This senior clinical post sits within the SET CAMHS team at NELFT, the mental health and community trust serving north east London and Essex. The work centres on assessing children, young people and their families and delivering specialist therapeutic treatment for complex conditions, including neurodevelopmental, emotional and self-harm presentations. The role adds clinical leadership, joint working with the wider multi-disciplinary team and observations in school settings. Fit depends on current registration with a professional regulatory body, and visa sponsorship is not available for every role.
What the job involves
- Provide clinical leadership within your professional expertise
- Lead in-depth assessments of children and families where there is high dysfunction and entrenched difficulties
- Provide highly specialist assessment of children and young people with severe, complex and persistent mental health problems
- Deliver expert therapeutic interventions, including parent-child work, group work and brief individual work, with regard to cultural, racial, religious and sexual orientation differences
- Assess and formulate treatment plans jointly with the multi-disciplinary team
- Undertake work with parents, carers and networks of referred children and young people
- Undertake specialist observations of children in school settings
- Promote integrated health and care professional working internally and externally
- Deal with potential conflict to maintain a positive and supportive team culture
- Take part in audit, clinical governance and Trust working parties on service delivery, protocols and guidelines
- Use theory, literature and research to support evidence-based practice and share knowledge with peers
- Ensure a high quality, timely, accessible and evidence-based service across SET CAMHS
Qualifications
- Professional qualification in a relevant clinical discipline
- Relevant mental health or psychological therapy training
Registration & licences
- Current registration with an appropriate regulatory or professional body, such as HCPC, ACP, AFT, RMN or BABCP
What’s offered
- Welcoming and supportive working environment
- Investment in staff development and training
- Staff health and wellbeing activities
- Staff networks and equality and diversity initiatives
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Senior CAMHS Practitioner employer: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust is an exceptional employer, dedicated to fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment that aligns with our core values of kindness, respect, and community engagement. Located in the vibrant areas of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest, we offer our employees ample opportunities for professional growth through ongoing training and development, as well as the chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of over 4.9 million people. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking organisation that prioritises innovation in mental health care and values the contributions of every team member.
Contact Details:
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust Recruitment Team
