Job summary

The post holder must be professionally qualified and registered with an appropriate regulatory or professional body, with relevant mental health and/or psychological therapy training

Main duties of the job

Leadership 1. The post-holder will provide clinical leadership within the sphere of their professional expertise 2. To actively promote integrated health/care professional working internally and externally 3. To facilitate the development of a positive and supportive team culture by taking responsibility for dealing effectively with potential conflict 4. To take an active interest in working parties and groups within the Trust to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols and guidelines 5. To participate in the audit process, linking in with the clinical governance 6. To advise, encourage and share knowledge utilising the latest research and practice development, through literature and peer reviews 7. They will ensure that a high quality, timely, accessible and evidence-based service is available to all service users who need it and who use it across SET CAMHS

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 are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to provide 12 months Maternity Cover here at the Newham Health Team for Adults with Learning Disabilities.

We are a proactive, friendly adult LD team who cover the compact borough of Newham. We work mainly with people with severe-profound LD and provide dysphagia and communication assessments and interventions. We provide training and work closely with our MDT colleagues in the community.

The position is available for 12 months from December 2026 until December 2027.

This could be an opportunity for an experienced lead SLT or a developing SLT as we have support available from the Team Deputy Manager (who is an SLT) as well as strong links with other ELFT LD teams. Dysphagia experience is required for this post.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical leadership and professional development support for the team's Band 6 Speech and Language Therapists and Band 4 Therapy Assistant.

To offer expert advice and conduct specialized assessments and interventions in speech and language therapy for adults with learning disabilities and their families or caregivers.

To carry out detailed assessments and provide recommendations on feeding, dysphagia, and the management of complex cases.

To ensure that the speech and language therapy provided aligns with current best practices and is grounded in evidence-based approaches.

To gather both quantitative and qualitative data regarding speech and language therapy referrals, interventions, and outcomes, using this information to guide service development.

To actively participate in service development initiatives both within the Learning Disabilities team and in a broader context, contributing an expert perspective on speech and language therapy.

To foster integrated and collaborative working, both within and across LD teams, East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), and with external providers.

To closely collaborate with the Deputy Team Manager (SLT), Team Manager, and other Lead Clinicians within the team, as well as with primary and secondary health services, social care teams, and organizations that support individuals with learning disabilities.

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

To provide support to Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW's) to undertake their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) as well as the Team Managers and colleagues who support them in their teams.

The post holder will be the ASYE Coordinator for the Pan London ASYE Programme, which is coordinated by ELFT and supports NQSW across various NHS Trusts in London, Luton and Bedfordshire.

The post holder will be the lead for the student social work until and will oversee all student social work placements and social work apprentices.

Main duties of the job

1. Induction of NQSWs, student social workers and social work apprentices
2. Support to Team Managers and colleagues who have NQSWs in the teams
3. Support and guidance to NQSWs, this will be in groups, providing coaching, expert knowledge, training, reflective supervision, skills, and practice development.
4. To support the development and co-ordination of the ASYE training programme (either commissioning external trainers/partner agencies or delivering personally).
5. Undertaking and supporting the assessment of the NQSWs against the Adult knowledge and skills statement and Professional Capabilities Framework.
6. To identify and celebrate areas of good practice in social care and provide strategies to address poor practice, working with teams and managers to determine best solutions.
7. Quality Assure the ASYE programme and support the continued evaluation of the programme
8. Support ASYE assessors as required
9. Lead the student social work hub, quality assure student social work placements and social work apprentices and provide support to Practice Educators 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

Job summary

Bedfordshire Perinatal Mental Health Team is looking for passionate Registered Mental Health Social Workers who are looking to make a difference whilst working in an environment that promotes staff development and training opportunities.ELFT is passionate about developing its own staff, driving them to go on to become more established practitioners and this post is no different.You could be an existing Band 5 or Band 6 Social Worker looking to take your next steps or an experienced practitioner looking for a new venture; we have training and development opportunities tailored to suit your needs within the perinatal framework.Our team operates Monday to Friday from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm however there are opportunities for flexibility available in a team that is dynamic and transforming the way we offer support women and birthing people in Bedfordshire with perinatal mental health challenges. If this sounds like something that could inspire you then we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a clinician with a special interest in improving care for women, birthing people and their families. Experience of working in the perinatal mental health field is desirable; a keen interest in this specialist area is essential.The Perinatal Mental Health service provides specialist, multidisciplinary perinatal mental health care for women from preconception, during pregnancy and up to two years postnatal who live in Bedfordshire and Luton.To help support you with the above we offer a robust induction and tailored training is given and encouraged. ELFT perinatal teams do offer regular in-house training opportunities to learn from each other with the aim to continuously improve our practice.

