CAMHS YJS Highly Specialist Clinician
| Posting date: | 06 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £64,156.00 to £71,148.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £64156.00 - £71148.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 November 2025 |
| Location: | London, N15 3TH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9455-25-0573 |
Summary
Key aims of the CYPMHS YJS work are Carrying out detailed assessments that assess and identify risk, trauma and protective factors. Writing reports for court and referral panels Planning and delivering interventions Challenging and changing the ideas and perceptions of offenders Rehabilitating young people who have offended. Reducing reoffending The post holder will provide a comprehensive mental health service to children and their families in the Youth Justice Service (YJS) offering mental health assessment, therapeutic intervention, and consultation. They will provide highly specialist mental health assessment and therapy as well as undertaking supervision and consultation to non-clinicians colleagues and to other non-professional carers; working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures. Liaison with professionals across health, social care, education and youth justice services, and any other relevant community partners is essential. The postholder will be expected to work in highly flexible ways and on an outreach basis in community environments (which can include, custody suites, youth courts, family homes, schools) subject to the needs of the young person. They will also lead on the Trauma-informed strategy across the service. The post holder will work closely with the CYPMHS Liaison & Diversion practitioner within the YJS, contributing to mental health care across the justice services offering assessment and clinical intervention one day per week to young people who have had mental health needs identified when presenting in police custody, but have not yet proceeded to receive a service from the YJS.