Clinical Nurse Specialist

We are looking for a Band 7 CAMHS Clinician to work in our Wandsworth Single Point of Access (SPA) triage and assessment service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate, and dedicated CAMHS Experienced Clinician (Psychologist, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Social worker, Psychotherapist, family therapist) interested in contributing to a high-quality mental health provision for the borough of Wandsworth.

You will be an experienced CAMHS Clinician/practitioner who is registered with a professional body and has significant experience in working with children and young people in a CAMHS Community setting and providing high quality mental health assessments.

The advert is open to Registered mental health nurses, HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologists, Psychotherapists, social workers with mental health experience and family therapists.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and welcome staff from diverse backgrounds, such as candidates from minoritised backgrounds and from the LGBTQ+ community.

We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles.

Main duties of the job

At the Wandsworth Access, we process and manage all new referrals for children and adolescents in the Wandsworth borough where there are concerns about emotional/mental health and developmental difficulties.

The Wandsworth Access team works closely with other CAMHS teams and with multi-agency professionals including GPs, schools, social care and other organisations and charities in the local community, to help signpost families to the most appropriate support.

The CAMHS SPA provide triage and assessment for children, adolescents and their families experiencing a range of mental health, neurodevelopmental and emotional health difficulties. The SPA then directs the referrals to the appropriate CAMHS Team or signpost to alternative routes of support.

The successful candidate would be a key clinician within the CAMHS SPA, triaging referrals, offering mental health assessments, and liaising with multi-agency colleagues as described above.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.