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

20 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-BED8269577

Job locations

Bedfordshire and Luton Perinatal Mental Health Team

John Bunyan House, Bedford Health Village, 3 Kimbolton Road

Bedford

MK40 2NT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Clinical Responsibilities

1.1 To support the delivery of, highly specialist evidence based assessment, careplanning, treatment and review for service users in the perinatal period.

1.2 To provide specialist consultation, advice and support to Trust inpatient andcommunity services on best practice when working with women/birthing people in the perinatalperiod

1.3 To work intensively with a small complex and challenging group of pregnant women/birthing peopleor those with an infant up to two year old.

1.4 To work with colleagues to establish a clear process and criteria for receivingreferrals to undertake direct work or information for advice and liaison work.

1.5 To assist in setting up structures that allows the dissemination of knowledge andskills regarding working with perinatal service users in inpatient and communityservices.

1.6 To liaise and work with Mother and Baby Units

1.7 To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team exercising professionalresponsibility with team guidance and supervision, to provide risk assessment,monitoring and review of women with complex need in the perinatal period.

1.8 To be mindful of the needs of women, children, young people, families andindividuals from a wide range of racial, cultural, sexual, religious and socialbackgrounds and to develop, with colleagues, sensitive and innovative ways ofmeeting these needs.

1.9 To participate in perinatal service users have a perinatal planning meetings, pre-birthand post-birth .

1.10 To participate in team multi-disciplinary meetings, CPA Meetings and other Child Protection meetings/case conferences.

1.11 To be responsible for monitoring and recording and reporting on clinical work and communicating highly complex clinical information to a variety of recipients e.g. patients, families and carers, other professionals orally and in writing.

1.12 To record relevant information at the time of referral, during ongoing work, and for evaluation purposes as consistent with the policies and protocols of ELFT record keeping policies.

1.14 To seek consultation with clinical supervisor and line manager on clinical work and participate in regular supervision.

1.15 To be aware of and comply with all Trust policies and procedures and in particular follow and promote the Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children Policy and the Perinatal Mental Health Policy.

1.16 To provide assessment, health education and guidance to partners of women in the perinatal period

1.17 To develop an assessment clinic for partners and co parents of women in the service

2. Policy and Service Development

2.1 To work with colleagues to promote and evolve a perinatal mental health service for the assigned locality.

2.2 To ensure appropriate links are maintained with colleagues in perinatal mental health services, safeguarding children and parental mental health services across the Trust and other related services within the Trust and other agencies.

2.3 To attend ELFT Trust wide meetings as appropriate.

3. Performance Management

3.1 To ensure documentation and care plans are developed, are comprehensive and consistent with the policies and protocols of the Trust. 3.2 To be responsible for monitoring, recording and reporting on clinical work and communicating complex clinical information to a variety of recipients e.g. patients, families and carers and other professionals, both verbally and in writing.

3.3 To provide clinical information as required for input into local and ELFT electronic data collection systems.

3.4 To adhere to all Trust policies.

3.5 With the line manager, to construct a job-plan, which contains workload targets in line with service needs and local agreements.

4. Clinical Governance

4.1 To be knowledgeable about, and advise on best practice on treatment of pregnant and postpartum women, with particular regard to relevant NICE guidelines and MBRRACE reports.

4.2 To be knowledgeable about, and advise on best practice on safeguarding children, incorporating latest guidelines, policy and statutory requirements.

5. Training and Development

5.1 Adhere to the NMCs Standards of Conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives.

5.2 To attend regular supervision and to discuss with supervisor new learning and innovation.

5.3 To participate in the Trust appraisal systems and be committed to ongoing continuing professional development including participation in further specialist or other such training as agreed with line and professional managers.

5.4 To be accountable for own professional action and to seek advice and supervision from line manager where needed over ethical issues and Trust policies.

5.5 With perinatal mental health and safeguarding children colleagues, to support and assist with developing and delivering professional development training programme regarding perinatal mental health for Trust and external staff and the impact that this has on parenting and children.

