Social Worker CAMHS CLA Team in Nottingham

Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 1 post at 37 hours; 1 post at 18.5 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £40,777 (Level one) rising to £44,075 (Level four) ‘pro rata for part-time’ (pay award pending)

Location: St Ann's Valley Centre, 2 Livingstone Road, Nottingham. NG3 3GG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

Do you want to make a lasting difference for children in care?

We are seeking experienced and passionate Social Workers to join our Children in Care CAMHS Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). This is an exciting opportunity to work within a specialist service comprising Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust staff supporting children and young people in care who present with complex emotional, behavioural, developmental, and mental health needs.

As part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, including a Psychiatrist and Clinical Psychologist, you will play a key role in providing consultation, assessment, and therapeutic interventions to children, carers, and their wider professional network.

About the Role

You will work closely with children and young people in care, foster carers, residential staff, social care teams, schools, and partner agencies to strengthen understanding of trauma, attachment, neurodevelopmental needs, and relational approaches.

A typical day could include direct clinical and therapeutic work, undertaking assessments , together with consultation and network support to promote placement stability and emotional wellbeing, always contributing to positive outcomes for children and young people.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Be a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
• Substantial experience working with children in care and/or CAMHS settings
• Good understanding of trauma, attachment, developmental trauma, and systemic practice
• Experience of working collaboratively within multi-agency and multi-disciplinary environments
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with children and young people

• A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Matthew Jenkins, Team Manager, by email at matthew.jenkins@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 26.07.2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: 05.08.26

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