Job Title: CAMHS Psychologist Grade: Band 6 Location: Barking, Essex Working Hours: 40 hours Rate: Competitive, to be discussed upon application We are seeking enthusiastic CAMHS Band 6 professionals to work full-time hours per week for our NHS client's team based in Barking, Essex. This vacancy is available on a locum basis for the successful candidate to start immediately for a short-term contract. Responsibilities: You will carry out robust triage, mental health, and risk assessments followed by a robust management plan on all young people and children referred to CAMHS. The 1x bank staff will focus on clearing ONLY the triage backlog and support with duty tasks. The suitable candidate must have substantive CAMHS experience to work in a front door busy service. Skills: Clinical experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental difficulties Significant experience in delivering clinically robust mental health assessments, risk assessments, and management Qualified clinician from a CAMHS Core Profession (Child Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, CBT Therapist, Family Therapy) with CAMHS experience Ability to identify, assess, and organise interdisciplinary approaches to risk and decision-making in child mental healthcare Experience with CAMHS generic assessments and CAMHS Duty Qualifications and Experiences: Full GMC license to practice Previous experience in CAMHS How to apply? If you feel your expertise is suited to this role, please apply today and our specialist team will be in touch to discuss it with you in more detail. If you are registered with Pulse and recommend a friend to us, you can earn £300 per recommendation, once they have worked over 200 hours. Why work with Pulse? From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our first conversation, you will quickly see that we understand your specialty inside and out. Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else. We always prioritise your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement. We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.