Job summary

Newham CAMHS are excited to be recruiting to four full time post as a Children & Young People's CBT Practitioner within the Wellbeing in Newham Schools Team. (Mental Health Support Team - MHST).

The post-holder will work within Newham CAMHS WINS providing assessments and interventions in and around local schools. The successful candidate will need to be a registered EMHP.

We are looking for confident CAMHS professionals who are keen to provide CBT evidence based interventions to children and young people within schools. You will have a demonstrable track record of providing collaborative and supportive interventions with children, young people, families, and parents/carers. 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.

We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued. You will be supported directly by senior colleagues as we develop the service together.

Main duties of the job

1. Delivery of CBT based interventions for low mood and anxiety in educational settings across the borough, as per the MHST model and supporting development of the service.
2. As the post holder will be working within the community, they will establish and maintain positive relationships with professionals, agencies, charities and teams who also provide services to children and/or young people in the community.
3. Actioning the 3 core functions of an MHST: to deliver evidence-based interventions for mild-to-moderate mental health issues, support thesenior mental health lead in each school or college to introduce or develop their whole school or college approach and, give timely advise to school and college staff and liaise with external specialist services to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education.

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.

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Child and Young People Psychological Therapies (CYP-PT) Training Programme and develop specialist skills in Systemic Psychotherapy while working within a dynamic and supportive CAMHS service.

The successful applicant will be based within either Luton Specialist CAMHS or the Central Bedfordshire CAMHS Community Access Service, both of which form part of the wider South Bedfordshire CAMHS provision. Working alongside highly skilled multidisciplinary teams, you will support children, young people and families experiencing a range of mental health difficulties, while undertaking a nationally recognised postgraduate training programme in Systemic Psychotherapy.

Main duties of the job

This intensive training post offers a unique blend of clinical practice and academic learning, enabling you to develop expertise in evidence-based systemic interventions within real-world CAMHS settings. This is a fixed-term training post funded through NHS England's CYP Psychological Therapies Programme. Successful applicants will be employed within the service whilst simultaneously undertaking a Postgraduate Diploma programme. The training will begin in January 2027 with around 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients related to training assignments. Trainees will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with King's College London. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a KCL Postgraduate Diploma.

You will work with children, young people and families from diverse cultural, social and ethnic backgrounds and will be supported to provide inclusive, culturally responsive care. Alongside direct clinical work, you will have opportunities to contribute to service development initiatives, quality improvement projects, clinical audit, service evaluation and research activities, helping to shape and enhance mental health services across Bedfordshire and Luton

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.

Job summary

We are looking to recruit individuals to manage a designated number of Transfer of Care patients. This role involves conducting initial assessments, developing care plans, and making onward referrals, while seeking support from senior clinicians when necessary.

You will be responsible for planning and executing daily tasks within the team and across a broader geographical area, understanding that these may shift in response to service demands and evolving clinical needs.

This position requires collaboration within a multidisciplinary team in a primary care setting, which includes clients' homes, residential facilities, and clinics. You'll provide support for a range of therapeutic and clinical interventions, drawing on the diverse skills within the team.

You will play a key role in promoting integrated working with partner systems and services, including Falls, UCR, and Virtual Wards. Additionally, you'll coordinate with multiple agencies to ensure effective and timely discharges.

A significant aspect of this role involves working autonomously in the community, using your own vehicle, and engaging in lone working. You will also assist with in-reach processes into Bedfordshire Hospitals.

Lastly, flexibility is essential, as the position requires you to work various shift patterns, including weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.

