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Mental Health Clinician-CAMHS SPA
The closing date is 16 June 2026
Access to specialist CAMHS is in high demand and as such we need an experienced clinician with a passion for helping children and young people to receive timely assessments to join our CAMHS single point of access CAMHS SPA. CAMHS SPA receives and triages referrals for Herefordshire & Worcestershire and works alongside partner agencies and core CAMHS to ensure the best outcome for the child or young person being referred. The role is 37.5 hours Monday to Friday, with some flexibility for the right candidate. You will be based at one of our localities: preferences can be discussed at interview. You will work alongside clinical colleagues, assistant psychologists and administration staff. You will need to hold a professional registration and have clinical experience working with children and young people.
Main duties of the job
Working within the SPA (the local referral and care pathway) provide clinical assessment/opinion and appropriate triage of referrals with a view to referring to the appropriate service for assessment, risk assessment and management, treatment and safeguarding, where necessary, inline with agreed pathways with partner agencies, such as the Early Help Hub. A high level of competence, knowledge and skills (underpinned by knowledge of effective risk assessment and relevant evidence‑based practice) is crucial to the role.
Provide feedback, signposting and information to referrers when the referral is not suitable for CAMHS.
Work with GPs and other referrers, local and statutory services to collect sufficient information to enable prompt and effective decision making on the pathway for all referrals.
Design, develop and provide service information for referrers, service users and carers about the options available to them.
Ensure that information and progress regarding clients onward referral are communicated promptly and accurately to referrers and other relevant teams and organisations whilst having due regard for confidentiality.
Enhance the promotion and delivery of culturally capable, non‑discriminatory mental health care services with an outcome orientated and recovery focus.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work‑life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
* Flexible and agile working opportunities
* Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
* Wide range of supportive staff networks
* Health and wellbeing opportunities
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Job responsibilities
The postholder will:
Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on a day-to-day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
Under the direction of the CAMHS Manager for Single Point of Access Service (SPA), and working with CAMHS colleagues provide prompt visual screening assessment and triage of all referrals in to the SPA, providing information, signposting, or onward referrals for children and young people presenting with mental health problems. The post holder will offer advice, support and training to Primary Care and other referrers about the appropriateness of referrals to CAMHS.
The service operates across Worcestershire with bases in Worcester, Redditch and Kidderminster. Base preference can be discussed by the successful applicant post interview.
For full details of the duties and criteria please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Relevant professional qualification relating to Health or Social Care e.g., in Nursing, Psychology, Occupational Therapy or Social Work.
* Recent relevant evidence of continuing professional development.
* I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Skills and Abilities
* Able to work independently.
* Able to negotiate and collaborate with a wide range of professionals.
* Able to function as part of a team.
* Ability to praise and be supportive to others.
Experience
* Experience working with severe and enduring mental illness in a community setting.
* Experience of working in a community CAMHS setting.
* A high level of competence, knowledge and skills (underpinned by knowledge of effective risk assessment and relevant evidence‑based practice) is crucial to the role, evidenced by complexity and diversity of caseload management and experience of different roles.
* Assessment of people presenting with mental health problems within a community setting.
* Assessment and management of clinical risk.
* Working within a multi‑disciplinary team.
Additional Criteria
* Able to meet the travel requirements of the post.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of principles of assessment of people with mental health problems
* Knowledge of principles of risk assessment and management
* Knowledge of local services and resources, community, health and social care
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.
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata for part time
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