e-recruitment system
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That your employment is offered subject to successful completion of a Probationary Period depending on your Band (except medical roles)
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. The contact details published on our official website are the Trust’s authorised contact channels and should be used for all recruitment communications, job applications, and verification of employment offers.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.