Specialist CAMHS Practitioner E&B: Sponsorship Available

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Specialist Services Directorate

City and Hackney Specialist CAMHS

Specialist CAMHS Practitioner (Family and Systemic Psychotherapist/Psychologist/CBT Therapist) – Emotional & Behavioural Team

Band 7 (those who are due to be qualified soon can apply)

Full time (37.5 hours a week) – Fixed Term for six months from October 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Full time (37.5 hours a week) – Bank, for six months from October 2026 to 31 March 2027

For internal candidates, secondment will be considered.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and creative Specialist CAMHS Practitioner with a relevant qualification (Nurse, Family Therapist, Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, CBT Therapist, Psychotherapist) with therapeutic training and experience. We welcome applicants who enjoy working effectively as part of a team, have competencies in working with families from diverse cultures and ethnicities, and have a commitment to delivering high quality, evidence based practice.

The successful candidate will join a stimulating and supportive multidisciplinary Emotional and Behavioural team (E&B) within Specialist CAMHS. You will have a varied caseload and provide brief treatment for often co-occurring emotional and behavioural difficulties and cases presenting with complexity and risk. You will be supported by a team consisting of highly experienced and skilled clinicians. We actively work with network colleagues to support our clients.

Main duties of the job

The E&B team works with young people across the age range with a wide range of presentations from moderate to severe mental illness, including those who have experienced trauma and abuse and those presenting with suicidality and self-harm. The E&B teams are composed of a mix of disciplines including Clinical Psychology, Systemic Family Therapy, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Health Nursing, Creative Therapy and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. There is a broad range of therapy groups offered and the post holder would be supported and encouraged to develop skills in group work, alongside individual clinical work.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • Degree level study or equivalent / Further post degree qualification including – Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, Creative Therapies, Family & Systemic Psychotherapy,
  • Current Registration with appropriate professional body

Desirable

  • oQualifications/ training in specialist skills e.g. systemic therapies, neuropsychology, MBT training, ADOS training, trauma therapies

Experience

Essential

  • oPrevious experience of working in CAMHS
  • oExperience of working with a wide range of CAMHS presentations
  • oExperience of care planning
  • oExperience of working in a culturally diverse Inner city area
  • oExperience of working in a multi- disciplinary way Experience in crisis work

Desirable

  • oExperience of working with Young People known to Children and Social Care, or having worked in Youth Centres.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • oEvidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
  • oSkilled in emergency and crisis assessments
  • oSpecialist clinical skills within specific therapeutic modalities
  • oAble to manage own time and caseload
  • oExcellent verbal and written communication skills Evidence of ability to support others
  • oAble to work effectively across organisational boundaries
  • oGood knowledge of theories on intersectionality
  • oSelf-reflexivity: ability to reflect how identities and cultures impact work and working relationships and young people’s engagement.
  • oAble to manage inter agency working
  • oGood IT & computer skills

Desirable

  • oTeaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
  • oEvidence of ability to lead and influence others

Other

Essential

  • oA high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
  • oAwareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
  • oSpecific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS
  • oIn depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
  • oKnowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation
  • oKnowledge of specific inner city issues which impact of care delivery
  • oKnowledge of the Children’s Act and other appropriate legislation
  • oKnowledge of standard setting and audit implementation
  • oAn awareness of different research methods A working knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 18 October 2026

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