Lead CAMHS Nurse; -Down​/Solo Children's Home - Leadership Fast Track

Overview

Lead CAMHS Nurse (RMN or RNLD) – fast‑track leadership pathway leading to management of your own registered children’s home within 12–18 months. You will work alongside a highly experienced multi‑disciplinary team to open and shape a solo crisis home supporting young people in acute distress, often under DOLS, and help define a new national model for therapeutic crisis provision.

• Provide clinical oversight and leadership in the setup and day‑to‑day running of a solo crisis children’s home.
• Develop, implement, and monitor care plans and risk management strategies for young people presenting with complex needs or detained under DOLS.
• Supervise, train, and mentor the residential care team to deliver safe, therapeutic, and trauma‑informed practice.
• Liaise with local authorities, CAMHS teams, ICBs, and hospital discharges to ensure continuity of care and effective step‑down transitions.
• Contribute to governance, compliance, and clinical audit processes.
• Undertake a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Health and Social Care (fully funded).
• Progress into a Registered Manager position within 6–12 months leading your own home and staff team.

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or RNLD.
• Experience with in a Tier 4 CAMHS, PICU, or crisis setting.
• Strong understanding of DOLS, safeguarding, and crisis/risk management.
• Leadership or supervisory experience (e.g. senior nurse, charge nurse, team leader).
• Passion for improving outcomes for young people and shaping innovative models of care.
• Willingness to complete the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Health and Social Care (funded by us).

Impact:
Help build a model of care that the current system can’t provide – creating real alternatives to Tier 4 hospital admission.

Innovation: Be part of a pioneering group blending clinical, social care, and crisis expertise under one umbrella.
Growth:
Join a high‑growth organisation with new homes and crisis hubs launching nationally.

Fast‑track leadership pathway to your own registered children’s home within 12–18 months.
Funded Level 5 Diploma + bespoke leadership mentoring from senior management.
Opportunity to shape a new national model for therapeutic crisis provision.
Exciting national rollout and high‑growth career prospects.