CAMHS Crisis Clinician

Site Springfield University Hospital Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.

We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".

When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

We are looking for an experienced clinician to join the CAMHS Emergency Care Service for children and young people presenting across 3 hospitals in the boroughs of Merton, Sutton, Richmond, Kingston and Wandsworth with self-harm and in mental health crisis. We have a permanent and 12 months fixed-term post. The post holder will undertake a range of therapeutic tasks which will include:

• Assessment of children and young person’s presenting with self-harm, suicidality and mental health crisis, at the A&E Departments or following admission to the paediatric wards.
• Working with colleagues to provide training, education and support of A&E, Paediatric and Adult Psychiatric Liaison staff, through formal teaching and provision of active clinical leadership to the ward teams. Provide consultation and advice to ward teams with respect to management of complex cases.

You will be part of an innovative team with access to peer and group led supervision. With close working relationships with the community CAMHS team, access to MDT meetings and senior clinicians.

The post holder will be assigned a main area, however, will also be expected to travel to the CAMHS bases in Wandsworth, Richmond, Kingston, Sutton and Merton with acute hospital coverage of St George’s, St Helier and Kingston hospitals.

children and young people who are experiencing a mental health crisis and present to St Georges, Kingston and St Helier Hospital along with extending support to the Community CAMHS Teams in the boroughs of Merton, Sutton, Richmond, Kingston, and Wandsworth.

The post holder will undertake a diverse set of therapeutic responsibilities, including:

• Providing comprehensive CAMHS Crisis assessments including therapeutic interventions for children and young people presenting with a mental health crisis at A&E Departments and following admission to paediatric wards.
• Offering community follow up appointments to review and plan ongoing care.
• Collaborating with colleagues to deliver training, educational programs, and support to A&E, Paediatric, and Adult Psychiatric Liaison personnel, incorporating formal teaching and active clinical leadership to ward teams.

Offering consultation and guidance to ward teams in the effective management of complex cases.

Actively participating in the ongoing development and enhancement of the…