Overview This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are full time 37.5 per week. We are looking for an experienced Band 6 to join our Core Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) teams. Within Core CAMHS we offer assessments and interventions for the children and young people who are accepted into our service. We pride ourselves on working within a strong multi-disciplinary team (MDT) including nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, creative therapists, psychologists and psychotherapists. Currently we are looking for a registered practitioner (mental health or LD nurse, OT, or social worker) to ensure we have a robust MDT. We are looking for someone who has clinical experience of working within a MDT and also supporting the wider network for the child and their family. CAMHS continue to deliver high quality specialist mental health services to children and young people up to their 18th birthday. We are a supportive, experienced and progressive multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
You will have the opportunity to offer assessments for children, young people and families
Create formulations to aid an understanding of the child\'s needs
Utilise evidence based, goal focused and effective interventions which lead to a positive discharge from our service
We offer individual, family and group interventions which may be time limited or longer-term therapies according to need
The successful candidates will have the necessary clinical skills and knowledge to complete clinical assessments including sound clinical formulations and clinical risk assessments. You will be expected to demonstrate experience in providing evidence based mental health treatment interventions.
Key Elements Of The Job
Provide a range of specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people as well as their families/carers who present with emotional and mental health difficulties
Providing Care Coordinator responsibilities for a caseload of children and young people presenting with complex and high-risk mental health issues. There will be a specific focus upon providing specialist clinical assessment, formulation and treatment, including Self Harm assessments where the Voice of the Child is embedded within personalised care planning
Qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About Us We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people\'s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Details, pay and general information
Date posted: 16 January 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 327-26-042
Job location: Acorn House, Horton Road, Gloucester, GL1 3 PX
Job Description Job responsibilities
What We Can Offer You:
Opportunities to develop your clinical skills through training, profession specific support and development supervision and personal coaching initiatives
The opportunity to develop specialist knowledge, experience and skills with a leading CAMHS provider
The challenge of complex and varied work through a manageable caseload
A variety of competitive employee benefits including access to a range of salary sacrifice schemes and discounts
The successful applicant must have the necessary professional qualification, including current registration with NMC. All CAMHS Registered Practitioners hold a generic job description, however specialist skills and responsibilities related to this role will be reflected within a personalised job plan. The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. We aim to recruit and retain the best possible staff who, through the application of their skills, qualification and experience, will make a positive contribution to our business of providing quality health care services. It is the Trust\'s view that the costs associated with moving house in order to take up a post with us should not restrict our ability to recruit the excellent people we need; therefore, we support staff to relocate with our relocation policy. The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Person Specification Essential
Experience: Significant clinical experience of delivering evidence based/best practice clinical interventions within CAMHS or related services and/or adult mental health settings
Experience of undertaking specialist Self Harm assessments of children and young people
Significant clinical experience of specialist care planning & case management/care coordination (including complex clinical risk assessment & management) within a mental health or learning disability setting
Desirable
Experience of providing clinical supervision
Post graduate training within a relevant CAMHS field or skill
Profession specific additional qualifications (e.g LD, nurse prescriber, DBT, CBT, AMHP, family therapy or systemic practice)
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. 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.
UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Acorn House, Horton Road, Gloucester, GL1 3 PX
Employer's website: https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/
