CAMHS Clinician

Haringey GP Federation; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Mental Health Trust is seeking a CAMHS Clinician to provide assessments for children and young people facing mental health difficulties. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team, conducting comprehensive mental health assessments and providing both evidence-based online and in-person support. The ideal candidate will have at least 18 months of post-qualifying experience and a commitment to professional development. This role offers opportunities for flexible working patterns and is essential in improving children's mental health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• 18 months post qualifying experience.
• Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy.

Responsibilities

• Assessment of children and young people to identify the best support.
• Working with partner agencies to identify external support.
• Conducting comprehensive mental health assessments.

Skills

Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team

Working with young people and families

Providing clinical supervision

Quality improvement activities

Recognised sign-off mentor skills

Education

Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

CAMHS Degree

Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice

Tools

Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act)

Knowledge of psychological models of care

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

CAMHS Clinician

The closing date is 27 January 2026

Assessment of children and young people alongside their families and other professionals involved, to identify the best support for them in a time of mental health difficulty. Working with partner agencies to identify external support as well as internal CAMHS pathways.

Assessments are carried out across our four CAMHS bases, Darlington, Easington, South Durham and North Durham. Travel time and mileage expenses are covered where home to base distance is exceeded.

Nursing candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the time of applying

Main duties of the job

Join us at an exciting time for the Durham and Darlington CAMHS teams! Our service is undergoing dynamic and exciting service changes in order to improve access for children and young people to CAMHS. The service also aspires to promote patient‑centred and needs‑led journeys through the CAMHS service and is looking for professionals to join us to make this a positive experience. Durham & Darlington Single Point of Access (SPA) CAMHS are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated CAMHS Clinicians to work as part of a fast‑paced, highly acclaimed multi‑disciplinary team. We provide online, telephone and face‑to‑face evidence‑based assessments and access to pathways for children & young people.

You will join the service at a time where a real difference can be made to children and young people's lives. You will be expected to have the necessary skills and experience to undertake comprehensive mental health assessments with children and families. Candidates should be skilled professionals with excellent interdisciplinary working skills and interested in contributing to the development of an innovative service.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care — our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

The Trust is a strongly value‑based, person‑centred organisation which has taken a strategic approach to continued service improvement, the modernisation of clinical roles and the use of care pathways embedded within a functioning system of governance. We offer potential applicants further training and development, the opportunity to shape and contribute service transformation, clinical and management supervision and support to develop in line with Personal Development Plans.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Post‑graduate qualification in a relevant area (or work towards, within agreed timescale)
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
• Depending on work area, recognised sign‑off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• CAMHS Degree
• Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
• Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc.
• Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups

Experience

• Experience working in a multi‑disciplinary team
• Working with young people and families
• Providing clinical supervision.
• Quality improvement activities
• Leadership or management experience
• Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting.
• Mentoring students on practice placement experience

Knowledge

• Demonstrable knowledge to post‑graduate level of evidence‑based practice in caring for children and young people in the designated field.
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
• Care Programme Approach and its application in practice.
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Research and development methodology
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
• The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year (pro rata), per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time, Part‑time, Flexible working, Compressed hours