CAMHS Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are advertising two full time posts. One is permanent and one is covering a secondment for 12 months, so is fixed-term. Both posts include half a day a week in the Youth Zones and are suited to newly qualified clinical or counselling psychologists and those with some post qualification experience to provide a specialist service within CAMHS to young people and their families within the Emotional and Behavioural (E&B) Team.The post holders will be expected to conduct specialist CAMHS assessment and offer treatment (both individual and group) for young people aged 6-18 presenting with a range of mental health difficulties. Any Under fives experience is welcomed as we also have a brief intervention pathway for this age group within the E&B Team, but this is not an essential requirement for this post.

The postholders’ caseloads will include young people in the E&B team and on our green waiting list and include work in the Youth Zones.

The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team. The role includes work with the wider network, being part of the duty system and supervisory responsibilities.

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, Family and Systemic Therapy, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Health Nursing, Art Therapy, Drama Therapy and Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic 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 casework.

Youth Zones work includes consultation to youth workers, working collaboratively with young people attending the service, and taking a community psychology and co-production approach.

This post is part of a comprehensive Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, within the East London NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust is committed to tackling racism in all its forms and Newham CAMHS is a service committed to working with community partners and addressing inequalities.

The successful candidate will be part of a stimulating and supportive multidisciplinary team. There is a strong commitment to clinical supervision and professional development within CAMHS and the wider NHS Foundation Trust including many learning and teaching opportunities.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • oQualification in appropriate mental health professions as Clinical or Counselling Psychology, and registration with relevant UK governing body.

Desirable

  • oYZ post: Narrative therapy and practice, liberation pedagogy, community psychology, group work, trauma. Co-production.

Experience

Essential

  • oPrevious experience of working in CAMHS
  • oExperience of working with a wide range of CAMHS problems
  • 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,
  • oWork in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters

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: 29 November 2026

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