CAMHS Crisis Lead Clinician – 24/7 Crisis Hub

NHS; Selby; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job description

CAMHS Crisis Clinician - Crisis Hub

Closing date: 18 February 2026

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Are you looking for a rewarding career in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)? We have an exciting opportunity for a professionally registered clinician to join the North Yorkshire, York and Selby (NYYS) CAMHS Crisis team. The NYYS CAMHS Crisis Team is a locality wide service that provides a 24/7 service to young people under the age of 18 and their carers/families in most parts of North Yorkshire, York and Selby (excluding Craven area as this is covered by a different trust).

Main duties of the job

• Conduct psycho‑social assessments for a young person experiencing a crisis and create a robust safety plan with the child, young person, and carers.
• Coordinate the team's clinical activities and manage the shared caseload across the locality.
• Work autonomously, travel independently across the whole locality, and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.
• Conduct risk assessment and formulate a care plan that includes a robust safety plan.
• Work collaboratively with a young person, their carers, and other professionals during times of high levels of distress.
• Lead the shift confidently, direct junior staff, and provide sound clinical decision‑making in crisis situations to manage potential risk of harm.
• Communicate effectively with young people, families, and other professionals to deliver the right level of support at the right time.
• Understand and apply relevant legislation (e.g., MHA, MCA, Children’s Act), safeguarding, clinical risk assessment and management, and CA.
• Have experience in mental health services and demonstrable knowledge of child and adolescent mental health.
• All nursing candidates must have 18 months post‑qualifying experience including sign‑off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the time of application.

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.

CAMHS has an amazing collection of highly skilled professionals from various backgrounds, which makes it a unique and interesting place to work.

Job responsibilities

The post requires the successful candidate to work a shift pattern that includes days and nights over a 7‑day period, including bank holidays pro‑rata.

The candidate will be skilled in working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team and be able to communicate effectively with others, coordinate the day‑to‑day running of a shift, and provide leadership as shift coordinator on a rota basis.

Work well with partner agencies with an understanding of how services link together to meet the needs of children and young people. Recognise potential for or signs of harm, abuse, and neglect, report all such occurrences and take reasonable steps to protect the young person.

Identify and report concerns regarding the safeguarding of children who may be at risk of harm. Provide support to young people who access the national 111 option 2 mental health line and conduct full mental health triage and risk assessment with callers.

In exchange you will be well supported, with continuing opportunities for your ongoing professional development. You will be offered a staff induction period where you will be supported to build on your knowledge and skills.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• 18 months post‑qualifying experience including sign‑off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
• Clinical Supervisor
• Recognised sign‑off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• Certificate in teaching and assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession
• Recognised training in facilitation of parenting groups
• Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT, etc.

Experience

• Experience working in a multi‑disciplinary team
• Providing clinical supervision
• Working collaboratively with young people and families
• Supervising or assessing students on clinical placements
• Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill‑health in a community setting
• Leadership or management experience

Knowledge

• Understanding of relevant legislation
• Understanding of safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical risk assessment and management and its application in practice
• Demonstrable knowledge to post‑graduate level of evidence‑based practice in caring for patients in the designated field
• Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment
• The Trust’s QIS system

Skills

• Provide leadership and monitor, coordinate and prioritise the activities of the team
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/family and all members of the multi‑disciplinary team
• Work effectively as part of a multi‑disciplinary team and undertake lead professional/care co‑ordinator responsibilities
• Able to engage children and young people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances

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.

Address

NYYS CAMHS Crisis Service Locality wide – Foss Park Hospital