CAMHS Crisis Nurse and Crisis Hub
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a professionally registered clinician to join the North Yorkshire, York and Selby (NYYS) CAMHS Crisis team, providing 24/7 support to young people under 18 and their carers. The postholder will conduct psycho-social assessments, create robust safety plans, and coordinate clinical activities within the team. It requires independent travel across the locality and the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will also lead shifts and direct junior staff, making sound clinical decisions in crisis situations.
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
- 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework (at the point of application)
- Clinical Supervisor.
- Recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- Recognised qualification in a specific Model of therapy eg CBT, Family therapy
- Leadership or management qualification
- Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups
- Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting.
- Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
- Providing clinical supervision.
- Mentoring students on practice placement experience.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Leadership or management experience
- Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for patients in the designated field
- Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
- Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
- Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
- Clinical Governance and its application in practice
- Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment
- The trust Quality Improvement system (QIS)
- Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of the team
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/family and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional/care co-ordinator responsibilities
- Able to engage children and young people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances.
- Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
- 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework (at the point of application)
- Clinical Supervisor.
- Recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
- Recognised qualification in a specific Model of therapy eg CBT, Family therapy
- Leadership or management qualification
- Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups
- Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting.
- Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
- Providing clinical supervision.
- Mentoring students on practice placement experience.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Leadership or management experience
- Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for patients in the designated field
- Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
- Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
- Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
- Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
- Clinical Governance and its application in practice
- Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment
- The trust Quality Improvement system (QIS)
- Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of the team
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/family and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional/care co-ordinator responsibilities
- Able to engage children and young people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
CAMHS Crisis Nurse and Crisis Hub
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
Are you looking for a rewarding career in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)? We have an exciting opportunity for a professionally registered clinician to become part of our North Yorkshire, York and Selby (NYYS) CAMHS Crisis team. The NYYS CAMHS Crisis Team is a locality wide service that provide a 24/7 service to young people under the age of 18 and their carers/families in most parts of North Yorkshire, York and Selby (excluding Craven area as this is covered by a different trust).
This postholder will conduct a psycho-social assessments for a young person experiencing a crisis and they create a robust safety plan with the child, young person and carers, so they can return home safe. They will have the skills to work as part of a team, helping to co-ordinate the team's clinical activities and manage the shared caseload across the locality. It can be fast paced, so good co-ordination and organisation skills are essential. The ability to work able to work autonomously is essential.
Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the whole locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance
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