Specialist CAMHS Practitioner - Under 5s

Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Bi-Borough Under 5s service is looking for a Specialist CAMHS Practitioner to join our friendly, supportive, and experienced multi-disciplinary specialist mental health service. We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled clinician to provide specialist support to the Under 5s team. The inner boroughs Under 5s CAMHS Service is commissioned to provide brief parent-infant and parent-child specialist practitioner support to families with infants and young children. The team a psychoanalytically informed service., We are looking for an Specialist CAMHS Practitioner with an experience of and passion for Under 5s work. You will be part of our successful service and help us to expand our reach and supporting family Hubs, making relationships with families and local stakeholders. You will offer interventions and support to families and consultation to professionals and parents. We accept and encourage applications from people qualifying in Summer 2026., The role involves a creative and passionate approach to service development, and offers the opportunity of being part of a pioneering initiative. We are looking for clinicians with sound understanding of infant mental health, and who are open to growing and developing in this field. We are advertising a 0.4 (2 days week), with the possibility to extend, band 7 post for the Boroughs of Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster. The post will suit psychologists, family therapists, health visitors and other similar professionals with an interest and experience of working in infant mental health. VIG training is desired. The service aims to provide an accessible, destigmatising, culturally sensitive infant/young child mental health perspective through:

• consultation to parents and professionals
• specialist assessment
• 6 session brief work with Under 5s and their families, using evidence-based treatment
• interagency partnership working
• teaching and training in infant mental health and early attachment.
  
  Working for our organisation
Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a prominent mental health trust offering high quality children's mental health services across 5 boroughs of London. The Trust supports staff wellbeing, reflective practice and monthly team reflective groups in CAMHS teams. CAMHS has a strong multi-disciplinary approach and thrives on innovative practice to meet the local population needs. The post provides an excellent opportunity to develop skills and knowledge in clinical practice and leadership via regular clinical supervision, being part of Quality Improvement (QI) projects, CPD opportunities as well as multi-disciplinary working within an experienced wider service of Family Therapists, Psychotherapists, Nurses, Child Wellbeing Practitioners, Psychiatrists and Clinical / Counselling Psychologists