Senior CAMHS Practitioner
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Llandudno, LL30 1LB
Salary
£50,129 to £57,365
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
Central CAMHS are seeking to appoint a Senior CAMHS Practitioner to join our team at a very exciting time as we review and work to improve all aspects...
The successful candidate will have a significant role in undertaking assessments and providing evidence based interventions to children, young people and families. The post holder will be a key member of our team with involvement in multidisciplinary meetings, offering consultation and training. They will Care Co-Ordinate and provide supervision to colleagues. Involvement in developing and maintaining clinical skills within the wider team and service development will form part of this role.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Qualification and Knowledge
Essential
- A recognised core profession such as Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Psychology
- Continued professional and management development
- Clinical Masters' Degree or equivalent educational or experience indicating performance at Masters' level
- Good knowledge of a broad range of mental health disorders and their presentation within children and young people
- Good knowledge of family dynamics and the issues of working with families
- Understanding of Child Protection procedures
- Up to date knowledge of legislation in relation to children, young people and their families and mental health
Desirable
- A recognised post graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- BACP (or equivalent Board) accredited CBT Therapist
- Able to demonstrate and teach CBT approaches to other professionals
- Training in evidence based therapies that may complement a CBT approach
- Training in supervision
- Good knowledge of a range of evidence based psychotherapies
- Detailed generic understanding of child and adolescent mental health and development
- Good knowledge of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, including theory, developments and current research
- Knowledge and experience of psychological research methods
Experience
Essential
- Broad Clinical Experience of working therapeutically with children and young people who are experiencing complex mental health difficulties
- Experience working in a specific clinical role relating to CAMHS
- Experience of work with families, carers and professional support systems
- Substantial experience in clinical practice post qualification or in therapeutic clinical practice
- Experience of care coordination
Desirable
- Previous specialist CAMHS experience carrying out risk assessment with vulnerable or high risk groups
- Experience of providing focussed CBT to this client group
- Experience of providing indirect clinical support through supervision consultation or training
- Experience of clinical practice within the framework of the Mental Health Measure
Aptitudes and Abilities
Essential
- Able to carry out comprehensive mental health assessments using effective interview, observation, review of records and relevant psychometric measures
- Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS presentations across the age range
- Able to identify a range of mental health difficulties and the factors that may have contributed to their development and maintenance
- Able to collate, interpret and formulate information to guide intervention and care planning
- Able to deliver effective evidence based Therapy to children, young people and their families with highly complex psychological problems
- Able to communicate complex and highly sensitive clinical information, orally and inwriting to children, young people, families/carers, and other professionals within and outside the NHS
- Experience of care planning and knowledge of the Mental Health Measure Wales
- Mental Health Measure compliant
- Able to work autonomously to take responsibility for own caseload
- Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Ability to speak Welsh
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
19 August 2026
Last checked
21 August 2026
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