CORE CAMHS Team Lead
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Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust CORE CAMHS Team Lead
The closing date is 13 November 2026
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced, compassionate and highly motivated clinician to join our Core Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) as a Core CAMHS Team Lead.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced CAMHS practitioner who is passionate about delivering high-quality, safe and effective mental health care for children, young people and their families, while providing visible, supportive and compassionate leadership to a multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will promote a positive, inclusive and psychologically safe team culture, where staff feel supported to develop professionally, contribute ideas, raise concerns and participate actively in improving the service.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The Core Team Lead will support the effective day-to-day delivery of Core CAMHS, ensuring children, young people and families receive timely, safe, compassionate and evidence-based care. As part of the CAMHS leadership team, the post holder will provide visible, supportive leadership and identify and escalate clinical and operational pressures, risks and gaps in provision.
Responsibilities include managing referrals and requests for intervention; undertaking assessment, formulation and therapeutic interventions within professional competence; maintaining an appropriate clinical caseload; and supporting robust risk assessment, safeguarding, care planning and clinical decision-making. The post holder will provide clinical supervision, consultation and advice to clinicians and promote effective multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.
They will support staff through supervision, appraisal, workload management, sickness absence, annual leave, development and wellbeing, applying relevant organisational policies. The role will contribute to service development and continuous improvement, using clinical, workforce and operational information to inform decisions. The post holder will maintain effective communication with staff, families, partner agencies and the CAMHS Clinical Leadership Team.
About us
CAMHS is part of Chesterfield Royal Hospital. Our vision is to be a first-class provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care for our patients; and being a great place to work for our people. Our Proud to CARE philosophy supports this vision - and we all play a part in achieving it, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other.
We are passionate about sustainable transport and offer a cycle to work scheme, as well as an electric lease car scheme open to all employees. Our staff wellbeing service provides a huge range of benefits including staff counselling, access to free financial and legal advice and various support groups, fitness classes and even a staff choir! A staff wellbeing hub, including a free gym for staff has now opened on the main hospital site.
Details
Date posted
02 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
166-FC-8236431
Job locations
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Calow
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.
Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter: @hrcrhft @WellbeingCRH @royalhospital
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.
Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter: @hrcrhft @WellbeingCRH @royalhospital
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Professional qualification in a field relevant to child & adolescent mental health eg Registered Nurse, Social Worker.
- Registration with an appropriate regulatory body.
Desirable
- Post basic training in child & adolescent mental health
- Graduate level qualification
- Evidence of accredited qualification in the training/supervision of trainees/students.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- A car driver with a full current driving licence and own transport
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with children & families including work with child mental health needs.
- Experience of leadership/ coordination within a team or willingness to develop skills
- Experience of contributing to service development, particularly interagency developments.
- Experience of mental health assessments and the implementation of a wide range of therapeutic interventions in conjunction with other agencies
- Working knowledge of health, social services, education and the voluntary sector
- Ability to manage a caseload autonomously.
Desirable
- Experience of working in CAMHS at a senior level.
- Experience of working in a multi-agency community setting offering consultation & liaison.
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse community
- Experience in working with a broad range of clinical and behavioural presentations
- Experience of service evaluation & audit.
- Experience of involving users & carers in service developments
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Qualities essential to clinical practice e.g. respect, genuineness and personal integrity
- Communication skills to enable a helping relationship
- Working knowledge of legislation relevant to CAMHS and mental health
- Knowledge of models of consultation and supervision
Desirable
- Leading research projects undertaken within the service
- Clinical leadership skills.
- Experience in supervision, both as provider & recipient
Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values
Essential
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Professional qualification in a field relevant to child & adolescent mental health eg Registered Nurse, Social Worker.
- Registration with an appropriate regulatory body.
Desirable
- Post basic training in child & adolescent mental health
- Graduate level qualification
- Evidence of accredited qualification in the training/supervision of trainees/students.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- A car driver with a full current driving licence and own transport
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with children & families including work with child mental health needs.
- Experience of leadership/ coordination within a team or willingness to develop skills
- Experience of contributing to service development, particularly interagency developments.
- Experience of mental health assessments and the implementation of a wide range of therapeutic interventions in conjunction with other agencies
- Working knowledge of health, social services, education and the voluntary sector
- Ability to manage a caseload autonomously.
Desirable
- Experience of working in CAMHS at a senior level.
- Experience of working in a multi-agency community setting offering consultation & liaison.
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse community
- Experience in working with a broad range of clinical and behavioural presentations
- Experience of service evaluation & audit.
- Experience of involving users & carers in service developments
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Qualities essential to clinical practice e.g. respect, genuineness and personal integrity
- Communication skills to enable a helping relationship
- Working knowledge of legislation relevant to CAMHS and mental health
- Knowledge of models of consultation and supervision
Desirable
- Leading research projects undertaken within the service
- Clinical leadership skills.
- Experience in supervision, both as provider & recipient
Demonstrates our Proud to CARE Values
Essential
- Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
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).
Additional information
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
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Calow
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Calow
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
CORE CAMHS Team Lead
Cheryl Benison
01246514412
Details
Date posted
02 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
166-FC-8236431
Job locations
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Calow
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
United Kingdom
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