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Main duties of the job

• To participate in team planning, by organising new referrals as to who needs to be assessed within an agreed service time frame, and on-going work allocations, to enable the team to work effectively and efficiently whilst supporting the demand within the service.
• To support other members of the multidisciplinary team in planning and managing their own caseload particularly in the event of absence.
• To be responsible for prioritising and managing own workload, expecting some conflicting demands on your time.
• To support the In-Reach model into the Bedfordshire Hospitals, particularly MADE events and in times of service demand.
• To chair multi-disciplinary team caseload meetings and ensure information on individual patients is fed back to the team for planning purposes.
• To have an enhanced level of knowledge of system partners and services.
• To act as named person for the client to contact within the department and to feedback relevant issues to senior staff.
• To provide supervision and appraisals of staff within the team.
• To complete the duty rota for the Transfer of Care element of the locality team.

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.

Job summary

We are looking to recruit individuals to manage a designated number of Transfer of Care patients. This role involves conducting initial assessments, developing care plans, and making onward referrals, while seeking support from senior clinicians when necessary.

You will be responsible for planning and executing daily tasks within the team and across a broader geographical area, understanding that these may shift in response to service demands and evolving clinical needs.

This position requires collaboration within a multidisciplinary team in a primary care setting, which includes clients' homes, residential facilities, and clinics. You'll provide support for a range of therapeutic and clinical interventions, drawing on the diverse skills within the team.

You will play a key role in promoting integrated working with partner systems and services, including Falls, UCR, and Virtual Wards. Additionally, you'll coordinate with multiple agencies to ensure effective and timely discharges.

A significant aspect of this role involves working autonomously in the community, using your own vehicle, and engaging in lone working. You will also assist with in-reach processes into Bedfordshire Hospitals.

Lastly, flexibility is essential, as the position requires you to work various shift patterns, including weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.

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Main duties of the job

• To participate in team planning, by organising new referrals as to who needs to be assessed within an agreed service time frame, and on-going work allocations, to enable the team to work effectively and efficiently whilst supporting the demand within the service.
• To support other members of the multidisciplinary team in planning and managing their own caseload particularly in the event of absence.
• To be responsible for prioritising and managing own workload, expecting some conflicting demands on your time.
• To support the In-Reach model into the Bedfordshire Hospitals, particularly MADE events and in times of service demand.
• To chair multi-disciplinary team caseload meetings and ensure information on individual patients is fed back to the team for planning purposes.
• To have an enhanced level of knowledge of system partners and services.
• To act as named person for the client to contact within the department and to feedback relevant issues to senior staff.
• To provide supervision and appraisals of staff within the team.
• To complete the duty rota for the Transfer of Care element of the locality team.

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.

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.

Job summary

The Essex Eating Disorders Team provides community-based care for children and young people across Essex, Southend, and Thurrock. This is an exciting role designed to provide intensive support packages aimed at preventing hospital admissions and facilitating early discharge from inpatient settings. The post holder will work within the Eating Disorder Team's Intensive Support Pathway (ISP), supporting families by providing meal support, monitoring physical health, and working alongside therapists to deliver Family-Based Therapy (FBT). Please note that this role involves regular travel. The successful candidate must have access to suitable transport to undertake home visits and travel to acute hospital settings across Essex as required.

Main duties of the job

Provide intensive community-based support to children and young people with eating disorders and their families as part of the ISP. Deliver meal support and therapeutic interventions within the home environment to support recovery and reduce the need for hospital admission. Visit young people admitted to acute hospital settings, providing specialist eating disorder support, contributing to discharge planning, and ensuring continuity of care between inpatient and community services. Monitor physical health and wellbeing, escalating concerns appropriately and contributing to ongoing risk assessment and management. Work closely with therapists to support the delivery of FBT and agreed care plans. Provide emotional, practical, and psychoeducational support to young people, families, and carers. Act as an advocate for children and young people, ensuring care is individualised and focused on their needs and recovery goals. Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues, GPs, schools, acute hospitals, and partner agencies to coordinate high-quality care. Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to care planning, review, and evaluation processes. Provide specialist advice and support to professionals involved in the care of children and young people with eating disorders. Ensure all interventions are delivered in accordance with Trust policies, clinical governance standards, and health and safety requirements.

