CAMHS Registered Practitioner- Creative Therapist
Job summary
CAMHS Registered Practitioner- Creative Therapist:
HCPC qualified Art Psychotherapist, Dramatherapist, Music Therapist or Dance Movement Psychotherapist (UKCP)
We are looking for experienced and qualified Creative Therapist/ Arts Psychotherapist to join our Core CAMHS team
Do you have a core registration as an allied health professional HCPC or UKCP? Are you passionate about providing quality mental health services for children, young people and their networks, using creative psychological interventions tailored to their needs?
You will have the necessary knowledge and clinical skills to:
Offer assessments for children, young people and families
Create integrated biological, psychological, and social formulations to aid an understanding of the child or young person's needs
Utilize evidence based, goal focused and effective interventions which lead to a helpful and co-produced discharge from our service.
Have clinical experience of working within an MDT and as part of the child's wider network.
Within Core CAMHS we offer individual, family and group interventions which may be time limited or longer-term according to agreed need. Core CAMHS delivers high quality mental health services to children and young people until their 18th birthday.
We pride ourselves on working within a supportive, experienced and progressive multi-disciplinary team MDT including having a diverse workforce to meet the range of clinical needs.
Main duties of the job
Key elements of the job:
Provide a range of specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people as well as their families/ carer's who present with emotional and mental health difficulties
Provide care-coordination responsibilities for an agreed caseload of children and young people presenting with complex and high-risk mental health issues.
There will be a specific focus upon providing specialist clinical assessment, formulation and treatment.
Provide self-harm and safety assessments where the Voice of the Child is embedded within personalised care planning.
Demonstrating a commitment to ensuring routine outcome measures are embedded within clinical practice to demonstrate clinical based improvements for children, young people and parents/carers.
All CAMHS Registered Practitioners hold a generic job description, however specialist skills and responsibilities related to this role will be reflected within a personalised job plan.
The qualifications, training & experience required for this role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Details
Date posted
06 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
327-25-921
Job locations
Evergreen House
Charlton Lane
Cheltenham
GL53 9DZ
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide a range of specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people (0-18yrs) as well as their families/carers who present with emotional and mental health difficulties as well as those children and young people who have learning disabilities.
Undertake clinical responsibility for a caseload, adhering to risk management and care planning processes in line with Care Programme Approach (CPA) and liaising with Trust and multi-agency partners across Gloucestershire as required.
Provide CAMHS specialist clinical risk assessments (including Self Harm assessments) and complex risk management plans as part of routine clinical work.
Provide clinical interventions within a multidisciplinary team where expected roles, responsibilities and activity/performance expectations are outlined within a personal (team based) job plan. This job plan will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and may be adjusted to meet team or service led requirements.
Ensure high quality, accurate and contemporaneous clinical record keeping is maintained in line with current Trust policies.
Provide CAMHS consultation, training and advice to professionals working within a range of childrens services within Gloucestershire on a routine basis.
Provide clinical supervision to junior staff as required as well as CPD learning activities within the team.
Provide professional based clinical reasoning, knowledge, skills and competencies regarding a range of CAMHS therapeutic interventions.
Demonstrate commitment to working with team colleagues to develop a strong multidisciplinary ethos and focus to delivering high quality clinical services.
The voice of the child will be central to developing personalised care planning for all children and young people.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Provide a range of specialist CAMHS assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people (0-18yrs) as well as their families/carers who present with emotional and mental health difficulties as well as those children and young people who have learning disabilities.
Undertake clinical responsibility for a caseload, adhering to risk management and care planning processes in line with Care Programme Approach (CPA) and liaising with Trust and multi-agency partners across Gloucestershire as required.
Provide CAMHS specialist clinical risk assessments (including Self Harm assessments) and complex risk management plans as part of routine clinical work.
Provide clinical interventions within a multidisciplinary team where expected roles, responsibilities and activity/performance expectations are outlined within a personal (team based) job plan. This job plan will be reviewed on a quarterly basis and may be adjusted to meet team or service led requirements.
Ensure high quality, accurate and contemporaneous clinical record keeping is maintained in line with current Trust policies.
Provide CAMHS consultation, training and advice to professionals working within a range of childrens services within Gloucestershire on a routine basis.
Provide clinical supervision to junior staff as required as well as CPD learning activities within the team.
Provide professional based clinical reasoning, knowledge, skills and competencies regarding a range of CAMHS therapeutic interventions.
Demonstrate commitment to working with team colleagues to develop a strong multidisciplinary ethos and focus to delivering high quality clinical services.
The voice of the child will be central to developing personalised care planning for all children and young people.
Person Specification
Registered with HCPC or UKCP
Essential
- is a registered clinician
driving
Essential
- has a valid UK driving licence
previously worked with children and young people
Essential
- can demonstate that they have an understanding of the needs of working with young people and children
- ability to work within the network to support the child or young person
Desirable
- worked within CAMHS previously
- worked within the NHS previously
training
Essential
- has the appropriate training for this role
Desirable
- additional training to work with children & young people in a variety of presentations
Registered with HCPC or UKCP
Essential
- is a registered clinician
driving
Essential
- has a valid UK driving licence
previously worked with children and young people
Essential
- can demonstate that they have an understanding of the needs of working with young people and children
- ability to work within the network to support the child or young person
Desirable
- worked within CAMHS previously
- worked within the NHS previously
training
Essential
- has the appropriate training for this role
Desirable
- additional training to work with children & young people in a variety of presentations
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).
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Evergreen House
Charlton Lane
Cheltenham
GL53 9DZ
Employer's website
https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Evergreen House
Charlton Lane
Cheltenham
GL53 9DZ
Employer's website
https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)
Salary range
- £38,682 - £46,580 per year