CAMHS Practitioner

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 28 January 2026

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 CAMHS Practitioner to join our Neurodevelopmental Team.

We are a multidisciplinary team working with young people with diagnosed moderate to severe Learning Disability and provide assessment and treatment for Autism and ADHD. We provide mental health assessments for young people with neurodevelopmental disorders and psychological therapies for co‑morbid mental health disorders.

The Neurodevelopmental Team are committed to a high level of patient care and the ideal candidate will have a strong team and work ethic, sense of accountability, interest in service development, accompanied by an ability to work under considerable pressure s post is open to professionals with the right attributes to enhance a team. We are a supportive team who value each other’s skills and knowledge and have a shared goal of providing the best care and support to the families we serve.

In return we will provide the necessary support to ensure your development. We are keen to support and develop our staff through additional relevant training.

If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a multidisciplinary team striving to make a difference for our community by supporting children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders and co‑morbid mental health issues, then we want to hear from you.

Ability to travel independently and in a timely manner across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to meet strict deadlines.

• To provide an evidence‑based diagnostic and therapy service to children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism, ADHD and Learning Disabilities in the Neurodevelopmental Service CAMHS which is part of the Children, Young People and Families Directorate in CPFT.
• Patients will be managed on a community basis, providing assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders and/or comorbid mental health disorder and evidence‑based therapy.
• At the same time as offering advice and consultation on patient’s mental health care to colleagues and partner agencies and to other non‑professional carers.
• To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s and Trust’s policies and procedures.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high‑quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high‑calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long‑term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To work as an integral member of the CAMHS Neurodevelopment Community Team, providing comprehensive mental health and diagnostic assessments and specialist assessments (if applicable such as SALT, OT, Cognitive), demonstrating the appropriate use, interpretation and integration…