Job summary
Do you have an interest and passion for understanding and working with children who require assessment/treatment of young people and supporting their families? Do you want to work alongside a well-established and compassionate team in helping to assess and support these families? Then we have the right role for you. York's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services are seeking to recruit a CAMHS Clinician to join us either full time or part time.
The team is in a position to be able to help staff develop the knowledge and experience within CAMHS and offer additional training as appropriate to role but are keen to recruit an individual who has experience to bring along with them.
Please note this post require candidates to have a professional registration as a Child, Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
Nursing candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the time of applying
This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join a large multi-disciplinary team in providing assessment and intervention to families here in York. You will become a Key Worker in co-ordinating care, ensuring that safe and effective care is provided, whilst providing evidence based interventions. Qualifications in CBT, SFP and DBT are desirable for this role but we are in a position to provide training and supervision to develop these skills.
If you enjoy working within an experienced and inclusive team who are passionate about supporting with children and young people and their families/carers, and enjoy a challenge and have a flexible approach, then we would like to hear from you. You will need to be confident in your own clinical decision-making skills. You will work with a range of professionals from a variety of different agencies including social care, acute care and a range of community and voluntary sector partners.
About us
Please check out our website to find out a little more about Tees, Esk and Wear Valley Foundation Trust at
We would also welcome contact from any interested candidate to discuss the role and our work further.
Details
Date posted
13 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
346-NYC-013-26-A
Job locations
Orca House
Link Road Court
York
YO10 3JB
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role can be demanding but also highly rewarding so you will need to be someone who is motivated, resilient and passionate about working with this client group. an experience CAMHS clinician who is able to manage their own caseload, with an emphasis on doing brief therapy as well as longer term specialist interventions.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
1. Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
2. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
3. Depending on work area, recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
4. Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
5. Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area (within agreed timescale)
6. 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
Desirable
7. Leadership or management qualification.
8. Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
9. CAMHS Degree
10. Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy. family therapy, CBT etc.
11. Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups
Experience
Essential
12. Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
13. Providing clinical supervision.
14. Working in a multi-disciplinary team
15. Quality improvement activities
Desirable
16. Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting.
17. Leadership or management experience
18. Mentoring students on practice placement experience
Knowledge
Essential
19. Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for children and young people in the designated field.
20. Understanding of relevant legislation (. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
21. Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
22. Detailed understanding of Safeguarding andits application in practice.
23. Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
24. Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
25. Research and development methodologUnderstanding of psychological models of care and
26. Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
Desirable
27. The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS)
Skills
Essential
28. Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
29. Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
30. Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities
31. Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
32. Write reports.
33. Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings.
34. Use approved breakaway techniques.