CAMHS Registered Practitioner(UK Visa Sponsorship)
Job Description
About the Role
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 6 AMHS Registered Practitioner to join its Core Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). This is a permanent, full-time opportunity within a supportive and well-established service delivering specialist mental health care to children and young people up to the age of 18.
You will work as part of a strong, multidisciplinary team (MDT), supporting children, young people, and their families through assessment, formulation, and evidence-based interventions tailored to individual needs.
Our Multidisciplinary Team
You will collaborate closely with a diverse range of professionals, including:
- Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurses
- Occupational Therapists
- Social Workers
- Creative Therapists
- Psychologists and Psychotherapists
This role is ideal for a registered practitioner who values collaborative working and understands the importance of supporting the wider system around the child, including families, carers, schools, and partner agencies.
What You’ll Be Doing
In this role, you will:
- Carry out comprehensive mental health assessments for children, young people, and families
- Develop clear clinical formulations to inform care planning and intervention
- Deliver evidence-based, goal-focused therapeutic interventions
- Provide individual, family, and group interventions (short- and longer-term as clinically indicated)
- Complete high-quality clinical risk assessments, including self-harm assessments, ensuring the voice of the child is central to care planning
- Act as Care Coordinator for a caseload of children and young people with complex and high-risk mental health needs
- Work closely with partner services to ensure integrated, safe, and effective care
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and professional standards in line with NHS policy
Skills, Experience & Professional Background
Essential Experience
- Significant experience delivering evidence-based mental health interventions within CAMHS, related children’s services, or adult mental health settings
- Proven experience undertaking specialist self-harm assessments with children and young people
- Strong background in care coordination, complex care planning, and clinical risk management
Desirable Experience
- Experience providing clinical supervision to colleagues
Qualifications & Registration
Essential
A recognised professional qualification in health or social care, such as:
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
- Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD)
- Occupational Therapist (OT)
- Mental Health Social Worker (MHSW)
- Evidence of post-registration professional development
- Current UK professional registration (e.g. NMC, HCPC, or Social Work England)
Desirable
- Postgraduate training relevant to CAMHS
- Additional specialist qualifications (e.g. CBT, DBT, AMHP, Family Therapy, Systemic Practice, Non-Medical Prescribing)
What We Offer
- Ongoing clinical development through training, supervision, and coaching
- Opportunities to build specialist CAMHS expertise within a leading NHS provider
- A manageable caseload with complex and meaningful clinical work
- Access to NHS employee benefits, salary sacrifice schemes, and discounts
- Relocation support in line with Trust policy, where applicable
- A welcoming, inclusive workplace culture focused on continuous improvement
About the Trust
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust employs over 5,000 colleagues across more than 55 sites, delivering care in clinical settings and people’s homes. Staff engagement is a priority, with strong survey participation and consistently high results for quality of care, staff recommendation, and organisational values.
Safer Recruitment & Checks
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Visa Sponsorship Information
Applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are welcome and considered fairly alongside all applicants.
Relevant UK Government guidance:
Skilled Worker eligibility requirements
Criminal record checks for overseas applicants
Working in the UK – visa routes
Equality & Inclusion
The Trust is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Applications are welcomed from all suitably qualified individuals, and recruitment decisions are made solely on skills, experience, and values.
