CAMHS LIST Specialist Practitioner – Band 7
A compelling opportunity to lead, influence and deliver high-quality crisis mental health care to young people.
We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician to join our Liaison and Intensive Support Team (LIST) at Band 7 level. This senior role combines advanced clinical practice with leadership, supervision, and service development responsibilities.
Why Join Us?
Step into a senior clinical role where your leadership and expertise directly shape the delivery of crisis and intensive community mental health care for children and young people. As a CAMHS LIST Specialist Practitioner, you will play a pivotal role in supporting young people experiencing acute mental health needs, while contributing to service development and operational leadership.
Join a forward-thinking, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering compassionate, responsive and high-quality care.
If you are an experienced, motivated practitioner ready to lead and influence service delivery, this is your opportunity to thrive.
You will work with children and young people presenting with moderate to severe and complex mental health needs, delivering intensive interventions and supporting safe alternatives to hospital admission.
In this role, you will:
Deliver high-quality, timely mental health assessments for children and young people in crisis.
Provide short-term, intensive interventions to stabilise mental health and reduce risk.
Develop and implement evidence-based, person-centred care plans.
Work flexibly across community, home, and acute settings, including liaison with acute hospitals.
Provide clinical leadership within the team, supporting decision-making in complex and high-risk situations.
Lead, s upervise, mentor and support junior staff and students, promoting best practice and professional development.
Contribute to the day-to-day operational management of the service, including caseload oversight and workforce coordination.
Support safe and effective transitions between services, including inpatient care and community pathways.
Coordinate care and work proactively with partner agencies to prevent escalation and avoid unnecessary admissions.
Actively contribute to service development, quality improvement, and clinical governance processes.
At CNWL, our teams are united by a shared commitment to delivering outstanding, patient-centred care. You will be joining an organisation that:
Invests in your professional development, including leadership pathways.
Supports career progression into advanced clinical or management roles.
Encourages innovation, leadership and continuous learning.
Values diversity and promotes an inclusive working environment.
You will benefit from regular supervision, leadership support, and opportunities to contribute at a strategic level.
You will be part of Milton Keynes CAMHS, a growing and innovative service delivering responsive and evidence-based mental health care.
Milton Keynes CAMHS offers:
A well-established crisis pathway through the LIST service, with ongoing transformation opportunities.
Strong partnership working with acute hospitals, GPs, schools, children’s services and voluntary sector organisations.
A collaborative, supportive team culture with strong leadership.
A commitment to staff wellbeing, supervision and continuous professional development.
For further information, please visit the Milton Keynes CAMHS website. Milton Keynes CAMHS : : Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
What We’re Looking For
We are seeking a practitioner who brings:
Extensive CAMHS experience, including crisis or high-risk presentations.
Advanced skills in assessing and managing complex and severe mental health needs, including risk management.
Strong experience in delivering brief, intensive, evidence-based interventions.
Ability to work autonomously and lead clinical decision-making in a fast-paced environment.
An excellent team player who actively contributes to a supportive, collaborative multidisciplinary team culture, and role- models professional behaviours.
Experience in supervising, mentoring or supporting junior staff and students.
Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and work effectively across multi-agency systems.
Experience or interest in service development, quality improvement, and clinical governance.
High levels of resilience, professionalism and a commitment to improving outcomes for young people.
Join Us in Making a Difference
If you are ready to bring your clinical expertise , leadership and passion to a role that supports young people at their most vulnerable, we would love to hear from you.
Together, we can deliver timely , compassionate care and improve outcomes for young people in crisis.
