Band 7 CAMHS Team Manager - Bristol

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced CAMHS clinician to be the new Team Manager for South Gloucestershire CAMHS locality team based at Kingswood and Patchway Hubs. This role has become available as the current post holder secured internal promotion.

37.5 hours per week, flexible working pattern considered for suitable candidate

You will have relevant qualification, core profession registration and experience of working with children and young people, preferably within a community CAMHS service. Previous management experience is preferable however, we will consider experienced clinicians applying without this, as we can support you to grow in this area.

The successful candidate will join our experienced leadership team and working closely alongside the Clinical Service Manager to support the clinical team on a day-to-day basis to ensure safe and enjoyable working in our team. This post offers the opportunity to develop management skills alongside clinical work as approximately half the post will remain clinical. This may be within core/specialist clinics dependent on your clinical experience and service needs.

South Gloucestershire CAMHS is a supportive, experienced and creative multi-disciplinary team. We offer individual, family and group interventions which may be time limited or longer-term therapies according to need. We have radically transformed in recent years including improved staff retention, fantastic team skill mix and opportunities for innovative practice.

Main duties of the job

Working in partnership with the locality Clinical Service Manager, the post holder will ensure excellent clinical standards are maintained within the team, and ensure the best use of available resources to deliver positive outcomes for individual young people and their families.

The post-holder, alongside the clinical lead, will manage, direct and lead a recovery orientated, multi-disciplinary integrated CAMHS service in a community setting

The post also has an element of direct clinical work.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

23 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

342-CAMHS022-0426

Job locations

Kingswood Hub

Alma Road, Kingswood,

Bristol

BS15 4DA