CAMHS LIST Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

CAMHS LIST Specialist Practitioner - Band 7

A compelling opportunity to lead, influence and deliver high-quality crisis mental health careto young people.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician to join our Liaison and Intensive Support Team (LIST) at Band 7 level. This senior role combines advanced clinical practice with leadership, supervision, and service development responsibilities.

Why Join Us?

Step into a senior clinical role where your leadership andexpertisedirectly shape the delivery of crisis and intensive community mental health care for children and young people. As a CAMHS LIST Specialist Practitioner, you will play a pivotal role in supporting young people experiencing acute mental health needs, while contributing to service development and operational leadership.

Join a forward-thinking, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering compassionate,responsiveand high-quality care.

If you are an experienced, motivated practitioner ready to lead and influence service delivery, this is your opportunity to thrive.

Main duties of the job

You will work with children and young people presenting with moderate to severe and complex mental health needs, delivering intensive interventions and supporting safe alternatives to hospital admission.

In this role, you will:

• Deliver high-quality,timelymental health assessments for children and young people in crisis.

• Provide short-term, intensive interventions to stabilise mental health and reduce risk.

• Develop and implement evidence-based, person-centred care plans.

• Work flexibly across community, home, and acute settings, including liaison with acute hospitals.

• Provide clinical leadership within the team, supporting decision-making in complex and high-risk situations.

• Lead, supervise, mentor and support junior staff and students, promoting best practice and professional development.

• Contribute to the day-to-day operational management of the service, including caseload oversight and workforce coordination.

• Support safe and effective transitions between services, including inpatient care and community pathways.

• Coordinate care and work proactively with partner agencies to prevent escalation and avoid unnecessary admissions.

• Actively contribute to service development, quality improvement, and clinical governance processes.

About us

At CNWL, our teams are united by a shared commitment to delivering outstanding, patient-centred care. You will be joining an organisation that:

• Invests in your professional development, including leadership pathways.

• Supports career progression into advanced clinical or management roles.

• Encourages innovation,leadershipand continuous learning.

• Values diversity and promotes an inclusive working environment.

You willbenefitfrom regular supervision, leadership support, and opportunities to contribute at a strategic level.

You will be part of Milton Keynes CAMHS, a growing and innovative service delivering responsive and evidence-based mental health care.

Milton Keynes CAMHS offers:

• A well-established crisis pathway through the LIST service, with ongoing transformation opportunities.

• Strong partnership working with acute hospitals, GPs, schools, children'sservicesand voluntary sector organisations.

• A collaborative, supportive team culture with strong leadership.

• A commitment to staff wellbeing,supervisionand continuous professional development.

For further information, please visit the Milton Keynes CAMHS website.Milton KeynesCAMHS :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Job description

Job responsibilities

WhatWereLooking For

We are seeking a practitioner who brings:

• Extensive CAMHS experience, including crisis or high-risk presentations.

• Advanced skills in assessing and managing complex and severe mental health needs, including risk management.

• Strong experience in delivering brief, intensive, evidence-based interventions.

• Ability to work autonomously and lead clinical decision-making in a fast-paced environment.

• An excellent team player who actively contributes to a supportive, collaborative multidisciplinary team culture, and role-modelsprofessional behaviours.

• Experience in supervising,mentoringor supporting junior staff and students.

• Strong communicationand leadership skills, with the ability to influence and work effectively across multi-agency systems.

• Experience or interest in service development, quality improvement, and clinical governance.

• High levelsof resilience,professionalismand a commitment to improving outcomes for young people.

Join Us in Making a Difference

If you are ready to bring your clinicalexpertise, leadership and passion to a role that supports young people at their most vulnerable, we would love to hear from you.

Together, we can delivertimely, compassionatecareand improve outcomes for young people in crisis.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Educated to degree level
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

• Qualifications/training in relevant specialist skills e.g. systemic therapies, CBT, DBT, Solution Focused therapy
• Masters level study in a relevant area

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of well developed clinical skills and abilities in CAMHS, including mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions
• Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
• Skilled in providing brief therapeutic interventions and psychoeducation
• Able to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
• The ability to maintain and represent a CAMHS identity within a multi- agency setting
• Ability to contain and work with organisational stress and ability to "hold" stress of others
• Able to manage own time and caseload, prioritising assessments and treatment in non mental health settings.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
• The ability and skills to act as an advocate

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of working with children, young people and their families with complex mental health needs, including vulnerable young people who present with high risk behaviours
• Experience of risk assessment, care and safety planning.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and in a multiagency context
• Experience of working with children and young people where there are safeguarding concerns and managing complex safeguarding cases
• Experience of working across professional and organizational boundaries
• Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multicultural setting
• Experience of participating in quality improvement initiatives

Desirable

• Specialty CAMHS experience e.g. YOT, Eating Disorders, Adolescent Inpatient ward, work in substance abuse
• Experience of working with children and young people with learning disability, autism or communication difficulties
• Experience of working in or with acute inpatient services/A&E for children young people and/or young adults
• Experience of service development
• Experience of delivering education in practice settings.

Knowledge

Essential

• Expert level of knowledge relating to children and young people's mental health and nursing practice
• Up to date knowledge of best practice in CAMHS including assessment and interventions
• Knowledge of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation
• A sound knowledge of child protection guidelines and practice
• Understanding of national policy and guidelines relating to children and young people

Desirable

• Demonstrates research awareness and evidence based practice
• Knowledge of audit and quality improvement
• Experience of reviewing and implementing new polices/guidance and/or contributing to policy/guideline development

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Eaglestone Health Centre, Hospital Campus, Standing Way

Eaglestone

Milton Keynes

MK6 5AZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

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