6. Personal Development The post holder will:

6.1 Ensure that he/she is aware of current developments and practice in relation to the interface between perinatal mental health services and child protection services;

6.2 Acknowledge his/her own strengths and limitations, and discuss/identify their training and development needs with his/her line manager;

6.3 Participate in projects within the Trust as negotiated with senior management;

6.4 Participate in regular supervision with his/her line manager;

6.5 Promote innovations or practice developments, both internal and external to the Trust;

6.6 Manage his/her own time efficiently;

Job description Job responsibilities 1. Clinical Responsibilities 1.1 To support the delivery of, highly specialist evidence based assessment, careplanning, treatment and review for service users in the perinatal period. 1.2 To provide specialist consultation, advice and support to Trust inpatient andcommunity services on best practice when working with women/birthing people in the perinatalperiod 1.3 To work intensively with a small complex and challenging group of pregnant women/birthing peopleor those with an infant up to two year old. 1.4 To work with colleagues to establish a clear process and criteria for receivingreferrals to undertake direct work or information for advice and liaison work. 1.5 To assist in setting up structures that allows the dissemination of knowledge andskills regarding working with perinatal service users in inpatient and communityservices. 1.6 To liaise and work with Mother and Baby Units 1.7 To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team exercising professionalresponsibility with team guidance and supervision, to provide risk assessment,monitoring and review of women with complex need in the perinatal period. 1.8 To be mindful of the needs of women, children, young people, families andindividuals from a wide range of racial, cultural, sexual, religious and socialbackgrounds and to develop, with colleagues, sensitive and innovative ways ofmeeting these needs. 1.9 To participate in perinatal service users have a perinatal planning meetings, pre-birthand post-birth . 1.10 To participate in team multi-disciplinary meetings, CPA Meetings and other Child Protection meetings/case conferences. 1.11 To be responsible for monitoring and recording and reporting on clinical work and communicating highly complex clinical information to a variety of recipients e.g. patients, families and carers, other professionals orally and in writing. 1.12 To record relevant information at the time of referral, during ongoing work, and for evaluation purposes as consistent with the policies and protocols of ELFT record keeping policies. 1.14 To seek consultation with clinical supervisor and line manager on clinical work and participate in regular supervision. 1.15 To be aware of and comply with all Trust policies and procedures and in particular follow and promote the Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children Policy and the Perinatal Mental Health Policy. 1.16 To provide assessment, health education and guidance to partners of women in the perinatal period 1.17 To develop an assessment clinic for partners and co parents of women in the service 2. Policy and Service Development 2.1 To work with colleagues to promote and evolve a perinatal mental health service for the assigned locality. 2.2 To ensure appropriate links are maintained with colleagues in perinatal mental health services, safeguarding children and parental mental health services across the Trust and other related services within the Trust and other agencies. 2.3 To attend ELFT Trust wide meetings as appropriate. 3. Performance Management 3.1 To ensure documentation and care plans are developed, are comprehensive and consistent with the policies and protocols of the Trust. 3.2 To be responsible for monitoring, recording and reporting on clinical work and communicating complex clinical information to a variety of recipients e.g. patients, families and carers and other professionals, both verbally and in writing. 3.3 To provide clinical information as required for input into local and ELFT electronic data collection systems. 3.4 To adhere to all Trust policies. 3.5 With the line manager, to construct a job-plan, which contains workload targets in line with service needs and local agreements. 4. Clinical Governance 4.1 To be knowledgeable about, and advise on best practice on treatment of pregnant and postpartum women, with particular regard to relevant NICE guidelines and MBRRACE reports. 4.2 To be knowledgeable about, and advise on best practice on safeguarding children, incorporating latest guidelines, policy and statutory requirements. 5. Training and Development 5.1 Adhere to the NMCs Standards of Conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives. 5.2 To attend regular supervision and to discuss with supervisor new learning and innovation. 5.3 To participate in the Trust appraisal systems and be committed to ongoing continuing professional development including participation in further specialist or other such training as agreed with line and professional managers. 5.4 To be accountable for own professional action and to seek advice and supervision from line manager where needed over ethical issues and Trust policies. 5.5 With perinatal mental health and safeguarding children colleagues, to support and assist with developing and delivering professional development training programme regarding perinatal mental health for Trust and external staff and the impact that this has on parenting and children. 6. Personal Development The post holder will: 6.1 Ensure that he/she is aware of current developments and practice in relation to the interface between perinatal mental health services and child protection services; 6.2 Acknowledge his/her own strengths and limitations, and discuss/identify their training and development needs with his/her line manager; 6.3 Participate in projects within the Trust as negotiated with senior management; 6.4 Participate in regular supervision with his/her line manager; 6.5 Promote innovations or practice developments, both internal and external to the Trust; 6.6 Manage his/her own time efficiently;

