Job summary
We are pleased to advertise a new and exciting post of CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner working within City of York Youth Justice Service (YJS).

This will focus on early intervention and ensuring that groups of vulnerable children and young people have access to mental health advice and support. Mental health input will comprise of providing mental health assessments and brief psychotherapeutic interventions and assisting in navigating local mental health systems for children and young people who are involved with the YJS. The role will also involve providing advice, training and consultation to other members of YJS, parent (s) / carer (s) and other agencies.

This is a part time role (22.5 hours), based primarily with YJS at Moor Lane Youth Centre, York.

The successful postholder will ideally already be trained in a governed evidence-based therapy such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), or Systemic Family Therapy (SFT). Experience of working clinically with children and young people with Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental needs is essential.

The role will be demanding but also highly rewarding, so you will need to be someone who is motivated, resilient and passionate about working with this client group. The CAMHS clinician role incorporates managing your own caseload.

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework at the time of applying.

Main duties of the job
The successful postholder will provide assessment, formulation and therapeutic intervention for children and young people open to YJS.
You will provide

• A flexible and accessible approach to meeting the emotional wellbeing needs of young people open to YJS.
• Regular updates regarding mental health input, safeguarding concerns and risk to case manager.

The postholder will identify and develop strategies to manage risk to the child or young person.

In addition to this, the postholder will undertake liaison and joint work with other agencies. You will offer a range of interventions including; initial comprehensive assessment, guidance, advice and signposting to other services, evidence based interventions,

The postholder will

• Attend multi agency safeguarding meetings if actively working with young person.
• Give advice and support to manager of YJS in terms of the development of services to meet mental health needs of young offenders.
• Provide consultation and training on a wide range of children and young peoples emotional health and wellbeing issues to professionals from a range of services.
• Routinely monitor effectiveness of clinical work by the use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROMS) and where outcomes are not improving to engage in clinical review via supervision.
• Be based in YJS and be available to YJS colleagues for consultation and advice.

About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
pro rata, per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 346-NYC-049-26-A
Job locations: Moor Lane Youth Centre, Wains Road, York, YO24 2TX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The trust is keen to promote learning and development opportunities for the right candidate we are able to offer a number of different developmental / training opportunities.

We would welcome contact from any interested candidate to either ring up for an informal chat or look round.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.
You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, due to the part time hours the starting salary for this role would not meet the required salary threshold for this post to be eligible for sponsorship under the Health and Care (Skilled Worker) visa. Health and Care Worker visa.

Person Specification
Qualification
Essential

• Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Depending on work area, recognised sign-off mentor (or equivalent) or must be achieved within agreed timescale.
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area (within agreed timescale)
• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework (at the point of application)

Desirable

• Leadership or management qualification.
• Certificate in teaching & assessing in clinical practice as appropriate to own profession.
• CAMHS Degree
• Recognised qualification in a specific model of therapy e.g. family therapy, CBT etc.
• Recognised training in Facilitation of Parenting Groups

Experience
Essential

• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities

Desirable

• Significant experience working with children and young people with mental ill health in a community setting.
• Leadership or management experienc
• Mentoring students on practice placement experience

Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence-based practice in caring for children and young people in the designated field.
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
• Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding andits application in practice
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice
• Research and development methodology
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.

Desirable

• The Trust's Quality Improvement System (QIS)

Skills
Essential

• Provide leadership and monitor, co-ordinate and prioritise the activities of a team.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children and young people, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and undertake lead professional / care co-ordinator responsibilities
• Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
• Write reports.
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
• Use approved breakaway techniques

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: Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Moor Lane Youth Centre, Wains Road, York, YO24 2TX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
CAMHS Service Manager
Matthew Bower
matthewbower@nhs.net