CAMHS Pathway Lead

Job summary
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated, compassionate and dynamic CAMHS Pathway Lead to provide day-to-day leadership across our CAMHS Getting Advice and Getting Help pathways. The role includes leadership across psychological therapies, the Children in Care Team and CAMHS practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds and therapeutic modalities.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health professional who is passionate about improving access, quality and outcomes for children, young people and families. The post holder will support the delivery of timely specialist assessment, intervention and care for young people experiencing mental health difficulties, including those presenting with higher levels of risk, complexity or engagement challenges.

The successful candidate will provide clinical, operational and managerial leadership to support safe and effective pathway delivery. You will maintain oversight of referrals, caseloads, waiting lists and performance against key standards, ensuring that young people receive the right support at the right time and that step-up and step-down processes are delivered safely and in a person-centred way.

You will work closely with CAMHS colleagues, pathway leaders and wider system partners, including education, local authority, school nursing and voluntary sector colleagues, to support integrated care planning and effective multi-agency working.

Main duties of the job

• Provide day-to-day leadership across the Getting Advice and Getting Help pathways, including psychological therapies and Children in Care pathways.
• Supervise, support and manage staff working as part of a multi-disciplinary CAMHS service.
• Maintain oversight of referrals, waiting lists, caseloads and performance standards to support timely access to care.
• Support safe risk assessment, formulation, care planning and therapeutic intervention for children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Provide clinical, case management, safeguarding and managerial supervision to colleagues where appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies to promote effective care planning, safeguarding and joined-up support for children, young people and families.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit, service development, quality improvement and modernisation across the pathway and wider directorate.
• Ensure accurate recording of activity and data to support performance monitoring and service improvement.
• Support staff development, induction, training, supervision and the creation of a positive learning environment.

About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 376-NLCCG-0182
Job locations: St Nicholas House, Shelford Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6NU, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• A professional qualification e.g. Registered Mental Nurse (RMN), Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Art Therapist etc.
• Current professional registration
• Degree/diploma level supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses relevant to the care group
• Additional training in mental health to post graduate level or significant equivalent post registration experience in mental health
• Leadership, management or quality service improvement training

Desirable

• Master's Degree or equivalent
• A qualification, or have undertaken a program of formal training in Clinical Supervision

Experience
Essential

• Significant post qualification experience, including experience of working with clients with mental health problems and working with children and families in particular
• Experience of specialist mental health assessment and treatment of children and adolescents and their families/carers where appropriate as a full member of a multi-disciplinary team located in community, primary care, outpatients or inpatient settings
• Substantial experience of working as a senior mental health worker with children and families within a mental health setting
• Evidence of leadership skills, experience of supervising staff and students
• Ability to apply research to practice
• A successful track record in making improvements in service delivery or operational effectiveness

Desirable

• Currently engaged in an advanced level of practice and able to demonstrate a high degree of professional autonomy
• Planning and delivering presentations and training to groups
• Experience in delivering comprehensive family work in a child and family setting
• Experience of working with minority groups

Knowledge
Essential

• High level of problem solving and planning skills An understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Health Code of Practice.
• Understanding of confidentiality.
• Clinical audit, research and clinical governance principles
• An understanding of performance management systems and the importance of achieving targets
• An understanding of the risk management processes

Desirable

• Wider NHS and social care policy
• Importance of public relations
• Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies

Skills
Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
• Highly competent in making a decision regarding ongoing patient care based on clinical and risk factors
• High level of problem solving and planning skills
• Ability to engage challenging and/or acutely distressed patients in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations and use de-escalation techniques effectively.
• Ability / Skills to support change and improvement, support and inspire colleagues / act as a role model
• Ability to motivate others
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Good Assessment skills selecting treatment from a range of options
• Able to support team caseload management and prioritise under time pressures
• Good clinical reasoning skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Flexible approach to problem solving
• Team work
• Provide Clinical supervision to colleagues
• IT literate, including use of electronic patient records
• Manage a varied workload and deliver to deadlines under pressure

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).

Employer details
Employer name: Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
Address: St Nicholas House, Shelford Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6NU, United Kingdom
Employer's website:

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager
Emily Huggett
View email address on meeveem.com