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Evidence of professional qualification in nursing
• Evidence of registration on Part 3 of NMC register
• Evidence of continuing professional development including recently in perinatal mental health practice and safeguarding children practice

Desirable

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• ENB 998 or equivalent
• Clinical supervision training
• Qualified non-medical prescriber
• Qualifications/ training in specialist skills e.g. therapeutic/ psychological interventions

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification experience
• Post qualification experience working with women with serious mental illness
• Experience of managing a caseload of service users via CPA with evidence of completing high quality assessments
• Experience of working in a complex multi-disciplinary/ multi-agency context
• Experience of undertaking complex nursing and mental state, risk and needs assessments
• Experience of working in a multiracial/cultural community and of working with interpreters

Desirable

• Experience of formal child protection processes and inter-agency work with families
• Experience of multi-agency pre-birth planning (CPA) for women with serious mental illness
• Experience of supervising mental health professionals and/or practice teaching

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to contribute to and facilitate effective multi-disciplinary/multiagency working
• Ability to implement evidence-based practice
• Ability to identify, recognise and understand safeguarding children issues and refer appropriately

Desirable

• Ability to develop and deliver training on perinatal mental health and associated issues such as safeguarding children, domestic violence

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of evidence based practice and current developments in perinatal mental health
• Knowledge and understanding of diversity and equality issues and their application in perinatal mental health services
• Knowledge & understanding of contributions of other disciplines and professionals to a multi-agency service

Desirable

• Understanding of clinical governance and audit issues

Other requirements relevant to the post

Essential

• Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity practice and related policies and procedures
• Understanding of and commitment to safeguarding children

Desirable

• Evidence of networking with the field of perinatal mental health

Person Specification Education and qualifications Essential Evidence of professional qualification in nursing Evidence of registration on Part 3 of NMC register Evidence of continuing professional development including recently in perinatal mental health practice and safeguarding children practice Desirable Educated to degree level or equivalent ENB 998 or equivalent Clinical supervision training Qualified non-medical prescriber Qualifications/ training in specialist skills e.g. therapeutic/ psychological interventions Experience Essential Post qualification experience Post qualification experience working with women with serious mental illness Experience of managing a caseload of service users via CPA with evidence of completing high quality assessments Experience of working in a complex multi-disciplinary/ multi-agency context Experience of undertaking complex nursing and mental state, risk and needs assessments Experience of working in a multiracial/cultural community and of working with interpreters Desirable Experience of formal child protection processes and inter-agency work with families Experience of multi-agency pre-birth planning (CPA) for women with serious mental illness Experience of supervising mental health professionals and/or practice teaching Skills and Abilities Essential Ability to contribute to and facilitate effective multi-disciplinary/multiagency working Ability to implement evidence-based practice Ability to identify, recognise and understand safeguarding children issues and refer appropriately Desirable Ability to develop and deliver training on perinatal mental health and associated issues such as safeguarding children, domestic violence Knowledge and Understanding Essential Up to date knowledge of evidence based practice and current developments in perinatal mental health Knowledge and understanding of diversity and equality issues and their application in perinatal mental health services Knowledge & understanding of contributions of other disciplines and professionals to a multi-agency service Desirable Understanding of clinical governance and audit issues Other requirements relevant to the post Essential Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity practice and related policies and procedures Understanding of and commitment to safeguarding children Desirable Evidence of networking with the field of perinatal mental health

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

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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

Bedfordshire and Luton Perinatal Mental Health Team

John Bunyan House, Bedford Health Village, 3 Kimbolton Road

Bedford

MK40 2NT

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

Bedfordshire and Luton Perinatal Mental Health Team

John Bunyan House, Bedford Health Village, 3 Kimbolton Road

Bedford

MK40 2NT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to take on the role of jointly leading the EYS (Early Years) team. You will be working closely withthe 8a EYS clinical lead and fellow Band 7 EYS leads carrying out a similar role. As one of the Early Years Leads, you willprovide a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy service to children 0-5 living in Newham. The role will involve working within clinics, EYS education settings, Family Hubs and other community settings across the borough.

The postholder will:

• Contribute to the development and improvement of care pathways, intervention packages and training for parents and our partner agencies

• Jointly manage shared team caseloads and contribute to the planning and fair allocation of work across the EYS team

• provide a service which takes account of the needs of children and families from a range ofcultural and linguistic backgrounds

• deputise for the EYS Clinical Lead & other Band 7 EYS leads when appropriate.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist assessment and therapy for children under 5 with speech, language and communication needs. This will include multi-agency working and working closely with families and early years settings to build confidence and skills to enable children's needs to be identified and supported early at the right time and in the right place.

