Job summary
Do you have an interest and passion for understanding and working with children who require assessment/treatment of young people who are Neurodivergent? 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 work within our Neuro pathway.
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 in this area and can bring that experience to the team.
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.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will become an integral part of the Neuro team, which will include observations, specialist assessments, and report writing, in order to deliver a clinically compliant assessment pathway for those children and young people up to the age of 18 years. There will also be opportunity to deliver support to young people who are neurodivergent and require intervention around their Mental Health.
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.
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 in this area and can bring that experience to the team.
About us
The trust is keen to promote learning and development opportunities for the right candidate we are able to offer a number of different developmental / training opportunities
We would welcome contact from any interested candidate to discuss more.
Details
Date posted
10 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
346-NYC-043-25-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.
Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework
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
Desirable
26. The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS)
Skills
Essential
27. Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
28. Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
29. Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities
30. Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
31. Write reports.
32. Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings.
33. Use approved breakaway techniques.