Core CAMHS Practitioner

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; South Kesteven; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Grantham is seeking a full-time Band 6 CAMHS Core Practitioner to join a multi-disciplinary team. The role supports young people with significant mental health deterioration, delivering evidence-based care and lead in formulation and supervision.

The post is a 12-month secondment/fixed-term, not suitable for newly qualified practitioners, with flexible working options and a salary of £39,959–£48,117 per year.

Qualifications

• Registered with a UK professional body (NMC/HCPC/UKCP/BACP).
• RMN/RLDN, Social Worker or related qualification recognised for CAMHS.
• Mentorship or practice-based supervision qualification is desirable.
• Evidence of degree-level CPD in clinical practice.
• Post-registration supervision training and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload of complex CAMHS cases with leadership within the MDT.
• Provide formulation, clinical supervision and professional development.
• Collaborate with service users, carers, schools and Social Care.
• Deliver high-quality evidence-based clinical care for young people in crisis.

Skills

Child Care Legislation

Safeguarding

Mental Health Act

CAMHS strategies

Child development

Risk assessment

Teamwork autonomous

Information Governance

Communication skills

Delegation

Engagement with service users

Education

Professional registration

RMN/RLDN or allied

Mentorship qualification

Clinical CPD training

Supervision training

Job description

Main area Grantham Core CAMHS Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed term or Secondment for 12 months) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available) Job ref 274-12078-SP-B

Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Beaconfield Resource Centre Town Grantham Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Are you a compassionate, motivated and experienced mental health professional looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and young people? We are seeking a full-time Band 6 CAMHS Core Practitioner (RMN/SW/OT) to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team.

You will be required to work independently and with others in the MDT Team to deliver a high standard of evidence-based clinical care for young people who are experiencing significant deterioration in their mental health, requiring specialist interventions.

Please note that this is a 12-month secondment/fixed term post and is not suitable for newly qualified Practitioners.

Main duties of the job

You will hold a caseload of complex cases, provide leadership and work in partnership with service users, their carers, colleagues across Children's and Young Persons Services as well as external agencies such as schools and Social Care. The successful candidate will provide effective formulation, clinical supervision, management supervision and play an active part in the professional development of the clinical team

You will be joining an incredibly supportive Team, with substantial training and career opportunities.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered with a professional body e.g. NMC, UKCP, HCPC, BACP
• Recognised Professional Qualification in Registered Nursing (RMN,RLDN), Social Worker (CQSW, DipSW), Occupational Therapy or other relevant qualification e.g.IAPT qualification and Counselling
• Mentorship or similar qualification in supporting students in practice
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice
• Post registration training in supervision

Experience

• Relevant post-registration experience of working with people with mental health needs, including those with severe and enduring mental ill health
• Experience of managing and developing staff including providing management and/or clinical supervision
• Experience of using evidence based practice
• Post registration experience of working with children and young people and their families
• Post registration experience of working within CAMHS

Skills

• Sound knowledge of Child Care legislation, Safeguarding, Mental Health Act and the Care Programme Approach
• Sound knowledge of current local and national strategies concerning CAMHS, Children’s Services and mental health
• Excellent understanding of child and adolescent development and it’s possible impact on emotional well-being
• Excellent knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and risk management of young people in crisis
• Ability to work both as a member of a team and autonomously and to manage own and other colleagues anxieties
• Comprehensive understanding of Information Governance principles
• Highly developed communication skills
• Ability to delegate whilst maintaining overall responsibility for service users care, where appropriate
• Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes

As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.

We reserve the right to withdraw or close a vacancy at any time. We will give priority to employees who are at risk.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.