The role will involve leading on improvement projects and contributing to the development of the service we offer to children and families in Newham.

Theremay be opportunity to work one day a week within the autism diagnostic service (dependent on interest and experience).

About us

Based at the child development centre, in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham, close to the Olympic Park in the heart of London's East End (with excellent transport links with the rest of London and Essex). The children's speech and language therapy service has a strong multi-agency work ethic with other services both within the trust and with partneragencies, and offers services across a wide range of care groups in the borough.

We can offer you:

• A warm, welcoming and supportive team of SaLTs and colleagues who bring experiences from all over the world.

• 1:1 monthly supervision, appraisal and CPD

• Team learning programme

• Protected service development time and regular team away days

• Opportunity to supervise and develop junior staff

• Monthly team meetings and band 7 leadership meetings

• On-going clinical skills development, MDT working

• Opportunity to lead on audit and service quality improvement projects.

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and inspiring HCPC Registered Consultant Clinical Psychologist to lead psychological professions working in older adult services across the East London Boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets and City & Hackney. Mental Health Care of Older People (MHCOP) services includes CMHTs, diagnostic memory clinics and post-diagnostic support, and inpatient psychiatric wards.

The post is suitable for an experienced Psychologist who champions older adults and older adults' psychological needs across community and inpatient contexts. You must have an excellent understanding of working systemically across and within organisational boundaries. You must have experience of working with adults with complex mental health needs and from a range of religious, cultural, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.

Main duties of the job

Provide professional, operational and clinical leadership and management to the psychological workforce across older adult services, with strategic and managerial oversight and responsibility for effective, robust and culturally competent psychological provision.

Monitoring and implementation of professional standards in the practice of trauma informed, applied psychology and psychological therapies and interventions.

Provide expert clinical input, leadership and consultancy within and across specialist older adults services and teams.

Provide neuropsychological and psychometric advice, consultation and supervision creating opportunities for staff to develop neuropsychological skills.

Hold a limited caseload of complex cases requiring specialised psychological assessment, formulation and intervention.

Oversee the conduct of research, quality improvement, service evaluation and audits relevant to Older Adults and Dementia psychological services.

Contribute senior psychological professions representation at the Tower Hamlets Directorate Management 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 - 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 Bengali/Sylheti speaker to work as a dementia care advisor/navigator within Tower Hamlets post dementia diagnostics service. Consisting of a band 6 post diagnostic Mental Health Nurse and 2 other dementia care advisors/navigators.The aim of the service is to provide post diagnostic information and support to enable people with dementia and their families prepare for what to expect as the illness progresses and get the support they need.The team sits within the broader Integrated Care Mental Health team where patients can be escalated too if they require more intensive support.

Main duties of the job

Work with individuals and their families, to provide information and signposting and onward referrals to support the person to live as best they can with the illness. This may include referrals to the carers centre, Adult Social Care, telecare, among others. We work closely with the Alzheimer Society who run social inclusion groups in the borough. Working with the patient and their carers on a personalised care plan and reviewing before discharging back to the GP.

To facilitate Bengali Cognitive Stimulation Group.

To offer and facilitate GRACE interventions.

Work with the wider MDT.

Attend Dementia Support Service team meetings.

Keep up to date notes on Rio.

Ensure supervision, appraisal and Stat Mandatory training are up to date.

You will be required to visit people in their own homes in Tower Hamlets.

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 4

Salary

£34,186 to £37,389 a year per annum, pro rata Inc HCAs

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

363-TH8301550

Job locations

The Robinson Centre

Mile End Hospital

Tower Hamlets

E1 4DG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

This job description is an outline only of the duties to be performed and will be reviewed and altered in light of the changing needs of the service.

Job description Job responsibilities Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile. This job description is an outline only of the duties to be performed and will be reviewed and altered in light of the changing needs of the service.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 qualification to diploma equivalent level or above

Desirable

• Qualification in health or social care related subject

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with people who have a disability and/or physical/mental health/sensory difficulties
• Experience of using Excel software for data recording and reporting
• Experience of team working
• Experience of co-facilitating and presenting information to groups
• Experience of working with people who have a learning disability, mental health issues and behaviours which may challenge
• Experience of working with people who have communication difficulties or are non-verbal
• Experience of working with paid and unpaid carers

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community-based health or social care setting
• Experience of gathering health-related data and information
• oExperience of working with people whose first language is not English and of working through interpreters

