CAMHS Senior Practitioner

Job Description

Senior Mental Health Practitioner

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Location: London | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL)

Contract Type: Full-Time

Salary: NHS Band 7

Start Date: As soon as possible

About the Role

We are recruiting a compassionate and experienced Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join the CNWL’s Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services.

This role forms part of the national Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Programme (Green Paper initiative), supporting children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties within educational settings.

You will work collaboratively with schools, colleges, families, and multidisciplinary professionals to provide evidence-based interventions and promote a whole-school approach to emotional wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities

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  Deliver evidence-based interventions for children and young people experiencing:
  
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    Anxiety

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  Low mood

Behavioural difficulties
Carry out mental health assessments, risk assessments, care planning, and reviews

Hold a caseload of children and young people with mild to moderate mental health presentations

Provide individual and group interventions in line with CYP-IAPT principles

Support schools and colleges to develop and embed a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing

Offer consultation, guidance, and support to education staff and external professionals

Provide supervision and support to Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) and trainee staff

Support safeguarding processes and escalate concerns appropriately

Contribute to service development, audits, outcome monitoring, and quality improvement initiatives

Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation and outcome measures

What We’re Looking ForEssential

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  Relevant professional qualification in:
  
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    Mental Health Nursing

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  Social Work

Occupational Therapy

Art, Drama, or Music Therapy

Learning Disability Nursing

OR substantial post-qualified experience as a CWP or EMHP
Registration with an appropriate professional body

Extensive experience working within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

Experience delivering evidence-based CBT interventions for mild to moderate mental health difficulties

Strong safeguarding knowledge and experience

Excellent communication, assessment, and organisational skills

Ability xkybehq to work collaboratively across education and healthcare settings

Desirable

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  Formal CBT or CYP-IAPT training

Experience delivering psychoeducational workshops or therapy groups

Experience working directly with schools and educational settings

Experience providing clinical supervision or training to staff

Why Join CNWL?

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  Be part of a nationally recognised and expanding MHST service

Work within a supportive and collaborative CAMHS environment

Access ongoing training, supervision, and professional development

Opportunity to contribute to early intervention and prevention work in schools

Join a Trust committed to Compassion, Respect, Empowerment, and Partnership

Make a meaningful difference to the emotional wellbeing of children and young people