About us

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a CBT Trainee, as part of the NHS England Workforce, Training and Education (NHSE WT&E) funded Recruit to Train Programme, in partnership with the University of Reading, Charlie Waller Institute. The post-holders will be training on the Children & Young People Mental Health (CYP-MH) CBT Course, which is accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). They will be carrying out clinical work in our service to complement their studies and use their newly developed skills. We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health practitioners to work and train within our service. The post holders will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Main duties of the job

This is a training role within the University of Reading. The posts are based withinthe CAMHS Access Service (CAS).The post holder will be providing CBT interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. NICE Guideline recommended treatment and on CYP-IAPT core principles of accessibility,accountability, participation, awareness and evidence-based practice to provide an inclusive andeffective service for children and young people. The post holder will work in the service for at least2.5-3.0 days of the week whilst training for the remaining days.The post holder will hold an appropriate training case load for the course and work with ChildrenYoung people and families with different cultural backgrounds and ages.The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.These are fixed term posts with this training year funded by NHSE. You will be an employee at the service but also enrolled on a Postgraduate Diplomacourse. As this is a Postgraduate level training, you will be required to study and perform at academic level. Applicants must be prepared to work towards their studies outside of protected study time. Protected study time or teaching days are typically two days a weekand will be a mixture of in person and online sessions. Applicants must be willing to travel into Reading to attend their lectures.

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.

Details

Date posted

16 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-SSLB8331047

Job locations

Bedford CAMHS

9 Rush Court

Bedford

MK40 3JT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Be a member of the multidisciplinary team, accept referrals via agreed protocolswithin the service.Assess clients for suitability for CBT intervention as per training requirements undersupervision of clinical supervisor/line manager.Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the teams referralprotocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to thereferral agent as necessary.Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for the psychologicaltreatment and/or management of a young persons mental health problems, basedupon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems and employingmethods of proven efficacy across the full range of care settings.Involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying therapyformulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.Be responsible for providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive, distressingand emotional information in relation to mental health issues, where there are oftenbarriers to acceptance.Be mindful of the needs of children, young people, families and individuals from awide range of cultural, religious and social backgrounds and develop withcolleagues innovative ways of meeting these diverse needs.Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contactsoffered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting timesand ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.Be responsible for recording, monitoring and reporting on clinical work andcommunicating complex clinical information to a variety of recipients, e.g. serviceusers, families and carers, other professionals, and statutory and voluntaryorganisations, orally, in writing and/or electronically.Maintain clinical records, collate statistical information and maintain specialistequipment and resources. Complete all requirements relating to data collectionwithin the service. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, whereappropriate. Work closely with other members of the team to design and implementcare plans under the senior leadership of the team Lead.Should it be necessary to amend this job description in the light of future servicedevelopment, changes will be made in consultation with the post holder.

Be responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of local resources anddeveloping working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and co mmunitygroups and organisations.Be responsible for proposing innovative responses to identified community needsand developing these in consultation with senior colleagues.Ensure that professional guidelines for practice are followed appropriately.Receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines. To ensure documentation and care plans are comprehensive and of the higheststandard in line with Trust.To record relevant information as consistent with Trust record keeping policyCollate and report on clinical information across a specific area(s).To provide clinical information as required and input into local and Trust electronicinformation systems.Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to Trust policies andany regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP, BABCP), andkeep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department ofhealthAll employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that informationprocessed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and inline with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position forpersonal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in thecourse of their official dutiesEnsure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed withsenior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.Keep up to date all records in relation to Continuous Professional Development andensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge oflatest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives

To attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.To apply learning from the training programme in practicePrepare and present clinical information for all patients on caseload to clinical casemanagement supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, inorder to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker,supervisor and service are deliveredReceive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meetthe required standards.To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelinesand Trust Policy.Ensure that professional practice guidelines are followed appropriately.To participate in the Trust Appraisal and be committed to on-going ContinuingProfessional Development including participation in further specialist training as agreed with supervisor/line manager.

To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of care pathwayTo maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies andprocedures in relation to childrens mental health and social care needs.All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and thehealth of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.Develop and implement service related and/or academic research projects.Develop and implement clinical audit and survey projects where appropriate.

Record and report on personally generated clinical information.Enter clinical information as required into local and Trust electronic informationsystems.Prepare teaching materials and presentations to a professional level.Be familiar with electronic access to research information, for example throughelectronic libraries, data banks, journals and websites.Use electronic mail regularly and competently for facilitating direct and indirectclinical work as well as service development.Have expertise in using the worldwide web in order to access information andservices which enhance clinical role with service users and staff, and contribute to continued professional development.

Job description Job responsibilities Be a member of the multidisciplinary team, accept referrals via agreed protocolswithin the service.Assess clients for suitability for CBT intervention as per training requirements undersupervision of clinical supervisor/line manager.Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the teams referralprotocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to thereferral agent as necessary.Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for the psychologicaltreatment and/or management of a young persons mental health problems, basedupon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems and employingmethods of proven efficacy across the full range of care settings.Involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying therapyformulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.Be responsible for providing and receiving highly complex, sensitive, distressingand emotional information in relation to mental health issues, where there are oftenbarriers to acceptance.Be mindful of the needs of children, young people, families and individuals from awide range of cultural, religious and social backgrounds and develop withcolleagues innovative ways of meeting these diverse needs.Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contactsoffered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting timesand ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.Be responsible for recording, monitoring and reporting on clinical work andcommunicating complex clinical information to a variety of recipients, e.g. serviceusers, families and carers, other professionals, and statutory and voluntaryorganisations, orally, in writing and/or electronically.Maintain clinical records, collate statistical information and maintain specialistequipment and resources. Complete all requirements relating to data collectionwithin the service. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, whereappropriate. Work closely with other members of the team to design and implementcare plans under the senior leadership of the team Lead.Should it be necessary to amend this job description in the light of future servicedevelopment, changes will be made in consultation with the post holder. Be responsible for developing and maintaining knowledge of local resources anddeveloping working relationships with relevant statutory, voluntary and co mmunitygroups and organisations.Be responsible for proposing innovative responses to identified community needsand developing these in consultation with senior colleagues.Ensure that professional guidelines for practice are followed appropriately.Receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines. To ensure documentation and care plans are comprehensive and of the higheststandard in line with Trust.To record relevant information as consistent with Trust record keeping policyCollate and report on clinical information across a specific area(s).To provide clinical information as required and input into local and Trust electronicinformation systems.Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to Trust policies andany regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (eg BPS, UKCP, BABCP), andkeep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the department ofhealthAll employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that informationprocessed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and inline with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position forpersonal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in thecourse of their official dutiesEnsure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed withsenior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development.Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.Keep up to date all records in relation to Continuous Professional Development andensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge oflatest theoretical and service delivery models/developments.Attend relevant conferences / workshops in line with identified professional objectives To attend and fulfil all the requirements of the training element of the post.To apply learning from the training programme in practicePrepare and present clinical information for all patients on caseload to clinical casemanagement supervisors within the service on an agreed and scheduled basis, inorder to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker,supervisor and service are deliveredReceive supervision from educational providers in relation to course work to meetthe required standards.To receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelinesand Trust Policy.Ensure that professional practice guidelines are followed appropriately.To participate in the Trust Appraisal and be committed to on-going ContinuingProfessional Development including participation in further specialist training as agreed with supervisor/line manager. To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.Be aware of, and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of care pathwayTo maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies andprocedures in relation to childrens mental health and social care needs.All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and thehealth of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.Develop and implement service related and/or academic research projects.Develop and implement clinical audit and survey projects where appropriate. Record and report on personally generated clinical information.Enter clinical information as required into local and Trust electronic informationsystems.Prepare teaching materials and presentations to a professional level.Be familiar with electronic access to research information, for example throughelectronic libraries, data banks, journals and websites.Use electronic mail regularly and competently for facilitating direct and indirectclinical work as well as service development.Have expertise in using the worldwide web in order to access information andservices which enhance clinical role with service users and staff, and contribute to continued professional development.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• RMN, OT, SW or equivalent professional qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma or KSA evidence
• Teaching/mentoring qualification

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people or adults with mental illness.