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Understanding of what a learning disability is and the impact it may have upon someone on a day to day basis
• Ability to adapt communication style to communicate effectively with those who have limited verbal communication skills
• Good interpersonal and written communication skills
• Competence in the use of IT software - Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams; Zoom
• To be willing to learn new clinical skills

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of cultural diversity the
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritise workload, to problem-solve and to work to deadlines
• Coaching/motivational interviewing skills

Other

Essential

• Ability and willingness to work across different sites and within the community (e.g. client's homes, day services).
• Ability to recognise boundaries of own skill level and seek help as appropriate
• Respectful and professional approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. Willing to negotiate and can handle confrontation effectively and professionally.

Person Specification Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential NVQ Level 3 qualification to diploma equivalent level or above Desirable Qualification in health or social care related subject Experience Essential Experience of working with people who have a disability and/or physical/mental health/sensory difficulties Experience of using Excel software for data recording and reporting Experience of team working Experience of co-facilitating and presenting information to groups Experience of working with people who have a learning disability, mental health issues and behaviours which may challenge Experience of working with people who have communication difficulties or are non-verbal Experience of working with paid and unpaid carers Desirable Experience of working in a community-based health or social care setting Experience of gathering health-related data and information oExperience of working with people whose first language is not English and of working through interpreters Knowledge and Skills Essential Understanding of what a learning disability is and the impact it may have upon someone on a day to day basis Ability to adapt communication style to communicate effectively with those who have limited verbal communication skills Good interpersonal and written communication skills Competence in the use of IT software - Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams; Zoom To be willing to learn new clinical skills Desirable Knowledge and understanding of cultural diversity the Ability to plan, organize and prioritise workload, to problem-solve and to work to deadlines Coaching/motivational interviewing skills Other Essential Ability and willingness to work across different sites and within the community (e.g. client's homes, day services). Ability to recognise boundaries of own skill level and seek help as appropriate Respectful and professional approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals. Willing to negotiate and can handle confrontation effectively and professionally.

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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Robinson Centre

Mile End Hospital

Tower Hamlets

E1 4DG

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

The Robinson Centre

Mile End Hospital

Tower Hamlets

E1 4DG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

This postholder will be a member of the North East London NHS 111 option 2 Crisis Service which services the North East London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, City & Hackney, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Havering and Barking & Dagenham. The postholder will be required to respond to calls and texts made to NHS 111 option 2. The post holder will work with people in crisis and their families who are supporting them and who reside in these boroughs, who are experiencing a mental health crisis.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will support the band 4 crisis response practitioners in taking calls to the phone line and will be the escalation point for complex calls requiring a qualified practitioner involvement.

The postholder will provide supervision to the band 4 crisis response practitioners as delegated in the governance structure

In conjunction with the senior management team you will ensure safe and effective crisis support is delivered on a consistent basis and that targets are met or are escalated when challenges prevent this

To undertake a comprehensive assessment including risk assessment effectively and efficiently using the triage tool, over the telephone and ensuring an urgent face to face assessment is carried out as appropriate, or the relevant blue light emergency service is deployed.

To agree crisis care plans as appropriate to the triage outcome of the call and to support and advise relatives and care givers.

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 seeking to recruit two Social Workers to work in our service. The post-holders will work with a defined caseload of patients, most of whom will be in their own homes, providing direct, holistic assessment and care, in liaison with colleagues.

Social Workers within community mental health care for Older People are embedded within the Mental Health Teams which requires them to deliver the statutory duties under the Care Act 2014. The post holders will be working with members of the multidisciplinary team including Mental Health Nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, support workers and occupational therapists.

Main duties of the job

Provide direct patient care to a defined group of service users, most of whom will be in their own homes. This will include counselling, and assistance with achieving social inclusion. This may include patients detained in hospital as well as some subject to conditional discharge (such as S37/41)

Assessment of risks

Liaison with carers and other stakeholders

Liaison with other members of the multi-disciplinary team

Adherence to team and Trust policies, as well as national guidelines and legislation

Support of learners

Participation in a duty and triaging system

Regular travel within Hackney and the City, and occasionally to neighbouring boroughs

Working within the CPA framework, ensuring that all documentation is up to date and in line with social work England and Trust guidelines

Participating in individual (and where available group) supervision and appraisal

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

ELFT Digital Therapy (EDT) is seeking to appoint 1 Remote-working Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to support with online triage / assessment. We have 1 position available for either full time or part time work.

