CAMHS Practitioner
| Posting date: | 22 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £47,951.00 to £56,863.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47951.00 - £56863.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9334-26-0355 |
Summary
Core Duties To provide timely assessments and treatment aimed at reducing the number of A&E presentations, minimising the re-presentation at A&E and other barriers to engagement. To participate in the Assertive Outreach team as a multi-disciplinary team member in the setting and reviewing of care plans, therapeutic aims, and to provide a high standard of care to clients. To have a flexible and innovative approach and the treatment interventions provided would draw on NICE guidelines and evidence-based practice and utilise routine outcome measures. Ensure that all recordings and reporting of client contact are accurate, up to date, of good quality and professional requirement standards of record keeping. Work with the teams and clients to maintain a safe therapeutic environment, and assure the quality of care through achieving high operational standards in clinical systems To maintain and ensure good professional standards and attitudes towards the care and treatment of children, young people and their families To attend monthly supervision and twice-yearly appraisal meetings. To make effective use of colleagues in sharing and participating in casework supervision and other forms of supervision when required according to local practice, including attending peer supervision meetings. To maintain and ensure good professional standards in the care and treatment of young people and their families. To undertake all duties in line with the professional Codes of Professional Conduct, policies and guidelines and CAMHS governance standards. To maintain professional registration requirements for the post according to discipline/profession To have strong links with other practitioners working in the wider Southwark CAMHS To contribute to the effective functioning of the team and service through attendance at relevant meetings, taking responsibilities within the service as appropriate and negotiated with the line manager. Communication To work with cultural humility Good communication skills are required in order to communicate with staff of all levels and from a variety of disciplines within SLaM and partner agencies. Ability to promote partnership working between Primary and Secondary care, Local Authority, Voluntary and Statutory agencies, and the independent sector Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively with patients, relatives and carers, where there may be barriers to understanding. Ability to deal effectively with patient or carer concerns, complaints and anxieties as they arise Maintain a high standard of verbal and written communication to provide continuity of care. Individual Clinical Assume responsibility for own case list and case management of adolescents, families with contextual risk, and developing appropriate risk formulations Make a clinical formulation from a standard assessment, including risk assessment, on which to recommend a treatment intervention. Design, write and share a copy of the care plan with young people and where appropriate with their carers Assess safeguarding issues and where appropriate make referrals to Child Protection teams Deliver evidence based interventions in accordance with NICE guidelines and adapted to the needs of adolescents Use individual, group work, family work, advice and supervision according to the needs of young people and have a flexible and innovative approach to packages of care Participate and lead in joint complex assessments with other disciplines and other agencies and provide reports for referrers, families and other agencies as required Maintain good relationships and clear lines of communication with other professional agencies and departments, providing specialist advice and support where appropriate. Professional Conduct Undertake all duties in line with the professional Codes of Professional Conduct, and maintain professional registration requirements for the post according to discipline/profession Work in accordance and within the principles, policies, procedures and guidelines of all aspects of clinical governance Attend monthly supervision (individual and or group/ peer supervision) and annual appraisal meetings. Remain up to date with changing practices and wherever possible make full use of all training and educational facilities Participate in the monitoring, and contribute to evaluation and audit of the service To work and participate in the delivery and development of patient centered, evidence based care as appropriate, using a range of skills and knowledge for patients with both diagnosed and undiagnosed conditions To assess patients and offer advice and support or refer/signpost to other agencies for specialist advice/support/service if appropriate To communicate effectively with young people, their families, the MDT and wider professional networks. They will also clearly document assessments and subsequent shared decision-making.