ETT Nurse Lead CAMHS

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We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.

We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

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Site Harrow CAMHS Town South Harrow Salary £63,665 - £70,887 pro rata per annum including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 21/08/2026 23:59

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overview

To provide leadership within the Harrow CAMHS Enhanced treatment team, and along with the other multi-disciplinary professional leads, support the team manager by ensuring team structures and policies are adhered to, as well as supporting the development of new ways of working. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures. They will utilise research skills for audit to support policy and service development; and undertake research within the area served by the service and of relevance to young people their families and carers. https://vimeo.com/742639408

Main duties of the job

The post holder will focus on;

• Contributing to highly specialist assessments and treatment of children and young people with complex and high-risk mental health presentations including outreach work.
• Supervise and manage the Enhanced Treatment Team within Harrow CAMHS. Ensuring effective clinical care is provided in line with clinical governance and best practice. Meeting service line performance targets.
• Support the development of new services and protocols as dictated by CAMHS Transformation plans and good practice.
• In line with service needs, the post holder will also provide CAMHS assessment and intervention as well as providing interventions and supporting case formulation and treatment plans in line with best practice and evidence-based interventions.
• The post holder will provide advice and consultation to the team on nursing interventions with a focus on the most complex children and families. The post holder will provide operational management and clinical supervision to the Harrow CAMHS nurses, and where appropriate other staff, and have line management and clinical oversight of all job plans for Harrow CAMHS nurses.

Working for our organisation

There's a place for you at CNWL! We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.

We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide comprehensive CAMHS assessments of children and young people. Formulate and implement plans for the treatment and/or management of the child/young person’s problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.

Be responsible for implementing a range of interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis.

Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.

Provide specialist advice guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to children and young people’ formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Degree/diploma in Nursing
• Current professional registration with the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) RMN.
• Research training
• CYP IAPT training
• MSC level training in a relevant specialist field or appropriate experience
• Post registration training in a treatment modality to diploma/degree standard as a minimum such as CBT

Experience

• CAMHS specific Significant experience of working within a CAMHS team.
• Experience of resolving complex admission and discharge delays
• Experience of managing and supervising others in a clinical and performance management context including appraisals
• Experience of developing operational protocols and managing duty cover systems
• Experience of leading and developing multi-partnership collaboration arrangements at a senior level
• Experience of delivering training to colleagues
• Experience of delivering mental health awareness and bespoke CAMHS training to non CAMHS professionals
• Experience of developing bespoke training packages for non CAMHS professionals

Core Competencies

• Able to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
• Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly
• Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure
• Understands the elements of effective engagement and can apply these to working practice
• Understanding of and commitment to service user involvement, patient led care and choice
• Experience of providing consultation and liaison support to colleagues, referral agencies and services responsible for the care, support and wellbeing of service users and their families/carers
• Able to promote self management and recovery by working with service users and their families to understand their condition and identify and reinforce strengths, resources and coping skills
• Able to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team, actively engaging in and supporting duty and emergency rotas, peer support, training and skills development
• Actively uses supervision and opportunities for development of skills
• Experience of undertaking specialist assessment at a level appropriate to the job
• Understanding of need for and ability to form effective working partnerships with internal and external partners
• Ability to develop and implement clear and robust operational policy and protocol
• Ability to lead the development and implementation of new structures and process that impact on staff at all levels
• Experience of undertaking assessment of parenting capacity as part of court required parenting assessment
• Nurse Prescriber
• Group Therapy
• CBT
• Family Therapy

Administration and Record Keeping

• Able to use word and excel to write reports and analyse and present basic data
• Competent in the use of clinical recording systems.
• Understands the process for keeping safe, secure and relevant clinical records
• Understands and is able to use online incident reporting systems
• Able to use email to support effective communication in line with CNWL policy
• Able to use Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication methods to support the delivery of high quality, engaging training and presentations

Attitude, Aptitude and Personal Characteristics

• Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills
• Treats service users with respect and dignity at all times
• Enthusiastic, flexible and confident approach to working
• Able to prioritise own workload
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and adapt to change
• Conducts self in a professional, courteous manner at all times and able to maintain professionalism in an often emotionally challenging environment

Other

• Understands and able to implement and promote the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job
• Understands and can apply confidentiality and information sharing policy and procedure

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work. Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience. AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience. Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.

We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.