CAMHS Specialist Practicioner Discharge Coordinator | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE5 8BL |
| Company: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7815715/334-NUR-7815715-AP |
Summary
1 The post holder will work within Southwark CAMHS community services to support effective patient flow, reduce delays in care transitions, and ensure timely access to appropriate services. This role integrates clinical expertise with system navigation and coordination. The practitioner will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, families, and external agencies to facilitate care planning and discharge processes, ensuring continuity and quality of care for children and young people with mental health needs.
2. The post holder will work in partnership with other members of the CAMHS team, other CAMHS services, Child Health/Paediatric Services, and Children’s Social Care and other partner agencies to support integrated practice and service delivery.
3. To provide specialist assessment and treatment to children, adolescents and their families referred to Southwark CAMHS.
4. The post holder will use specialist clinical knowledge and knowledge of child and adolescent mental health theories to carry out evidence-based assessments and interventions.
5. The post holder will manage their own small caseload and provide specialist therapeutic interventions to include work with parent and child together, individual work, parent work and family work. Also, direct work with children (e.g. CBT, psychotherapy/art therapy/play therapy) with both short term and long term interventions.
1. Lead on the coordination of patient flow across the Southwark CAMHS community pathways, ensuring timely access and discharge planning.
2. Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to identify barriers to discharge and implement solutions.
3. Support and advice teams on recording care pathways effectively on epjs and monitor recording reports.
4. Monitor caseloads, length of stay, last contacts and service capacity to support effective resource allocation and reduce waiting times.
5. Liaise with external agencies and services to facilitate smooth transitions and continuity of care.
6. Provide clinical oversight and support to practitioners managing complex discharge cases.
7. With senior colleagues, evaluate and review the therapeutic strategic outcomes for the team and set aims and objectives and the monitor practice to assure quality standards of care.
8. Establish and maintain evidence-based practice in the assessment and treatment of young people in crisis or needing intensive and/or crisis intervention.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
1. Assume responsibility for own case list and case management of children, adolescents and families who are determined to be at high risk.
2. Provide primary CAMHS assessments, other specialist assessments and risk assessments to identify and diagnose the cause of emotional and behavioural problems in children and young people.
3. Formulate care plans, based on the primary CAMHS assessment. Design, write and share a copy of the care plan with children, young people and their carers.
4. Carry out the care plan using evidence-based models of psychological and psychotherapeutic interventions.
5. Participate and lead in joint complex assessments with other disciplines and other agencies and provide reports for referrers, families and other agencies as required, including 'witness of fact' court reports where appropriate.
6. Assess safeguarding issues for each case and refer concerns to Child Protection teams.
7. Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate.
This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Mar 2026