The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the CAMHS Unscheduled Team. The team focuses on assessment and intervention for young people presenting in crisis across Lanarkshire.
You will provide a high quality mental health service to children and young people and their families within the CAMHS Nursing Outreach Team. This includes working within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the department’s policies and procedures including
* the assessment of young people and their families referred to the Service and
* Co working with other members of the multidisciplinary Locality CAMHS team or under the direction of Team Leader or Charge Nurse in the provision of assessment and therapeutic interventions to these young people and their families utilising a range of therapeutic modalities as required. Physical observations as required. The post holder will be supported to work with the full range of presenting difficulties referred to the team.
NHS Lanarkshire CAMHS provide a service to infants, children and young people up to the age of 18 if they are still in secondary education. The service comprises:
* Four Locality CAMHs Teams
* CUIT (CAMHS Unscheduled Intervention Team)
* CAYP (CAMHS for Accommodated Young People)
* Reach Out (children impacted by parental mental ill health)
* Two Nursing Outreach Teams
* Paediatric Psychology Team
* CITT (CAMHS Intensive Treatment Team)
* Eating Disorder Team
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
* Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse with valid NMC Registration
* The post holder will be required to demonstrate excellent team working skills with the ability to work using own initiative
* Effective listening, communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Excellent time management skills
* Working knowledge of basic information technology
* Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence and access to vehicle essential for community posts
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
It would be great if you also have
* NMC Registered Mental Nurse with qualification relevant to the defined clinical area i.e. Mental Health
* Completion of Suicide Prevention Training, Mental Health Act learning materials; 10 Essential Shared Capabilities for Mental Health Practice learning materials.
* Relevant experience in mental health as a registered mental health practitioner
* Relevant practice in mental health at registered nurse level in forensic mental health or adult mental health
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in CAMHS within NHS Lanarkshire Wide
The working pattern for this role will be confirmed by the hiring manager.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Adam Fitzsimmons ( adam.fitzsimmons@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk, Senior Charge Nurse
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Jennifer Hughes, Recruitment Administrator on jennifer.hughes@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
* A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
* A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
* Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension )
* Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
* Occupational health services
* Employee counselling services
* Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage .
Additional Information for Applicants
* Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. However, if there are a high level of interest in this position, we may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.
Right to Work within the UK
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk .
Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.