Specialist CAMHS Practitioner | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£55,524 - £62,652 per annum incl HCAS (pro rata if P/T)
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Wembley, HA9 6JE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	6 Jul 2026
Closing date:	19 Aug 2026

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Summary

Brent CAMHS is seeking to recruit an dedicated, dynamic individual to strengthen the Brent CAMHS assessment team to provide a high quality assessments to children and young people with mental health concerns as part of a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures. The primary role is to provide direct clinical assessment and treatment to clients and their families.

The post holder will provide advice and consultation to other members of the multidisciplinary teams and clinical and performance management supervision to trainees and less experienced professionals where appropriate and where identified in their Personal Development Plan.

To provide initial CAMHS mental health assessments drawing on professional training and experience and clinical skills as well as appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complexdata from a variety of evidence based sources including the use of routine outcome measures, rating scales, and semi-structured interviews with clients / families.

To formulate and implement plans for the formal clinical treatment and/or management of emotional and behavioural difficulties of clients, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of these problems employing methods based upon evidence of proven efficacy within modality and with reference to appropriate clinical guidelines and care pathways (e.g. NICE, CEG).

The post holder will ensure CYP routine outcome measures are completed and include family members where appropriate.

To evaluate assessments and recommend treatment options with the wider MDT, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical, environmental and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by standard care plans.

Assess and manage clinical risk to self and others for child and adolescent clients as an ongoing process.

Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and young people with mental health difficulties, neurological conditions or emotional disorders? Brent CAMHS needs you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and confident CAMHS Practitioner with a demonstrable track record of working within a CAMHS setting and evidence of providing high quality evidence-based CAMHS assessment, interventions and service improvements.

This role will be suitable for either Mental Health Nurse (RMN), a Learning Disability Nurse with CAMHS experience, with the appropriate professional registration.

The successful applicant will be joining a comprehensive and dynamic Brent CAMHS generic Assessment Team.

Brent is a multi-ethnic and culturally diverse community. We welcome applicants who are skilled at working within the richness and complexity of multiculturally diverse context.

Brent CAMHS is proud of its achievements as winner of 2024 CNWL Team of the Year award, the first ever CAMHS team to develop ADHD medication initiation e-platform in the Country. The e-platform provides information to assist with making decision about starting medication for ADHD.

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· To provide initial CAMHS assessments drawing on professional training and experience and clinical skills as well as appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of evidence based sources including the use of routine outcome measures, rating scales, and semi-structured interviews with clients / families.

· To formulate and recommend plans for the formal clinical treatment and/or management of emotional and behavioural difficulties of clients, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of these problems employing methods based upon evidence of proven efficacy within modality and with reference to appropriate clinical guidelines and care pathways (e.g. NICE, CEG).

· Ensure routine outcome measures are completed and include family members where appropriate

· To assess and make recommendations about treatment options to the MDT, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical, environmental and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

· To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by standard care plans.

General:

· To maintain and promulgate the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice and Trust policies and procedures.

· To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to both the specific client group and mental health.

· To support the development, maintenance and dissemination of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes.

· To ensure all mandated and statutory training, professional registration / revalidation, supervision recording, appraisal and development standards are maintained as required within CNWL and the CAMHS ED Service Line.

· To adhere to Trust and local policies regarding annual leave, sickness and absence, and codes of conduct within the workplace to maintain a safe, effective and courteous professional environment.

Rider Clause

This is an outline of the post holder’s duties and responsibilities. It is not intended as an exhaustive list and may change from time to time in order to meet the changing needs of the Trust and Department.

This advert closes on Monday 20 Jul 2026

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