Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 363-SS7401813
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tower Hamlets CAMHS
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist CAMHS Practitioner (Open to all disciplines)
NHS AfC: Band 7
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
We are looking for a clinician who is passionate about working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties to come and work in the socially and ethnically diverse borough of Tower Hamlets.
Tower Hamlets CAMHS is a friendly, thriving and innovative service; ELFT has a strong ethos of Quality Improvement, and we are keen to continually develop our service. The service includes professionals from various disciplines including psychiatry, nursing, social workers, psychology, occupational therapy, psychotherapy and family therapy, who come together to provide high quality holistic care for young people and their families.
Main duties of the job
This is a community-based post, located within the Neurodevelopmental Team in Tower Hamlets CAMHS offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments to a wide variety of clinical presentations.
The post holder will provide evidence based episodes of care, assessments and treatment to young people with moderate to severe Learning Disability. The post holder will bring their clinical knowledge and skills to this team. NDT provide a broad range of evidence-based interventions including an established group programme (supporting behaviour, sleep, and a neuroaffirmative group for YP who have received recent diagnosis of ASC), Positive Behaviour Support, ASC assessment clinic (where necessary, appropriate training will be provided to ensure staff are equipped to complete ASC assessments effectively) consultation to CAMHS colleagues and schools, and direct work with children and their families, which the post holder will contribute towards. The post holder will join committed and enthusiastic colleagues and will contribute to the next phase of development for the team.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for details.
For more information and/or an informal discussion, please contact Dr Farjana Nasrin, Clinical Team Lead NDT on 0207 426 2375 / [email protected].
Person specification
Education/Qualification/Training
Essential criteria
- Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession including: Family & Systemic Psychotherapist / Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist / Occupational Therapist / Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mental Health) / Social Worker / Art Therapist
- Appropriate level of qualification for your profession e.g. BSc, Masters or Doctorate
- Registration with your appropriate body (e.g. UKCP, NMC, HCPC etc.)
- Evidence of continuous and relevant professional training and development (CPD) in keeping with qualification period
Desirable criteria
- Qualifications/ training in specialist skills relevant to post (e.g. ADOS, 3Di, systemic therapy, CBT, Training in Positive Behaviour Support or Applied Behavioural Analysis etc.)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in CAMHS and/or experience in Adult Services for Autism/ Learning Disability with clear evidence of transferable skills
- Experience of working with (assessment, formulation and treating) a wide range of CAMHS clinical presentations
- Experience of risk assessment and risk management
- Experience of working with children, young people and families in emotional crisis
- Experience of care planning and delivering episodes of evidence based interventions
- Experience, skills and flexibility to contribute to and facilitate effective working within a multi-disciplinary team setting
- Experience of working with partner agencies to support children and young people
- Experience of outcome measures
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse area and inner city area, and delivering culturally sensitive care
Desirable criteria
- Experience of group work
- Experience of completing ASC assessments
- Experience of delivering Positive Behaviour Support interventions
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS (such as Child Protection Guidelines, THRIVE Framework, Green Paper) and relevant legislation (e.g. Children’s Act)
- In depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation
- Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS assessments evidence based interventions
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Able to manage own time and caseload
- Basic computer skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Commitment to equal opportunities
- Self-motivated, assertive and flexible
- Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialized therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed children, adolescents and their families/carer networks
- Freedom to act: Physical effort: Confined sitting position(therapy); travelling within community
- Mental effort: writing reports; planning teaching; concentrating for therapy sessions /clinical supervision; managing psychiatric emergencies; precise accuracy when administering medication (for nurses)
- Emotional effort: Dealing with families in breakdown; experiencing trauma and abuse; occasional patient complaints; conveying of unwelcome news
- Working conditions: Occasional verbal and physical abuse; unpredictable clinical scenarios eg emergency home visits; travel in community all weathers
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Farjana Nasrin
- Job title
- Clinical Team Lead NDT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0207 427 2375
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