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1 X Vacancy for Lead Clinician
Is CAMHS your passion? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
Job Summary
1 X Vacancy for Lead Clinician
Is CAMHS your passion? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
Hi, my name, is Karl Senior and I am the Team Manager for the Wakefield CAMHS Specialist Therapies Team!
We are keen to recruit an experienced clinician to lead our current clinical work, alongside developing the clinical skills of the team.
We offer a multi-disciplinary approach to care and treatment in the provision of assessments and interventions for Children and Young People, experiencing moderate to severe complex emotional, behavioural and psychological issues resulting in mental health difficulties.
Ideally, candidates will have extensive experience working within the field of children and young persons mental health, in a health care setting. They should be able to demonstrate core knowledge and skills in mental health assessment, formulation, care planning and treatment.
It is desirable for candidates to already be trained in a governed evidence-based therapy such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Psychotherapy or Family Therapy.
We pride ourselves on offering flexible working patterns when this is needed, for example to facilitate caring responsibilities. The service operates Monday-Friday; 9am-5pm however successful applicants would be expected to have the flexibility to work occasional extended hours to facilitate service effectiveness.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate, will work alongside the team manager and other lead clinicians in the service, in the development and implementation of new and innovative ways of delivering evidence-based treatments,
providing clinical leadership through the provision of clinical supervision, caseload management supervision and teaching.
You will case hold within this role.
The team is based between Airedale Health Centre in Castleford and Drury Lane Health Centre in Wakefield. The post advertised is to cover Wakefield and the 5 towns. Being a car driver is essential due to the potential distance required to travel when completing home/clinic-visits.
I would love to give the opportunity for further discussion surrounding the role, so please do not hesitate to reach out to myself. Visits to the team are welcomed and strongly encouraged!
At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.
About Us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Details
Date posted
11 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9378-W1299
Job locations
Airedale Health Centre
The Square
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 3JJ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The post-holder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post-holder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
To provide highly specialist skills and expertise, facilitating interventions of the highest quality in the field of mental health, including emergency assessments and intensive interventions with children, young people and their families.
To work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation and teaching for other agencies/professionals.
To provider supervision and teaching to all other disciplines within CAMHS and to deputise as agreed for the team leader.
To promote safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people
Job Description
For full Job Description please see attached documents.
Job responsibilities
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The post-holder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post-holder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
To provide highly specialist skills and expertise, facilitating interventions of the highest quality in the field of mental health, including emergency assessments and intensive interventions with children, young people and their families.
To work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation and teaching for other agencies/professionals.
To provider supervision and teaching to all other disciplines within CAMHS and to deputise as agreed for the team leader.
To promote safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people
For Full Job Description Please See Attached Documents.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Experience of delivering training to others
* Extensive experience in identified portfolio requirements
* Substantial post qualification experience, some of which must be working with Children, young people and their carers in a mental health or other complex care setting
* Experience of working in different cultural contexts
* Knowledge and experience of working with Equality and Diversity.
* Multidisciplinary team working
* Inter-agency liaison and consultation
* Experience of providing highly specialist advice and supervision to other professionals
* Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance for working with children, young people, mental health and safeguarding
* Evidence of advanced clinical/therapeutic knowledge and skills in mental health.
* Extensive experience in assessment and risk management and ability to implement evidence based practice
* Advanced experience of safeguarding children and young people.
Desirable
* Experience of community settings
Qualifications
Essential
* Relevant professional qualification, e.g. nursing, or other professional allied to medicine
* Post qualification training in identified portfolio, e.g. LD. LAC, eating disorder
* Dip SW or relevant mental health profession
* A teaching and assessing qualification
* Membership of professional body
Desirable
* Post graduate qualification in mental health (e.g. CBT, Family Therapy, Counselling)
* Masters Level qualification
* Formal management/supervisory qualification
Special Knowledge/Skills
Essential
* Excellent verbal and communication skills
* Ability to manage own caseload and to be a self-reliant and autonomous practitioner
* Excellent negotiation skills, and problem solving skills
* Customer service orientation
* Excellent record keeping and report writing skills to include care planning and risk assessments.
* IT skills.
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
* Commitment to multi-agency approach/working
* Ability to work and make decisions under pressure.
* Calm, confident, innovative, creative
* and assertive
* Ability to make and lead decisions under pressure/crisis situations
* Willingness to be flexible and adaptable in accordance with changing service priorities.
* Commitment to challenging discrimination and improving accessibility of services.
* Ability to cope calmly in a crisis
* To demonstrate good self-care and encourage the same in team members
* A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
* To have integrity, be honest, open, transparent and respectful.
Physical Attributes
Essential
* Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Person Specification
Essential
* Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Airedale Health Centre
The Square
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 3JJ
Employer's website
https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Airedale Health Centre
The Square
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 3JJ
Employer's website
https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
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