Senior CAMHS Clinician/Nurse

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust seeks a dynamic Ward Manager for the new Maudsley Adolescent Unit, focusing on mental health care for young individuals. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape innovative care practices, lead an exemplary nursing team, and make a real impact on patient care. Join a supportive multidisciplinary team and enjoy extensive benefits while contributing to transformative mental health solutions.

Benefits

Generous pay, pensions, and leave

Flexible working options

Career development opportunities

Car lease benefits

Keyworker accommodation available

NHS discount offerings

Qualifications

• Experience managing clinical practice at Band 6.
• Understanding challenges faced by nurses in mental health.
• Commitment to leading an excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Lead and advocate for the nursing team in a challenging environment.
• Ensure awareness of current developments in clinical area.
• Facilitate learning and maintain educational standards.

Skills

Clinical knowledge relevant to service

Ability to build and lead a multi-skilled team

Culturally sensitive practice

Resilience

Empathy

Education

Registered Nurse – Mental Health / Learning Disability

Management and/or Leadership Course

Job description

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Posted:

18.06.2025

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02.08.2025

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Job overview

We are thrilled to be recruiting for the Maudsley Adolescent Unit (MAU), which will be located at the new Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People opening in 2025. MAU will be a general adolescent unit catering to young people aged 12-18, offering a supportive environment for those needing mental health care.

The successful candidate will have a unique and exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in opening a brand-new ward at MAU. This is a chance to be part of something truly special, actively contributing to the setup, launch, and shaping of innovative care models. You will support and lead in developing best practices, influencing patient care strategies, and making a real impact on our services. This role is perfect for someone passionate about pioneering initiatives and driving excellence in patient care.

The Pears Maudsley Centre aims to transform the story of mental health for young people. It will host the Maudsley Adolescent Unit, King’s Maudsley Partnership, Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School, various specialist CAMHS services, and state-of-the-art clinical research facilities.

We have recruited a skilled nursing team with high patient/staff ratios, supported by a comprehensive multidisciplinary team. We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Ward Manager who can lead, inspire, and advocate for the nursing team, demonstrating resilience, sound clinical skills, and a compassionate approach in challenging situations

Main duties of the job

You must be a qualified RMN or LD Nurse with experience of working in an in-patient mental health setting. You need to have an understanding of the challenges that face nurses caring for young people with mental health difficulties today and be able to demonstrate resilience and empathy. Most important to us is that you have a commitment and passion to want to lead an excellent service. In return you will be supported by an experienced MDT and colleagues within CAMHS.

Our senior nursing team offers a progressive and supportive environment to develop and mentor individuals by utilising in-house resources as well as strong links with external education providers and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IOPPN).

Working for our organisation

Whilst the role will be based on the Maudsley site, we are currently waiting for the new building to be ready. Therefore, the MAU team will be based on the Bethlem site on a temporary basis.

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

· Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.

· Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.

· Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes

· Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars

· Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites

· NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will:

· Be prepared to physically move between sites as needed.

· Ensure that they are fully aware of current developments and practice in their clinical area. Acknowledge their own limitations and discuss/identify their training and development needs with their line manager.

· Make effective use of supervision with their line manager on a regular and agreed basis.

· Be aware of the need to reflect on their practice both as clinician and manager.

· Manage their time efficiently.

· Be aware of and adhere to all Trust Policies and act as a role model to other staff.

· Meet the NMC’s requirements for Standards of Professional Practice, Code of Conduct and Post Registration and Practice (PREP) and Revalidation

· Recognise emotional and mental effort required to fulfil the post.

(viii) Other Responsibilities

The post-holder will also be responsible for:

· Undertaking site wide co-ordination roles as required, eg. DSN.

· Being part of the CAMHS Manager on-call rota.

· Establishing and building on excellent working relationships between other services within and external to the Directorate.

· Ensuring that systems are in place which invite service users and their carers to comment on the quality of services they receive.

· Implementation of the complaints procedure including investigation, response, and resolution.

· Ensuring that their line manager is kept informed of all developments and changes within the ward environment.

· The safe storage and administration of medications.

The creation and maintenance of an environment which is conducive to learning and which meets the educational standards required by Educational Institutions whose students are placed on the ward. The post-holder will be expected to facilitate actively

Person specification

Qualification

• Registered Nurse – Mental Health / Learning Disability
• SLTP training
• Management and/or Leadership Course

Experience

• Significant experience of managing clinical practice at Band 6.
• Implementing and monitoring standards of care
• Experience within CAMHS
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive practice.
• Staff performance management

Knowledge & Skills

• Clinical knowledge relevant to the service, including evidence based practice
• Relevant legislation associated with Mental Health Care and CAMHS
• The role and function of other organisations providing services to young people and their families / carers
• Ability to build and lead effectively, a large multi-skilled team