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Senior Lead Practitioner - EBT
East London NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 16 hour(s) ago
Reference: 2446133
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a confident senior CAMHS professional with a demonstrable track record of providing good quality evidence based interventions and improving service quality to join our Emotional and Behavioural (E&B) pathway within Luton Specialist CAMHS. You will be either a Community Mental Health Nurse, Family Therapist, Practitioner/Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, Child Psychotherapist, BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist, Creative Arts Therapist, BACP Accredited Counsellor or Occupational Therapist with the requisite professional accreditation.
The community served is multi-ethnic and culturally diverse and we welcome applicants who are skilled at working with the richness and complexity of this multicultural context.
The team is part of a dynamic and innovative CAMHS service, dedicated to continuous improvement of our offer to children, young people and families within our local area. There are a number of exciting quality improvement projects focusing on community engagement and service provision running across the service and the post holder will be actively encouraged to take part in these.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dynamic and organised professional to provide a specialist service within CAMHS to young people and their families and with support from the Clinical Team Leads, take on some operational duties, including frontline leadership of the Emotional and Behavioural Team. This is a community-based post, offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments, including group-work.
The post holder will be an experienced clinician within their profession, confident in delivering specialist mental health assessments and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children and young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health disorders and their families.
The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Team Leads and senior professionals within the team to ensure operational services and care pathways are effective. This will include professional and practice development and ensuring high-quality client-centered care is delivered. The post holder will lead by example to maintain high standards of care and practice and empower the team to take on a greater range of clinical tasks to improve client care in the specialist CAMH service. They will be a highly visible presence in clinical practice and be accessible to clients and their families.
About us
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.
There are also frequent new developments in the service, offering staff the chance to work at a higher banding during the time of the project. As part of the East London Foundation Trust (ELFT), there are a significant number of positions in the trust for clinicians up to band 8D, opening up paths for promotion for ambitious members of staff. ELFT also prioritizes staff wellbeing and we have introduced a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this.
Our clinic is readily accessible from North London or Milton Keynes and Northampton. ELFT offers attractive recruitment packages and in Beds and Luton we are committed to offering our staff the opportunity to develop their skills. The Trust supports commuting into Luton and offers generous contributions towards Annual Rail Travel Cards.
Details
Date posted
23 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
363-SSLB8364986
Job locations
Charter House
Alma Street
Luton
LU1 2PJ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details, please contact: Dr Helen Barker, Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Clinical Team Lead ([email protected]) or Miguel Massa, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist/Clinical Team Lead ([email protected] )
*We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward for this vacancy at any time should we receive an overwhelming number of applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details, please contact: Dr Helen Barker, Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Clinical Team Lead ([email protected]) or Miguel Massa, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist/Clinical Team Lead ([email protected] )
*We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward for this vacancy at any time should we receive an overwhelming number of applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualification in Child Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy, Nursing (Mental Health), Counselling Psychology, Social Work or other equivalent profession
Desirable
- Additional therapeutic/clinical training in evidence-based therapy; such as CBT diploma
- Training and/or experience of delivering systemic interventions
- Masters Degree or working towards postgraduate qualification in related CAMHS or specific evidence based treatment modality, such as DBT or IPT-A.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in CAMHS or equivalent setting for at least 3 years
- Experience of working in community CAMHS and working with a multi-agency network
- Experience at Agenda for Change Band 7 (or equivalent)
- Experience of specialist assessment and treatment with children, young people and their families presenting high levels of complexity and moderate to severe mental health needs.
- Experience of providing evidence-based interventions for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health disorders such as; OCD, PTSD and Complex PTSD, Depression and Anxiety disorders.
- Experienced of managing high levels of need, complexity and risk, including safeguarding concerns, suicidal and self-harm behaviours.
- Experience of providing line management and clinical supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Specialist clinical assessment and treatment skills including emergency and crisis assessments.
- Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- A developed knowledge of Child development, Neurodiversity (ASC/ADHD) and specific learning needs
- A working knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualification in Child Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy, Nursing (Mental Health), Counselling Psychology, Social Work or other equivalent profession
Desirable
- Additional therapeutic/clinical training in evidence-based therapy; such as CBT diploma
- Training and/or experience of delivering systemic interventions
- Masters Degree or working towards postgraduate qualification in related CAMHS or specific evidence based treatment modality, such as DBT or IPT-A.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in CAMHS or equivalent setting for at least 3 years
- Experience of working in community CAMHS and working with a multi-agency network
- Experience at Agenda for Change Band 7 (or equivalent)
- Experience of specialist assessment and treatment with children, young people and their families presenting high levels of complexity and moderate to severe mental health needs.
- Experience of providing evidence-based interventions for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health disorders such as; OCD, PTSD and Complex PTSD, Depression and Anxiety disorders.
- Experienced of managing high levels of need, complexity and risk, including safeguarding concerns, suicidal and self-harm behaviours.
- Experience of providing line management and clinical supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
- Specialist clinical assessment and treatment skills including emergency and crisis assessments.
- Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
- Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
- A developed knowledge of Child development, Neurodiversity (ASC/ADHD) and specific learning needs
- 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).
Additional information
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).
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Charter House
Alma Street
Luton
LU1 2PJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Charter House
Alma Street
Luton
LU1 2PJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)