Desirable

• Experience of using Routine Outcome Measures (ROMS)
• Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community
• Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of thers.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• To have ability to manage case load and act as care coordinator for clients on case list
• To be able to function as part of multi disciplinary team and liaise with external agencies i.e. primary care, education, social and health care
• To have ability to assess client need, both mental health, health and social needs
• Ability to reflect on and critically appraise the performance of self and others.
• Willingness to undergo regular supervision in order to develop own practice.
• Ability to organise own time and diary and that of junior staff and learners
• Have ability to follow policy and make proposal for change
• Understanding of evidence based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
• Maintain patient records both written and electronic
• Understanding of the legal and social policy issues influencing the work environment
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with relevant parties

Desirable

• To have knowledge and understanding of the research process

Other

Essential

• To have knowledge and understanding of the research process
• Car driver, and willingness to drive for work purposes.
• To be I.T competent
• Commitment to client centred, non discriminatory practice
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Willingness to be flexible

Person Specification Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential RMN, OT, SW or equivalent professional qualification Evidence of continuing professional development Desirable Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma or KSA evidence Teaching/mentoring qualification Experience Essential Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people or adults with mental illness. Desirable Experience of using Routine Outcome Measures (ROMS) Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of thers. Knowledge & Skills Essential To have ability to manage case load and act as care coordinator for clients on case list To be able to function as part of multi disciplinary team and liaise with external agencies i.e. primary care, education, social and health care To have ability to assess client need, both mental health, health and social needs Ability to reflect on and critically appraise the performance of self and others. Willingness to undergo regular supervision in order to develop own practice. Ability to organise own time and diary and that of junior staff and learners Have ability to follow policy and make proposal for change Understanding of evidence based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice Maintain patient records both written and electronic Understanding of the legal and social policy issues influencing the work environment Ability to maintain effective working relationships with relevant parties Desirable To have knowledge and understanding of the research process Other Essential To have knowledge and understanding of the research process Car driver, and willingness to drive for work purposes. To be I.T competent Commitment to client centred, non discriminatory practice Commitment to lifelong learning Willingness to be flexible

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

Bedford CAMHS

9 Rush Court

Bedford

MK40 3JT

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

Bedford CAMHS

9 Rush Court

Bedford

MK40 3JT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic, flexible and self-motivated individual who is willing to make a real difference in young people's mental health? Are you passionate about providing excellent quality care, team working and ready for a new challenge? Are you motivated, possess excellent communication and organisational skills? Then you are the person we are looking for!

The Community Access Service (CAS) are excited to offer the opportunity for an experienced CAMHS Practitioner to join our team. The CAS is an established team that has a strong ethos of improving the mental health and well-being of children and young people in schools and in the community. The post provides an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence - based interventions for children and young people working across multiple education settings and aims to increase early access and availability to services.

The Community Access Service have the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in the community. There is a specific focus on developing more access to helping and improving the general culture of emotional support within all primary and secondary schools. Working alongside community partners the CAS will be fully integrated with the community which includes educational settings and GP Surgeries.

Main duties of the job

Assess and deliver outcome-focused, evidence-based interventions to children, young people and parents experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

Working in partnership, support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their families

Work in partnership with children, young people and families in the development of plans for the intervention and agreed outcomes.

Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about intervention.

Operate at all times from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.

Undertake assessment of risk to self and others, where appropriate.

Adhere to the service referral protocols and signpost unsuitable referrals to the relevant service as necessary.

