Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video Job overview Following a recent consultation in Barking and Dagenham CAMHS, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a number of multi-disciplinary CAMHS practitioners to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team.
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and skilled clinician who is able to maintain clinical curiosity and is keen to engage in reflective practice as well as be able to be an advocate for children, young people and families' needs. Clinicians who have previous experience within CAMHS settings (particularly with safeguarding, risk, and Neurodevelopmental concerns) would be at an advantage.
You will be a highly motivated and innovative individual with extensive clinical experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.
We have partnered with the University of Cambridge to drive excellence and research in the field of paediatric autism, and this will be an opportunity for the right candidate to foster and develop research and innovation in our emotional and mental health services working closely with our paediatric, autism and wider children services.
We are willing to consider applicants without professional accreditation where they have completed a relevant CYP IAPT CBT, CYP IAPT SFT, CYP IAPT ASD/LD, CYP IAPT IPT-A or have completed SFP via 2 year foundation & intermediate course Main duties of the job To provide specialist psychological interventions with children, young people and their families
To provide initial psychological assessments and therapy including supporting specialist assessments for neurodevelopmental concerns ( ASD and ADHD) where required
To offer advice and guidance to parents/carers open to CAMHS, working both under supervision and autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of one’s psychological practice.
Routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence-based clinical interventions in line with the CAMHS programme within B&D
Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community through clinical interventions in the care pathway
Undertake initial school based (where clinically indicated) and community based assessments and deliver a range of early interventions to children and young people with a range of emotional and psychological difficulties where appropriate
Provide specialist treatment and assessment within your professional sphere of expertise in the service and will support clinical supervision of junior clinicians throughout the CAMHS team under guidance. *List not exhaustive Working for our organisation Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
We are kind.
We are respectful.
We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15%of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 - per annum, pro rata for part time). Detailed job description and main responsibilities • To provide leadership, and to promote initiative, creativity, and motivation in BDCAMHS Mental Health Workers where appropriate.
• To be part of an effective team and the development of productive working relationships throughout the Trust
• To actively promote integrated health professional working internally and externally
• To facilitate the development of a positive and ‘supportive’ team culture by taking responsibility for dealing effectively with potential conflict
• To participate in the audit process, linking in with the clinical governance agenda
• To advise, encourage and share knowledge with BDCAMHS Mental Health Workers utilising the latest research and practice development, through literature and peer reviews.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.
Use of AI
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Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Further professional knowledge gained through accredited training programmes ( CYP- IAPT CBT, CYP- IAPT SFP,CYP-IAPT ASD/LD, CYP-IAPT,CYP-IAPT IPT-A Desirable criteria Successful completion of a graduate training ( nursing, social work, occupational therapy, Clinical associate in psychology, CBT Therapist, Systemic Family Therapist with substantial CAMHS clinical experience
To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body ( HCPC, NMC) where appropriate Experience Essential criteria Experience of working with children and adolescents with co- morbid difficulties and special needs.
Experience of working with difficult or challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions
Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/familie s of children and young people with complex mental health problems
Experience of carrying out generic assessment with other colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team
Experience of assessment carried out autonomously in order to determine the most appropriate treatment plan from a range of options for the child/young person
Experience of initiating, organising, and planning interagency meetings aimed at setting in place a treatment package tailored to the individual needs of a child/young person Knowledge Essential criteria An awareness of NHS priorities
High level knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term in clinical interventions in CAMHS
Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies
Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks, evidence based practice including NICE guidelines
Knowledge of risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety Skills Essential criteria Ability to communicate clearly and effectively highly complex and sensitive matters to patients, which give rise to psychological distress
Highly developed ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation
Skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside CAMHS
Capacity to work alone, involving colleagues and manger as relevant
Capacity to write clear records and observe policies, procedures, and guidelines
Ability to use outcome monitoring across all clinical work
Ability to plan and organise own workload and time Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT: A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
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