Work from home, or anywhere in the UK, by taking advantage of this brand-new opportunity to join EDT, an innovative and forward-looking completely remote IAPT service, within the NHS, which places emphasis on staff wellbeing and development.

This post would be an ideal opportunity for anyone looking to gain experience of working in an IAPT environment and in gaining more experience of working in a mental health setting.

This is a chance to work flexibly, within the service hours of 8am - 8pm Mon-Thurs, and 8am - 5pm Friday, to deliver online and telephone triages and working completely remotely in supporting the work of the three community IAPT services in the East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) which has been rated "Outstanding" by Care Quality Commission (CQC) and is committed to ensuring a healthy work/life balance and a positive working environment.

In-house supervision and line-management, bespoke CPD, the full resources of NHS IAPT and the support of an enthusiastic, engaged and inclusive team are just some of the benefits of joining EDT. This is an extraordinary opportunity to join a unique NHS service at ground-level and to help to shape its future, while gaining or retaining all the benefits of working for the NHS.

Main duties of the job

Although the post is offered as remote-working, the service provides regular contact in the form of online video groups and 1-2-1 meetings/'huddles' to encourage interaction within a highly supportive and caring team. We have a monthly service online meeting where everyone comes together to receive updates on issues concerning all.

EDT is looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner to support service users in accessing ELFT IAPT talking therapies services. The post holder will work completely remotely completing automated online triage assessments as well as over the telephone. The successful candidate must have an awareness of common mental health presentations as well as an understanding of the stepped care model within IAPT primary care talking therapy services. Good computer literacy, excellent time management alongside a friendly telephone manner are essential requirements of this role.

EDT also delivers a range of psycho-educational and low-intensity therapeutic interventions remotely via video, telephone and typed text-based sessions, following NICE guidance, ensuring the highest quality care for our patients and supporting therapist development through excellent supervision, line-management and bespoke CPD. Our posts are formulated to allow for development of clinical expertise in appropriate clinical areas.

About us

EDT is an NHS remote IAPT service utilising the most effective features of the IAPT model, delivered via digital media, to support the work of the ELFT community IAPT services and more widely. Using familiar interfaces such as IAPTUS and Microsoft Teams, we provide high-quality therapeutic interventions to patients across London and the Home Counties.

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

The post holders will deliver high quality assessment and treatment interventions to young people as part of the HTT offer. Each post holder will hold a caseload of children, young people and their families. The post holder will work around individual needs, arranging appointments at home, in community locations or hospitals. They will work collaboratively with other professionals involved in supporting a young person, providing specialist advice, consultation and training to improve biopsychosocial care as needed.

Main duties of the job

• To effectively triage and accept referrals to the service, liaising with other professionals and providing initial advice as appropriate.

• To provide comprehensive mental health and risk assessments of children, young people and their families/carers referred in crisis.

• To manage risk by putting in place care plans, safety & coping plans and other risk interventions in a variety of settings, e.g. at home, in the community or in hospital settings

• To provide brief evidence-based crisis interventions to children, young people and families referred to the service, that aim to prevent the need for admission or facilitate safe early discharge from inpatient mental health wards or acute services - including individual and group work

• To engage in assertive outreach work with children/young people and their families where appropriate and inreach work where children/ young people are admitted

• Based on assessments and reports convey sensitive, complex and sometimes unwelcome information to patients and other professionals about risks, both verbally and in written form, and manage this as constructively as possible.

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

Family and Systemic Psychotherapist

Band 8a (1 WTE hours)

0.6 (WTE) sessions in the Emotional and Behavioural Team, 0.2 (WTE) sessions in the Neurodevelopmental team and 0.2 (WTE) sessions in WAMHS in City and Hackney CAMHS.

This post is a Family and Systemic Psychotherapy post based in a specialist clinical team within City and Hackney CAMHS providing services to young people and their families with time shared between the Emotional and Behavioural Pathway, Neurodivelopmental Pathway and WAMHS (when there is a service need).

The post holder will spend the majority of their time as part of a Tier 3 CAMHS community-based post, located within the Emotional and Behavioural (E&B) pathway in City & Hackney CAMHS, the East London NHS Foundation Trust and as part of the wider Hackney CAMHS Alliance. The post holder will need to have Neurodiversity experiance. Apart of the role will also be supporting the Neurodiversity pathway. The post holder will be offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care including a range of assessment and treatment options such as individual, parenting, family therapy and group based interventions, as well as specialist CAMHS advice/consultation and liaison with other agencies.

When there is a service need, the post holder will be asked to be a part of the Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools (CWIS) team one day a week.

