CAMHS Clinician

Job summary
The Teesside Children and Young Peoples Community Eating Disorder Service are seeking to recruit CAMHS Clinicians to work within our already established team. The team has developed an Intensive Home Treatment intervention within this service.

The ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team is essential. The post holder will provide evidence-based assessment and treatment-based interventions as part of the clinical eating disorder pathways, and offer input to individuals, their families and carers in clinic and community settings.

The post holder will provide clinical supervision and mentorship to students and junior staff working within the team. There will be the opportunity to participate in service development, audit, research activities, pathway development and ongoing training needs of the clinical teams.

Applicants should hold a professional qualification and have experience of working with children, young people and families.

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework (at the point of application).

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit Apply through our website.

Main duties of the job
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and provides specialist assessments, treatment and interventions for young people suffering from eating disorders.

The post holder will improve the lives of children and young people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing.

You will be professionally accountable and responsible for patient care, undertaking a range of clinical/therapeutic interventions in patients' homes and other community settings.

The post holder will implement, as appropriate, relevant specialist therapeutic approaches, to complement and enhance existing resources and will promote social inclusion, community access and participation through the provision of patient care.

You will facilitate others in the team to develop competence by providing leadership, day to day supervision, clinical advice and clinical supervision to members of the clinical team and students.

The successful applicant will deliver training and education to other services and outside agencies such as GP practices, school acute hospital settings.

About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

The team is based across the Teesside area based on the Acklam Road Hospital site in Middlesbrough. Travel will be required as part of the role and expenses are included.

Details
Date posted: 29 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 346-TSC-023-26-A
Job locations: The Glades, Acklam Road Hospital, Acklam Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 4EE, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Additional contact details: Sarah Clark - Clinical Nurse Specialist
01642 529676 - sclark23@nhs.net

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area (within agreed timescale)
• Depending on work area, recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework (at the point of application)
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Leadership or management qualification
• CAMHS Degree
• Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession
• Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc
• Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups

Skills
Essential

• Provide leadership and monitor, coordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake key worker responsibilities
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice
• Write reports
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
• Use approved breakaway techniques

Experience
Essential

• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision
• Quality improvement activities
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• Leadership or management experience
• Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting
• Mentoring students on practice placement experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found by applying through our website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details
Team Manager: Charlie Dalton
Email: charlene.dalton@nhs.net
Phone: 01642529676