CAMHS Clinical Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a 3-year fixed-term, part-time Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Psychotherapist or Clinical Specialist role within a multi-disciplinary CAMHS service for Children Looked After and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children. The post involves comprehensive mental health assessments, delivering evidence-based interventions, and providing consultation to various stakeholders. Applicants need a doctoral qualification or recognised professional qualification in a relevant field and experience in trauma-informed interventions. The role focuses on direct clinical work, care planning, and risk management, contributing to service development and quality improvement.
Essential criteria
- Entry-level qualification: appropriately registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Systemic Family Therapist, Child Psychotherapist, Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Creative Therapist
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC/UKCP/RCN/SWE/ACP
- All applicants will require a professional training with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), Social Work England (SWE), Health and Care Professional's Council (HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP
Desirable criteria
- Formal training in supervision
- Ability to deliver trauma interventions such as Trauma focused CBT, EMDR, NET
- Experience of mental health assessment, formulation and treatment/intervention of children with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in child and adolescent mental health
- Experience of mental health assessment, formulation and treatment/intervention of children with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in child and adolescent mental health
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical practitioner under supervision in CAMHS
- Experience in chairing/leading multi-disciplinary meetings
- Experience in working with diverse populations
- Experience of supervising junior clinical staff
- Evidence of teaching, training and presenting clinical information to a range of client groups, stakeholders and professionals
- Experience of facilitating groups for children, young people and / or their families.
- Experience of improving patient experience of the clinical environment
- Skills and knowledge of the theory and evidence base relevant to work with child and young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and/or neurodevelopmental disorder (including Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD), and additional mental health needs and/or challenging behaviour.
- To select and administer a broad range of assessment tools and frameworks to evaluate outcomes and progress of children and families.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities including the Children Act, child protection procedures, Human Rights Act and the Mental Health Act.
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies in challenging to treat groups (including children with complex trauma, attachment difficulties, multiple placement breakdowns and/or difficult migration journeys).
- Knowledge of the application of specific therapeutic models to different needs
- Skills in providing teaching and training to other professional groups
- Consultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups within own service
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner with appropriate level of clinical and managerial supervision
- Ability to work therapeutically with the client group, using a range of therapeutic interventions and specialisation in at least one model of therapy
- Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour
- Experience working with children who are looked after and/or unaccompanied asylum-seeking children
- Experience of presenting own research/audit
- Entry-level qualification: appropriately registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, Systemic Family Therapist, Child Psychotherapist, Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Creative Therapist
- Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC/UKCP/RCN/SWE/ACP
- All applicants will require a professional training with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), Social Work England (SWE), Health and Care Professional's Council (HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP
- Formal training in supervision
- Ability to deliver trauma interventions such as Trauma focused CBT, EMDR, NET
- Experience of mental health assessment, formulation and treatment/intervention of children with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in child and adolescent mental health
- Experience of mental health assessment, formulation and treatment/intervention of children with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in child and adolescent mental health
- Evidence of having worked as a clinical pract
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated 3 years fixed term -part-time (3 days a week) Band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Psychotherapist or Clinical Specialist to join our muti-disciplinary CAMHS service for Children Looked After and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children. The role involves undertaking comprehensive mental health assessments, delivering evidence-based interventions, monitoring outcomes, and providing consultation and specialist advice to social care, health, education and CAMHS colleagues to support the emotional wellbeing and mental health needs of this vulnerable client group.
Applicants must hold either a Doctoral qualification (or equivalent) in Clinical or Counselling Psychology, or a recognised professional qualification in Nursing, Child Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Creative Therapy, or Social Work with relevant professional registration. Applicants will also be required to demonstrate experience of delivering trauma-informed interventions to children, young people, and/or families.
Main duties of the job
The role has a primary focus on direct clinical work and includes responsibility for culturally sensitive and trauma informed assessment, care planning, implementation of therapeutic interventions (individual, family and group), risk management, and outcome monitoring. In addition, the post holder will contribute to
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