Full Time or Part Time

Full Time 4 or 5 days a week or 0.8 - 1 wte can be considered over 4 or 5 day with flexible hours

12 month fixed term contract / secondment

Specialist Recovery Division - CAMHS

An opportunity has arisen within the Social Work Team in the Specialist Recovery Division for a fixed term Senior Social Worker for CAMHS

Our Charity

We are St Andrew’s, a mental health Charity which inspires Hope. We work together with a number of organisations to transform the lives of people with complex mental health needs. We provide specialist mental healthcare and deliver a range of inpatient and community mental healthcare services, education and research that helps to improve lives.

Our vision for the future is a society in which everyone living with mental health need is heard, valued and has hope for their future.

As a charity, all of our profits are re-invested into new services and new facilities. Because we are independent, we have the flexibility to make a real difference. Joining us is your chance to make a big contribution to amazing work that is transforming the lives of some of society’s most vulnerable people.

Your role with us

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS):

Our CAMHS is a Trauma Informed Care Service, ensuring that everything we do is driven by an understanding of how trauma affects the whole person; physically, mentally and socially. We provide low CAMHS inpatient services, with the objective of enabling young people to live well and to their full potential in the least restrictive environment possible.

Our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are designed for young people aged 13 to 18 with complex mental disorders, severe emotional and behavioural difficulties, intellectual disabilities, mental illness and autistic spectrum disorders. Our ethos, is to provide person-centered care which addresses young people’s mental health needs as well as their functional, cognitive, emotional, social, communication, sensory and vocational needs.

Staffing across the pathway consists of a full Multi-disciplinary team which includes specialists in CAMHS. All staff undertake specialist foundation training and some extended their qualifications in to specific areas of specialism.

You will have a recognised Social Work Qualification and post-qualifying social work award. You will have extensive experience of working in Mental Health and Mental Capacity Legislation; as well as Safeguarding Adults and Children Legislation and practice. Detailed knowledge and experience of working under pressure with complex legal issues is essential.

There is an expectation that the post holder will seek to further develop their skills in their specialist area. There is an expectation that the post holder will also hold a full case load including some extremely complex and high risk cases.

Proven supervision skills, good communication, interpersonal skills and high standards of report writing will be required. Skill and experience in supervision and leadership, both in terms of with others and in areas outside of direct casework is essential. You will also be expected to provide clinical supervision to less experienced members of the Social Work Team.

St Andrew’s Healthcare Social Workers must be registered with Social Work England and there will be opportunities for training to ensure registration. In addition, there will be regular supervision, an annual performance review and opportunities for development.

Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew’s CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day.

To discuss the opportunity in more detail, please do not hesitate to contact James Farrelly (Senior Recruiter) on or