Post Qualified CAMHS Practitioner L3

You will work closely with health, education, social care and voluntary sector partners, contributing to training, service development and partnership working. As a Level 3 practitioner, you will be expected to take a lead role in supporting colleagues with complex case discussions, contributing specialist systemic expertise whilst promoting high-quality, trauma-informed and relationship-based practice across the service.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• A recognised professional qualification in Social Work, Nursing, Psychology or a related profession, together with a relevant post-qualifying mental health qualification at Diploma level or above.
• A recognised qualification in Systemic Family Practice, with experience of applying systemic formulation and intervention within children's mental health services.
• Significant experience of undertaking complex mental health assessments and delivering systemic interventions to children, young people and families presenting with significant mental health difficulties, family adversity, trauma, neurodiversity, and multiple interacting needs.
• Significant experience of managing complex and high-risk presentations, including safeguarding concerns, self-harm, suicidality and emotional dysregulation, whilst contributing to EDT, multi-agency decision-making, risk management and care planning processes.
• Advanced knowledge of systemic theory and practice, including the application of systemic formulation to understand the interaction between mental health difficulties, family relationships, wider systems and contextual factors affecting children and young people.
• Advanced knowledge of child and adolescent mental health, risk assessment, safeguarding, trauma, attachment and neurodevelopmental presentations, including how these influence assessment, intervention and decision-making in complex cases.
• Highly developed systemic assessment and formulation skills, with the ability to analyse complex presentations, hold multiple perspectives and deliver effective interventions with children, young people, families and wider professional networks.
• Ability to work autonomously with complex and high-risk cases, exercising advanced professional judgement in relation to safeguarding, self-harm, suicidality and mental health risk, whilst providing consultation and support to colleagues and partner agencies.

• This post is covered by the statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) (English Language Requirement for public sector workers) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English, is an essential requirement for the role.
• This post is politically restricted.
• A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here [https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/ghiib3pf/8476-post-qualified-camhs-practitioner-l3.doc].

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For informal enquiries please contact Kirandip Gill, CAMHS service Manager, by email at kirandip.kaurgill@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 29th September 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

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Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.