Specialist CAMHS Staffing Agency
The UK's dedicated staffing partner for child and adolescent mental health services
CAMHS Professionals connects healthcare providers, local authorities, schools, and care settings with qualified, compliant CAMHS clinicians; placed quickly, without compromise on quality.
9+
YEARS EXPERIENCE
100%
COMPLIANCE VERIFIED
FRAMEWORK
APPROVED
UK-WIDE
COVERAGE AVAILABLE
WHY CAMHS PROFESSIONALS
Exclusively specialist. Nothing general about us.
We focus entirely on child and adolescent mental health staffing. That depth of specialism means better-matched clinicians, faster placements, and fewer surprises for your service.
100% CAMHS-Focused
We don't dabble across every healthcare sector. CAMHS staffing is all we do, which means our consultants understand your service, your pressures, and the specific clinical profiles you need.
Responsive Placement
CAMHS capacity gaps can't wait weeks. Our pre-vetted clinician network means we can move fast, sourcing and placing qualified professionals in days, including for short-notice and emergency cover.
Compliance You Can Rely On
Every clinician is verified for professional registration, DBS, indemnity, and mandatory training before placement. Our compliance team manages the process end-to-end, so your governance team doesn't have to.
Flexible Engagement Models
Whether you need a locum for a single shift, a fixed-term contract clinician, or a permanent placement, we structure the engagement to fit your service model; sessional, part-time, or full-time
Clinicians Who Hit The Ground Running
We source professionals with experience directly relevant to your setting; not clinicians who need months of onboarding before they can contribute meaningfully to your pathway or caseload.
Competitive, Transparent Rates
We provide clear, competitive rates and align to your budget where possible. Framework pricing is available for NHS and public sector clients through our approved supplier agreements.
SECTORS WE SERVE
Specialist CAMHS staffing for every type of healthcare provider
From NHS trusts managing Tier 3 caseloads to residential children’s homes needing trauma-informed support, we provide sector-specific mental health staffing that reflects the real demands of each setting.
ROLES WE FILL
A clinical network built exclusively around CAMHS
Our clinician pool spans every professional discipline involved in child and adolescent mental health services; from frontline support workers to consultant-level clinical leads.
- CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrists
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists
- Staff Grade Psychiatrists
- Associate Specialists
- Specialty Doctors (Child Psychiatry)
- Paediatric Liaison Psychiatrists
- Clinical Psychologists (HCPC)
- Educational Psychologists
- CBT Therapists (BABCP accredited)
- Child Psychotherapists
- Family & Systemic Therapists
- Art & Play Therapists
- DBT & EMDR Therapists
- CAMHS Registered Mental Health Nurses
- CAMHS Community Nurses
- Mental Health Practitioners (NMPs)
- CAMHS Social Workers
- Occupational Therapists
- Speech & Language Therapists
- CAMHS Support Workers
Professional registration
GMC, NMC, HCPC, and Social Work England verification as standard for every clinician.
Enhanced DBS & safeguarding
Enhanced DBS checked with children's barred list — confirmed before every placement begins.
Indemnity & insurance
Professional indemnity confirmed and appropriate to role level and clinical setting.
Mandatory training
Safeguarding children, infection control, and all mandatory training validated to required levels.
HOW IT WORKS
Streamlined from brief to placement
We’ve designed our process to remove friction for busy healthcare providers. Tell us what you need, we’ll handle the rest.
Submit your requirement
Tell us your setting, the role required, key clinical experience needed, dates, and any specific service requirements. We can work from a brief call or a written spec.
We match and vet
Our specialist consultants identify the right candidates from our active CAMHS network, verify all compliance requirements, and confirm availability — typically within 24–48 hours.
You review and confirm
We present matched candidates with full compliance documentation. You confirm, and we handle all contracting and onboarding paperwork on your behalf.
Clinician placed and supported
Your clinician starts — ready to contribute from day one. Our team remains available throughout the placement for any queries, issues, or additional capacity needs.
ABOUT OUR SERVICE
The UK's specialist CAMHS staffing and recruitment agency
CAMHS Professionals is one of the UK's longest-established CAMHS staffing agencies, with over nine years of specialist experience supplying child and adolescent mental health professionals to healthcare providers across the country. Our CAMHS locum agency operates across all four UK nations, providing temporary, locum, and bank staffing solutions for NHS trusts, integrated care boards, private CAMHS providers, and community mental health services.
Unlike generalist healthcare recruitment agencies, we focus exclusively on child and adolescent mental health — which means our consultants understand the difference between a Tier 2 early intervention worker and a Tier 4 inpatient CAMHS nurse, and can source the right clinician for your specific pathway without re-educating your team on what you need.
We are an approved provider on the Health Trust Europe TWS III framework, making us a compliant, low-procurement-risk choice for NHS trusts and ICBs. Our NHS mental health staffing service covers CAMHS locum nurses, child and adolescent psychiatry locums, clinical psychology cover, CAMHS social worker agency supply, and crisis care professionals across inpatient and community settings.
For private healthcare providers, our staffing model offers the discretion, flexibility, and specialist clinical matching that the independent sector demands. We supply private CAMHS clinicians for inpatient units, outpatient services, digital-first providers, and intensive support programmes — matching your service ethos as well as your clinical requirements.
Children in local authority care and residential settings represent some of the most vulnerable young people in the country, with mental health needs that are often complex, trauma-rooted, and underserved by conventional CAMHS pathways. Our staffing for residential children's homes draws on a network of trauma-informed CAMHS professionals who are experienced working with looked-after children, those on the edge of care, and young people in secure or semi-secure settings.
We work closely with local authority commissioning and placement teams, providing mental health staffing that supports therapeutic environments and evidence-based care models across a range of residential, outreach, and community settings.
Demand for specialist SEMH and school-based mental health provision has grown significantly as schools navigate the post-pandemic mental health landscape. Our education mental health staffing service places SEMH specialists, educational psychologists, mental health support workers, and therapeutic practitioners into primary schools, secondary schools, special schools, alternative provisions, and multi-academy trusts across England, Wales, and Scotland.
All education-placed clinicians are experienced in working within school environments, with an understanding of safeguarding within educational settings, whole-school mental health approaches, and the practical realities of delivering therapeutic support alongside academic commitments.
We work closely with local authority commissioning and placement teams, providing mental health staffing that supports therapeutic environments and evidence-based care models across a range of residential, outreach, and community settings.
COMMON QUESTIONS
What healthcare providers ask us most
For most roles, we can present compliant, matched candidates within 24–48 hours of receiving a brief. For short-notice and emergency cover, we aim to respond same day. Placement timelines depend on role specialism, location, and compliance requirements — our consultants will give you a realistic timeline from the outset.
Unlike generalist healthcare recruitment agencies, we focus exclusively on child and adolescent mental health — which means our consultants understand the difference between a Tier 2 early intervention worker and a Tier 4 inpatient CAMHS nurse, and can source the right clinician for your specific pathway without re-educating your team on what you need.
Yes. We work with NHS trusts, ICBs, and NHSE-commissioned services under our framework agreements, as well as independent and private healthcare providers. Our rates and contractual terms are structured accordingly, with NHS framework pricing available through Health Trust Europe TWS III.
For private healthcare providers, our staffing model offers the discretion, flexibility, and specialist clinical matching that the independent sector demands. We supply private CAMHS clinicians for inpatient units, outpatient services, digital-first providers, and intensive support programmes — matching your service ethos as well as your clinical requirements.
Our compliance process covers professional registration, enhanced DBS with children's barred list, professional indemnity, safeguarding training, and mandatory training verification — all confirmed before a clinician is placed. For specialist roles such as neurodevelopmental assessments, we verify specific tool competencies (e.g. ADOS-2, ADI-R) directly rather than relying on self-reporting.
We work closely with local authority commissioning and placement teams, providing mental health staffing that supports therapeutic environments and evidence-based care models across a range of residential, outreach, and community settings.
Yes. We offer temporary, locum, contract, and permanent placement services. Many of our clients use temporary staffing as a pipeline for permanent hires — and we actively support this model where it fits your workforce strategy.
We work across a range of registered and unregistered settings, including supported accommodation for 16–17 year olds, step-down placements, and outreach services for care-experienced young people. Our consultants will discuss your setting and requirements to ensure we find the most appropriate clinicians for your context.
Not sure which service is right for you?
Contact our team on 0203 150 0440 or fill out the form below and we’ll direct you to the right person.