Highly Specialist CAMHS Nurse Prescriber and Practitioner

Job summary
37.5 Hours per Week - Fixed Term Contract- One year

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Highly Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse Prescriber and Practitioner to join the Neurodevelopmental Team at City and Hackney Specialist CAMHS. City and Hackney Specialist CAMHS is a busy, forward thinking and thriving CAMHS service with high staff morale and excellent CPD opportunities.

The clinician will join a large, experienced multi-disciplinary team of clinicians who provide a range of diagnostic and mental health services to children young people and their families with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide comprehensive specialist assessments, including risk assessment of young people and their families/carers referred with mild learning disability and/or ASD and/or ADHD. They will provide evidence-based behaviour management interventions as part of an integrated care package to children, young people and their families/carers. The post holder will safely prescribe and monitor medications within local and national guidelines, in liaison with a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist. This includes conveying to parents, carers and young people, the implications of a prescribed medication, the side effects and what they have to watch for in a sensitive, meaningful way. You will be expected to demonstrate a working knowledge of the prescription of medication effects, side effects and contra-indications in accordance with the independent and supplementary prescribers' training and current legislation. They will be aware of key trends in the evidence base for prescribing and maintain an up-to-date knowledge of medicines commonly prescribed. We will provide an interesting and supportive work environment, with good training and supervision, and regular opportunities to share practice with other ELFT psychotherapy colleagues.

About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Clinicians work in a hybrid model of direct face to face and remote working as appropriate. We are looking for: good communicators with energy, motivation and enthusiasm; the ability to work with individuals and families with complex difficulties and to work effectively with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency contexts; flexibility of approach; commitment to evidence-based practice; and the pursuit of the highest possible quality of service.

You can see what our service users want from you at:

What we want in a CAMHS health professional - ELFT CAMHS video recruitment
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Details
Date posted: 18 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £66,274 to £73,496 a year
Per annum inc HCA
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 363-SS8296506
Job locations: City and Hackney CAMHS, 15 Homerton Row, London, E9 6ED, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

For further details and informal visits contact:
Lorraine Dick, Clinical Team Lead of the Neurodevelopmental Team on 0203 222 5600 or via email: [email protected]

Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential

• Registered Nurse Mental Health or Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities or Registered Children's Nurse. Part 3/8/13 or 15 NMC registe
• ENB 998 or equivalent
• Post graduate qualification in a behavioural treatment modality

Experience
Essential

• Previous experience of working in CAMHS or equivalen
• Experience at Band 7 or above
• Experience of working specifically with neurodevelopmental disorders
• Experience of line managing junior staff
• Experience of mentorship and a nurse teaching role
• Experience of service development
• Experience in policy development
• Experience of providing multi-disciplinary teaching and training

Knowledge
Essential

• Sound working knowledge of evidence base in CAMHS
• Sound working knowledge of national policy and guidelines for working in CAMHS
• Specific knowledge of neurodevelopmental disorders and their assessment and management
• Specific knowledge of medicines and non-medical prescribing in CAMHS
• Knowledge of psychosocial interventions, risk EE assessments and the principles of Care Programme Approach (CPA)
• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Children Act, Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation

Skills and E Abilities
Essential

• Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
• Evidence of flexible working practices and excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Clinical supervision skills
• Able to manage own time and caseload
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others

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).

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.
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).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).