CAMHS Nurse/Practitioner ATT
The closing date is 04 May 2026
The post holder will be a care coordinator responsible for assessing and treating a range of mental health and significant behavioural difficulties in children and young people who are referred to the team.
You will carry out risk assessments with children and young people and their families routinely, and work under the supervision of the team manager and senior clinical supervisor to manage these situations effectively.
You will be part of the daily duty rota for the service, which involves screening and managing new referrals, telephone queries and supporting the team where necessary.
You will work with other CAMHS practitioners across all disciplines, and be a member of several internal and external professional networks to ensure that care plans for individual children and services across agencies are coordinated efficiently and effectively. This post is mostly client‑facing and the expectation is that 75% of your time is spent in clinical practice, with a small caseload due to high levels of risk and complexity managed by supervision and the multidisciplinary team.
Benefits
We are committed to ensuring staff receive a comprehensive benefits package. Highlights include:
* Generous pay, pensions and leave – comprehensive package dependent on role and length of service.
* Work life balance – flexible working and options such as part‑time working and job sharing.
* Career development – opportunities to progress your career with mentoring, coaching and talent programmes.
* Car lease – competitive deals to lease cars.
* Accommodation – keyworker housing available on selected sites.
* NHS discounts – up to 10% off from a range of retail brands.
* Other benefits include
o Counselling services
o Long service awards
o Cycle to work scheme
o Season ticket loan
o Staff restaurants
Job responsibilities
* Participate as a multidisciplinary team member in setting and reviewing therapeutic aims, objectives, standards and strategies to provide a high standard of care to clients.
* Ensure all recording and reporting of client contact is accurate, up‑to‑date and of good quality, within CAMHS and professional record‑keeping standards.
* Collect and collate information about individual clinical activity in ePJS.
* Work with the team and clients to maintain a safe therapeutic environment.
* Assure quality of care through operational standards in clinical systems.
* Maintain and demonstrate good professional standards and attitudes towards the care and treatment of children and young people and their families.
* Link with statutory and voluntary agencies and professionals, and other CAMHS teams in terms of referrals and joint work.
* Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate.
* Contribute to the effective functioning of the team and service through attendance at relevant meetings, taking responsibilities within the service as negotiated with the line manager.
* Supervise junior members of the team (Band 5–6) or trainees from any discipline.
Qualifications
* Undergraduate degree or above.
* Professional training and relevant CAMHS experience with registration with one of the statutory bodies: Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), Health & Care Professional’s Council (HCP), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) or British Association of Counselling and Behavioural Psychotherapy (BACAP).
* ENB 998 or equivalent mentorship/training (Nursing only).
* Further post‑qualifying training and education in working with children and adolescents with mental health problems.
Experience
* Supervised clinical experience working with children and adolescents with mental health problems, or clear evidence of transferable skills.
* Responsibility for care delivery in a specific area and maintaining a safe therapeutic environment.
* Experience of group, individual and family work, multidisciplinary work, clinical governance, audit and clinical supervision in CAMHS.
* Experience working with Looked After Children and foster carers.
Knowledge
* Working knowledge of mental health disorders in children and adolescents.
* Knowledge of Looked After Children difficulties and key legislation: Children Act 1989, 2004; Mental Health Act 1983; Human Rights Act 1998; Mental Capacity Act 2005; London Child Protection procedures.
* Understanding of risk assessment and management of risk factors.
* Principles of clinical governance, confidentiality and information sharing.
* Research‑informed, evidence‑based methods of assessment, treatment and case management in CAMH.
Skills & Abilities
* Therapeutic work with clients, using a range of interventions.
* Ability to work under pressure and adapt to new concepts.
* Good written and verbal communication; basic IT and data entry skills for clinical databases.
* Ability to work within a changing environment and be reflective in practice.
* Effective team collaboration and multidisciplinary working skills.
* Proficiency in specific therapy methods in practice.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Salary: £46,419 to £55,046 per annum (incl. HCAs)
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