Job summary
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.
Details
Date posted
13 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year (pro rata), per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number
346-DDC-061-25-A
Job locations
Mulberry Centre
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
DL3 6HX
Job description
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
Essential
1. Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
2. Evidence of continuing professional development
3. Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area (or work towards, within agreed timescale)
4. 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
5. Depending on work area, recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
6. Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable
7. Leadership or management qualification.
8. CAMHS Degree
9. Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
10. Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy. family therapy, CBT etc.
11. Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups
Experience
Essential
12. Experience working in a multi-discplinary team
13. Working with young people and families
14. Providing clinical supervision.
15. Quality improvement activities
Desirable
16. Leadership or management experience
17. Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting.
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 methodology
26. Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
Desirable
27. The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS)