CAMHS Principal Clinical Lead in Chelmsford

Job summaryWe are thrilled to announce the recruitment for a Clinical Lead for our SET CAMHS Locality Teams in MID Essex. This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic and passionate psychological professional to make a significant impact in the lives of young people and their families. Main duties of the jobAs a Clinical Lead, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality care within our locality teams. You will be responsible for developing and overseeing a needs-led, evidence-based clinical model. At SET CAMHS, we adopt the iTHRIVE framework, which guides care provision across our teams and services. In this role, you will oversee the quality of clinical care within your hub while maintaining direct involvement in delivering exceptional interventions to young people and their families.About usNELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. DetailsDate posted24 August 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8bSalary 66,582 to 77,368 a year ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference numberSHX-3EL-001874Job locationsStapleford HouseChelmsfordEssexCM2 0QXUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesAs a Clinical Lead, you will:Lead and drive clinical improvements within the service, ensuring the delivery of the highest standards of care.Collaborate with operational managers and partner agencies to provide integrated care.Support and develop the workforce through supervision, consultation, and training.Contribute your expertise within multidisciplinary team (MDT) and leadership meetings.Hold a small caseload of young people with more complex needs.SET CAMHS has adopted the iTHRIVE Framework, which provides a set of principles for improving mental health and wellbeing support for children, young people and families, with SET CAMHS working in partnership with HCRG Care Group to deliver service to children and young people. The THRIVE Framework is needs-led which means that mental health needs are defined by the children, young people and their families, alongside professionals, through shared decision making. i-THRIVE | Implementing the THRIVE Framework (implementingthrive.org) Job description Job responsibilitiesAs a Clinical Lead, you will:Lead and drive clinical improvements within the service, ensuring the delivery of the highest standards of care.Collaborate with operational managers and partner agencies to provide integrated care.Support and develop the workforce through supervision, consultation, and training.Contribute your expertise within multidisciplinary team (MDT) and leadership meetings.Hold a small caseload of young people with more complex needs.SET CAMHS has adopted the iTHRIVE Framework, which provides a set of principles for improving mental health and wellbeing support for children, young people and families, with SET CAMHS working in partnership with HCRG Care Group to deliver service to children and young people. The THRIVE Framework is needs-led which means that mental health needs are defined by the children, young people and their families, alongside professionals, through shared decision making. i-THRIVE | Implementing the THRIVE Framework (implementingthrive.org)Person Specification Qualifications EssentialAppropriate professional registration (e.g. HCPC) Experience EssentialExtensive knowledge and experience in delivering evidence-based psychological therapies within CAMHS, such as CBT, Family Therapy, DBT, and other psychotherapeutic approaches. Person Specification Qualifications EssentialAppropriate professional registration (e.g. HCPC) Experience EssentialExtensive knowledge and experience in delivering evidence-based psychological therapies within CAMHS, such as CBT, Family Therapy, DBT, and other psychotherapeutic approaches.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Employer detailsEmployer nameNELFT North East London Foundation TrustAddressStapleford HouseChelmsfordEssexCM2 0QXUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameNELFT North East London Foundation TrustAddressStapleford HouseChelmsfordEssexCM2 0QXUnited KingdomEmployer's website