Provide a range of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments, Low Intensity CBT and guided self-help in approach. This work may be face-to-face, by telephone or via other media.

Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of children and young people contacts offered, and sessions carried out per week in order to improve timely access and minimise waiting times.

Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or CYP in treatment, where appropriate.

Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service

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.

In line with Trust policy, the service has adopted a hybrid clinical working model of direct face to face and remote working as appropriate.

The service embraces continual improvement and wellbeing of the staff and has a high degree of enthusiasm for quality improvement and working together with partner agencies to provide the highest quality service to the population we serve.

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, and motivated Specialtist doctor to join our outstanding community Service.

This post would be ideally suited for a doctor, who has a minimum of 12 years experience in clinical psychiatry practice, and is interested in working in a specialist doctor position in psychiatry outside of a Training position.

A successful candidate would have the option of continuing ongoing work in a specialtist doctor position, or considering the option of applying for Speciality Training in Psychiatry in the future. An alternative career path would be progression as a specialist doctor and with the possibility of gaining a Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) via Article 14 route once required experience can be evidenced in the future.

The post-holder will work under the supervision of a consultant psychiatrist and will be integral to a multidisciplinary team, accessing local CPD activities as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

o 10 PAso The specialist doctor will work autonomously to a level of defined competencies, as agreed with the local clinical governance framework.o Specialist Doctor will provide the expertise in specialized area and work closely with the consultant and multi disciplinary team.o The doctor will provide clinical support for the assessment and management of mental health problems on a routine and emergency basis.o 8 Programmed Activities per week will be devoted to Direct Clinical Care. Care of patients in the community in Dunstable CMHT, in the Functional Model."o 2 Sessions will be for supporting professional activitieso Specialist Doctor will assess new referrals and review existing patients. 6 to 7 out-patient clinics per week either at the base of the Dunstable CMHT or designated GP Surgery.

o Additional clinics to see patients in emergency &/ provide telephone contact with patients and their carer's to manage urgent queries.

o CPA meetings, Professional meetings, Case Conferences and home visits as necessary.o Liaise with team members and provide telephone and face to face contact to members of the team and see patients urgently.

o Triage referrals regularly in Blended triage meetings to provide a safe, prompt and appropriate service to the person who was referred.o Provide face to face and telephone liaison service to other secondary mental health teams, General Practitioners and Primary care workers

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.

Job summary

How would you like to work in a high performing community mental health team serving rural Mid Bedfordshire, based in the idyllic surroundings of Steppingley Hospital?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Community Psychiatric Nurse to work as part of a multi-disciplinary working age community mental health team. You will be registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC). We are keen to support a newly qualified nurse through their preceptorship and would offer a Band 5 position, but we would also welcome an experienced nurse to a Band 6 position.

The successful candidate will receive on-going support and supervision.

Your role will be to ensure the service provided by the team is well organised, evidence based, recovery focused, socially inclusive and person centred, with clear outcomes.

In return we offer a friendly team in a beautiful rural setting.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Sarah Eaton - email [email protected]

Telephone 01525 758400

Main duties of the job

You will carry out the role of a care coordinator or named nurse under the principles of CPA. This will involve assessments, developing and implementing agreed care plans, reviewing the care provided, identifying risks and working with the patient to establish plans to mitigate risk, while responding to any emerging crises. You will be instrumental in providing psycho-education, mental state monitoring, relapse prevention work and offering advice and guidance on issues that may impact on someone's physical health. As a newly qualified nurse, you would be working under the direct supervision of our Senior Nurse.

You will be required to participate in the Duty rota and depot clinic rota, while being responsible for an identified caseload where you will need to ensure a high standard of professionalism and conduct which is consistent with best practice.

In the role, you will liaise with Primary Care services, the Voluntary and Private Sector and contribute to providing a Recovery focused model of care. You will play an active role in the discharge of our service users from hospital and will commission health and social care services as required.

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.