CAMHS Social Work Lead
| Posting date: | 25 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 March 2026 |
| Location: | Tooting, SW17 0YF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9294-26-0087 |
Summary
o To provide specialist consultation to professionals and agencies outside of the Trust in relation to highly complex cases (for example, families with multi-agency involvement). This will include liaison and working with professional networks involved with complex, emotive and often conflictual issues such as those involving child protection, deliberate self-harm, violence, trauma and suicide risk. o To promote a high level of clinical practice working jointly with other members of the multidisciplinary teams to facilitate their work with young people and families through supervision and training. o To provide specialist consultation, advice and guidance to professionals working with families both within the service and in partner agencies, identifying priorities of action in complex circumstances, contributing to provision of a specific model of evidence-based therapeutic intervention. o To work in partnership with other agencies to ensure that Child Protection issues are addressed effectively and within all local procedures. o To provide effective skilled advice to a range of professionals, often at short notice under pressure. o To provide social work cover across services where necessary o To work in ways which are sensitive to and appropriate for the needs of families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds. This includes ability to understand therapeutic interventions to a variety of family forms including single parents, same sex couples and their families, extended families and people with mental health difficulties. o To be able to write strategic reports and advice to contribute to CAMHS service development, o Adhere to the Trusts reporting arrangements relating to incidents, accidents and near misses. o To provide visible professional leadership representing CAMHS Social Work and social care within the Trust alongside the Deputy Head of Social Work, and deputising to the Head of Social Work when required. o To provide expert support as part of the Safeguarding Team for safeguarding children including contributing to Serious Case Reviews as required. o Uphold Social Work Englands professional standards and codes of conduct and under annual checks with HR in ensuring Trust CAMHS Social Workers have maintained compliance with their registration under SWE.