CAMH Nurse | West London NHS Trust


Company:	West London Mental Health Trust
Salary:	£45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Southall, UB2 4SD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	11 Aug 2026
Closing date:	10 Sept 2026

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Interested in a career in CAMHS?

The successful applicant will join theWest London CAMHS Eating Disorder Serviceis based atin Ealing CAMHS,1 Armstrong Way, Southall UB2 4SA.

The West London CAMHS Eating Disorder Service is a well-established and expanding multi-disciplinary service which offers a range of evidence based clinical treatments to young people with eating disorders across the Boroughs of Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith and Fulham. The Service also links to a comprehensive Tier 2 and Tier 3 CAMH Service and aCAMHS Crisis Prevention/Care Team (ALLIANCE).The post holder will be part of a growing team of clinicians with a special interest and expertise in working with children, and young people, who are presenting with eating disorders.

The CAMH Nurse will also join a thriving team of supportive, committed and skilled nurses who are dedicated to changing the future outcomes for children and young people who present to mental health services.

The CAMH Nurse will work within the intensive treatment community pathway. This is an exciting new development within the team to support young people to remain in the community or to provide consistent support on paediatric wards to support discharge. This role will provide outreach into the young person’s home to and local wards to provide meal and more generalised therapeutic support. The main purpose of the CAMH Nurse role will be to develop and guide development of meal support within the ED pathway.

The CAMH Nursewill join the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of clinical assessment and provision of therapy to young people (0-18) and their families and/or carers within the Eating Disorder Service. Therole will includeproviding outreach work to patients who may find it hard to attend clinics and in-reach work into Tier 4 Services. TheCAMHNursewill manage physical health clinics with the support and consultation of medical staff as required. With supervision and support theCAMHNursewill provide individual therapy to identified patients, as well as short term therapy (individual, family, groups) to patients presenting with sub-threshold disorders. He /she will alsocontribute towards Multi Family Therapy Groups.

As a CAMH Nurse youwill have the opportunity to contribute to service development, audit, research and quality improvement projects and you will alsoact as a Supervisor for student nurses on specialist placement in CAMHS.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

The West London CAMHS Eating Disorder multi-disciplinary team is strongly aligned with the core values of the Trust; togetherness, responsibility, excellence, and caring. The team is committed to providing services that are accessible to everyone, and it prides itself on its creative and innovative ways of delivering high quality evidence based care for children, young people and families referred to the service.

West London CAMHS is committed to supporting the development and progression of its staff. In addition to receiving regular supervision, all staff have access to training and development opportunities in line with their agreed development needs. Staff are also encouraged to be involved in quality improvement projects, audit and research, as well as to take a lead for areas of special interest, such as safeguarding, transitions, SEND.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic West London CAMHS has had to develop new and innovative ways of working. Our staff are currently providing a combination of face to face clinical contact as well as clinical contact via virtual platforms, resulting in a combination of onsite and remote working. All staff are provided with a laptop and mobile phone to support this way of agile working.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Registered Mental Health Nurses with demonstrable post registration experience working in child and adolescent in-patient and/or community services or adult community services and who have an interest in developing their skills in working with young people, their families/carers and networks who are struggling with eating disorders.

The CAMH Nurse will need to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of eating disorders, evidence on-going professional development and show an ability to work autonomously, as well as part of a team.

Please see the Job Description and Personal Specification for more information.

This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Aug 2026

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