Duty Clinician - CAMHS Practitioner

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Duty Clinician - CAMHS Practitioner The closing date is 27 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Kensington and Chelsea CAMHS is a very warm & friendly team which welcomes new skills and new ideas. It is part of Central & North West London (CNWL) Foundation Mental Health Trust. We are committed to collaborative multi-disciplinary work and there are very good links with partnership agencies in the borough. Our front door is one of our service priorities, and we are currently able to offer face to face appointments to children and young people within less than 4 weeks of receiving a referral. You will be part of this well performing team. This is an exciting opportunity to part of a busy integrated CAMHS service. We are seeking to recruit a full-time permanent Band 6, Duty Clinician- CAMHS Practitioner based at 1B Beatrice Place, W8 5LW. We are looking for a suitably qualified and highly motivated individuals with a range of assessment skills and significant experience of supporting children, young people and their carers, as well as experience of working with professionals from other agencies. We encourage applications from Nurses. In the past, the role has been held by nurses, social workers, SPA clinicians and other allied health professionals. The candidates will be able to demonstrate a high degree of autonomous working. Main duties of the job You will be part of a Duty team responsible for the daily duty system, which involves: assessing all new referrals; responding to telephone queries; case managing occasional cases who are waiting for finalised care plans, and supporting the team where necessary. The post holder will be responsible for operating within a multidisciplinary team, for providing on-going clinical support and assessment of the child or young people with emotional wellbeing needs (both routine and urgent risk) who access CAMHS. In addition, you may be required to offer face-to-face follow-up appointments to children and young people who have attended A&E. You will need to evidence the ability to work to high standards, showing good time management and be able to prioritise your work effectively. About us To find out more about working in CAMHS please CLICK HEREfor one of our CAMHS video Kensington and Chelsea CAMHS is a Specialist CAMHS (Tier 3) which consists of three sub-teams - Emotional Disorders Team; Enhanced Treatment; and Neuro-developmental team. There is also an Early Intervention Service, as well as separately-commissioned Youth Justice Liaison, LAC CAMHS, and Under-5's Mental Health teams. The team encompasses a wide range of expertise, including in Neurodevelopmental needs, Learning Disability, substance misuse, youth offending work and multi-cultural engagement. The service has a commitment to user participation. The successful applicant will 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 setting. Details Date posted 14 October 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £47,951 to £56,863 a year per annum including HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 333-G-CA-1779 Job locations Ken