CAMHS Specialist Support Worker (Whole School Approach)
| Posting date: | 17 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,199 - £34,876 per annum incl Outer HCAS (pro rata if P/T) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 March 2026 |
| Location: | Harrow, HA28EQ |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7790158/333-G-CA-1673 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will provide support to schools within the Mental Health Supportteam(MHST)usingthe‘Whole-schoolApproach’ toimprovethementalhealthandemotional wellbeing of children and young people in Harrow schools/colleges.
The post holder will work with the whole school community (teaching professionals, children, parents, volunteers, andsupport staff) to break down stigma around mental health issues, and support children tobecome more resilient so they are better equipped to understand and manage theiremotionsand behaviour.
This will involve working closely and collaboratively with a range of otherorganisationsandkeypartnerssupportingtheEarlyInterventionservices.
The post holder will be involved in the development and delivery of practical support, resources, training and psychoeducational sessions to school staff, otherprofessionals, students, and their parents/carers across Harrow. The hours of operation are Monday to Friday 9-5.
Thepostholderwillsupportthewhole‘System’thatistheNHS,LocalAuthorityand the third sector to a deliver high quality, effective and efficient service and system responses to:
· ImprovetheexperienceofCYP
· ImprovetheexperienceofParent/carers&families
· ImproveAccess
· ImproveQualityofcare
The post holder will work as part of the MHST team providing support to CYP withinthecommunityunderthedirectorindirectsupervisionofseniorclinicalstaff.
Values
CentralandNorthWestLondonNHSFoundationTrustexpectsallstafftoactinaway which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their friends family and carers and also other staffmembers.
AsaBand4 Whole School Approach Support Worker weexpectyoutoshowCOMPASSION,contributetoacaringand kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of othersbetter
We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic.
WeexpectyoutoEMPOWERothersandcontinuallytrytoprovideinformation,resourcesandsupport to help others make their own decisions and meet their ownneeds.
We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
To find out more about working in CAMHS, CLICK HERE for our video.
Please refer to the attached JD and Person Spec for full list of main responsibilities.
Communication and key working relationships
Internal:
· WholeschoolApproachcoordinator(WSAC)
· TeamManagerandOperationalServiceManager.
· AllteammemberswithinCAMHS
· ReportingdirectlytoClinicalSupervisorsMHST
· AllstaffacrosstheMHST
External:
· Children,youngpeopleandtheirfamilies/carers.
· Educationenvironmentsincludingschoolsandcolleges.
· Children’sSocialCareDirectorate.
· LocalAuthoritystaffprovidingservicesforyoungpeopleincludingPublicHealthandEducationalPsychologyService.
· Voluntaryorganisationsofferingservicesforyoungpeople
• Liaisingwithstakeholders
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Feb 2026
The post holder will provide support to schools within the Mental Health Supportteam(MHST)usingthe‘Whole-schoolApproach’ toimprovethementalhealthandemotional wellbeing of children and young people in Harrow schools/colleges.
The post holder will work with the whole school community (teaching professionals, children, parents, volunteers, andsupport staff) to break down stigma around mental health issues, and support children tobecome more resilient so they are better equipped to understand and manage theiremotionsand behaviour.
This will involve working closely and collaboratively with a range of otherorganisationsandkeypartnerssupportingtheEarlyInterventionservices.
The post holder will be involved in the development and delivery of practical support, resources, training and psychoeducational sessions to school staff, otherprofessionals, students, and their parents/carers across Harrow. The hours of operation are Monday to Friday 9-5.
Thepostholderwillsupportthewhole‘System’thatistheNHS,LocalAuthorityand the third sector to a deliver high quality, effective and efficient service and system responses to:
· ImprovetheexperienceofCYP
· ImprovetheexperienceofParent/carers&families
· ImproveAccess
· ImproveQualityofcare
The post holder will work as part of the MHST team providing support to CYP withinthecommunityunderthedirectorindirectsupervisionofseniorclinicalstaff.
Values
CentralandNorthWestLondonNHSFoundationTrustexpectsallstafftoactinaway which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their friends family and carers and also other staffmembers.
AsaBand4 Whole School Approach Support Worker weexpectyoutoshowCOMPASSION,contributetoacaringand kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of othersbetter
We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic.
WeexpectyoutoEMPOWERothersandcontinuallytrytoprovideinformation,resourcesandsupport to help others make their own decisions and meet their ownneeds.
We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
To find out more about working in CAMHS, CLICK HERE for our video.
Please refer to the attached JD and Person Spec for full list of main responsibilities.
Communication and key working relationships
Internal:
· WholeschoolApproachcoordinator(WSAC)
· TeamManagerandOperationalServiceManager.
· AllteammemberswithinCAMHS
· ReportingdirectlytoClinicalSupervisorsMHST
· AllstaffacrosstheMHST
External:
· Children,youngpeopleandtheirfamilies/carers.
· Educationenvironmentsincludingschoolsandcolleges.
· Children’sSocialCareDirectorate.
· LocalAuthoritystaffprovidingservicesforyoungpeopleincludingPublicHealthandEducationalPsychologyService.
· Voluntaryorganisationsofferingservicesforyoungpeople
• Liaisingwithstakeholders
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Feb 2026
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