Clinical Psychologist - Barnet CAMHS NDS Team

Main area CAMHS mental health clinician: psychotherapy, psychology, social work and AHPs Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent: 0.6 WTE Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (N/A) Job ref 455-NLFT-8074165

Employer North London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Holly Oak, Edgware Community Hospital Town London Salary £63,665 - £70,887 per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro-rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2026 23:59

Clinical Psychologist - Barnet CAMHS NDS Team

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Thank you for your interest in North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT).

As of 1 April 2026, NLFT has formally merged with Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust—marking the start of an exciting new chapter. This is a unique opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation at a time of transformation, where we are strengthening access to mental health services, responding more effectively to complex and specialist needs, and advancing our work in education, research and innovation.

By bringing together our combined expertise, we are building a stronger, more collaborative Trust—one that delivers consistent, high-quality care and improved outcomes for the diverse communities we serve.

At the heart of our approach is The North London Way. We are committed to:

• Working collaboratively at every level, guided by our shared values
• Shaping a positive, inclusive culture where staff and service users thrive
• Empowering our teams with the skills, tools and autonomy to drive meaningful change
• Delivering excellence and continuously improving the quality of care we provide
• Embedding research, innovation and technology across our services
• Taking a trauma-informed approach in everything we do

We are proud to be an inclusive employer that values diversity. We actively welcome applicants from all backgrounds, particularly from our local communities, and are committed to creating opportunities for everyone—including apprentices, veterans and care leavers.

The North London Way to deliver: Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.

As a values‑driven Trust, we recruit through our values. Our selection processes focus on behaviours, attitudes, and examples that reflect our organisational values and commitment to compassionate, high‑quality care.

North London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating an inclusive, fair, and supportive workplace for all. We actively welcome applications from individuals who are under‑represented within our workforce and are dedicated to eliminating discrimination in all its forms.

North London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. Certain passages in the original description were removed as part of a refinement to remove boilerplate and application journey details not essential to the job description. The essential employer- and role-related information remains intact.

The post holder will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team, providing leadership and specialist neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people aged 6–18. The role includes delivering pre- and post-diagnostic support, including psychoeducation and group work, as well as managing a small caseload of psychological therapies to support wider mental health needs. You will also work closely with families, schools and partner agencies to support effective multi-agency working.

The service is guided by the iThrive Framework and promotes collaborative working and shared learning. We offer regular supervision, reflective practice and a wide range of CPD opportunities, including training in neurodevelopmental assessment and evidence-based interventions.

Barnet CAMHS Psychology is a supportive, inclusive and innovative team, offering excellent opportunities for professional development and leadership growth. Staff are encouraged to contribute to service development and the delivery of creative, evidence-based practice.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities – Band 8a Clinical Psychologist

The post holder will provide a specialist neurodevelopmental assessment and intervention service for children and young people referred to the Barnet CAMHS NDS, working closely with families and carers. You will lead on complex ASD and ADHD assessments, contribute to MDT diagnostic decisions, and deliver evidence-based interventions, including pre- and post-diagnostic support and group programmes.

You will manage a clinical caseload and also hold a small therapy caseload within the generic CAMHS team to support wider mental health needs.

The role includes providing consultation and advice to families, schools, and partner agencies, contributing to holistic care planning. You will undertake and lead on risk assessment and management, ensuring robust safeguarding practice and supporting colleagues in this area.

You will use advanced clinical reasoning in assessment, formulation, intervention, and supervision, and provide clinical supervision to junior staff. The role also includes contributing to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives.

Work will be delivered across clinic, community, and remote settings, with participation in duty systems to respond to urgent situations where required.

Working for our organisation

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide specialist neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, including ASD and ADHD

Lead on complex assessments, formulation and diagnostic decision-making within the multidisciplinary team

Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions, including individual therapy, group programmes, and pre- and post-diagnostic support

Manage a clinical caseload, including a small therapy caseload within the generic CAMHS team

Provide consultation, advice and support to families, schools, GPs, and partner agencies to ensure joined-up care

Undertake and lead on risk assessments, ensuring safe practice and adherence to safeguarding procedures

Provide clinical leadership within the team, supporting pathway management and service delivery

Offer clinical supervision, mentoring and support to junior staff, including Assistant Psychologists and trainees

Contribute to MDT meetings, care planning, and service-wide decision-making

Maintain accurate and timely clinical records, reports, and outcome measures

Contribute to service development, audit, research, and quality improvement initiatives

Support training and development within the team and wider service

Work flexibly across clinic, community (e.g. schools or home visits), and remote settings

Participate in duty systems, including responding to urgent or crisis situations

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS/ REGISTRATION

• At least one of the following professional registrations & qualifications: Nursing: • Registered Mental Health Nurse (Part 3 or Part 13 of NMC register); or Allied Health Professional: • Registered AHP with recognised national registered body; or Social Work: • Registered Social Worker with HCPC/Social Work England; or Practitioner Psychologist: • Registration with the Health Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist; or Psychologist: • Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS; or Family and Systemic Psychotherapy: • MSc in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy and professional registration with the UKCP; or Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy: • Professional Doctorate in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy or equivalent accredited training leading to Full Membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists. Membership of the Professional Standards Association, with registration as a practitioner Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
• Evidence of ongoing education / courses relevant to Forensic and Liaison Psychiatry.

SKILLS/ ABILITIES

• Confident in working with adolescents and their families.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of bio-psycho- social assessment
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professionals.
• Ability to undertake risk assessment and to work within safeguarding procedures
• Ability to positively engage and offer intervention to young people and their families in community settings.
• Ability to contain, explore and formulate an understanding of high levels of distress both directly with patients and indirectly via supervision of other staff, including those in partner agencies
• Capacity to maintain a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing situations, seeking support when required
• Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Ability to manage own caseload and time
• The ability to communicate complex information in simple ways to children and young people in highly stressful environments

EXPERIENCE/ KNOWLEDGE

• Experience of providing evidence-based interventions for CYP mental health
• Experience of work in multidisciplinary team and multi- agency working
• Experience of working with diverse communities and within a multi-cultural setting
• Experience of working with children and young people in mental health services, including the application of risk assessment and safeguarding procedures in this area
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health
• Understanding and experience of using evidence-based practice
• Experience in enabling service user participation
• Experience of teaching training, supervision
• Experience of the application of Trauma Informed Care.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Ability to be self-reflective whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development, and in supervision
• Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
• Ability to work autonomously in a pressured environment, be pro-active and resilient to offer timely support and intervention to young people under Youth Justice System

We reserve the right to close any vacancies before the stated closing date. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

In line with NHS protocols, only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We regret that it is not possible to contact all applicants for every vacancy. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for the next stage.

You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here

References will be required to cover your last 3 years of employment/training. One has to be from your current or most recent employer and the others from your previous employer. The references should be from persons with management responsibility or HR.

Our third party recruitment providers and pre-employment checks information have been pared down in this refined description to focus on essential elements of the recruitment process.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating an inclusive, fair, and supportive workplace for all. We actively welcome applications from individuals who are under‑represented within our workforce and are dedicated to eliminating discrimination in all its forms.

As a Disability Confident (Two Ticks) employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role and are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at improving efficiencies within the NHS both to make costs savings for NHS organisations but also to save you time when your employment transfers.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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