Main duties of the job

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED

The post holder will be a specialist and experienced Family and Systemic Psychotherapist with a substantial knowledge of the field of child and adolescent mental health. The post holder will possess strong engagement skills, the ability to work creatively in relation to Emotional and behavioural and Neurodiversity challenges, and work effectively with complex multi-agency networks. It would be highly desirable for applicants to have experience of working with children with Neurodiversity difficulties, risk management and have experience of working and consulting in schools.

The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will have a high degree of professional autonomy, and will be expected to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.

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 for a creative, forward-thinking and motivated Senior CAMHS Practitioner to play a key role in expanding and developing our Community Access Service (CAS) across Luton.

The successful candidate will help lead the delivery of our ambition to achieve 100% Mental Health Support Team (MHST) coverage across Luton schools, with a particular focus on increasing access for children and young people attending special provision and referral units (SEMH). They will help to provide consultation and direct clinical appointments for pupils attending Luton's Pupil Referral Unit and support the promotion, ongoing development and audit of our new CAS direct-access clinics, delivered in community settings across Luton.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and highly skilled multidisciplinary Enhanced Community Access Service (CAS) Pathway. CAS forms a key part of the stepped-care CAMHS model in Luton, providing early intervention and community-based support for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties who may not meet the threshold for specialist clinic-based CAMHS services.

The post-holder will work closely with a wide range of community partners and will be fully integrated within educational settings, Best Start Family Hubs, GP practices and children's services. We have strong partnerships across Luton and are committed to co-production, working closely with our service user participation team to ensure that children, young people and families shape service development.

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 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

363-SSLB8313749

Job locations

Charter House

Alma Street

Luton

LU1 2PJ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

As this role involves working across multiple sites in Luton, the post-holder must have access to a car or other reliable means of transport.

For further information or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact:

Dr Vicky TaylorClinical Team Lead, Luton CAS

[email protected]

Amanda WallaceIntegrated Schools' Lead, Luton CAS

[email protected]

Job description Job responsibilities As this role involves working across multiple sites in Luton, the post-holder must have access to a car or other reliable means of transport. For further information or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact: Dr Vicky TaylorClinical Team Lead, Luton CAS [email protected] Amanda WallaceIntegrated Schools' Lead, Luton CAS [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification & registration with relevant UK governing body: -CAMHS Family and Systemic Psychotherapy -Clinical/Counselling Psychology -Child Psychotherapy -Clinical Social Work -Community Mental Health Nurse, -Other Psychological Therapists
• oKnowledge of standard setting and audit implementation

Desirable

• Supervision Training
• Systems Consultation Training

Experience

Essential

• oAt least 2 years of working in CAMHS setting.
• oWorking with a wide range of mental health problems commonly seen in CAMHS
• oExperiences of working systems consultation work
• oPrevious Supervision and/or Line management of clinicians
• oWorking with schools/GPs and or community partners in a mental health capacity
• oWell-developed clinical skills and knowledge gained by working in CAMHS setting.
• oEmergency and crisis assessment skills
• oAbility to work effectively across organisational boundaries

Desirable

• oUnderstanding of the issues and challenges faced by young People living in urban communities, such as Luton

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Well-developed clinical skills and knowledge
• Specialist skills assessing complex aetiology across mental health, neuro-developmental, learning and social factors; ability to produce contextualised formulations and resilience-based recommendations
• Emergency and crisis assessment skills
• Specialist clinical skills within specific therapeutic modalities
• Knowledge of trauma-informed practice within specialist CAMHS and wider children's services

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Qualification & registration with relevant UK governing body: -CAMHS Family and Systemic Psychotherapy -Clinical/Counselling Psychology -Child Psychotherapy -Clinical Social Work -Community Mental Health Nurse, -Other Psychological Therapists oKnowledge of standard setting and audit implementation Desirable Supervision Training Systems Consultation Training Experience Essential oAt least 2 years of working in CAMHS setting. oWorking with a wide range of mental health problems commonly seen in CAMHS oExperiences of working systems consultation work oPrevious Supervision and/or Line management of clinicians oWorking with schools/GPs and or community partners in a mental health capacity oWell-developed clinical skills and knowledge gained by working in CAMHS setting. oEmergency and crisis assessment skills oAbility to work effectively across organisational boundaries Desirable oUnderstanding of the issues and challenges faced by young People living in urban communities, such as Luton Knowledge and Skills Essential Well-developed clinical skills and knowledge Specialist skills assessing complex aetiology across mental health, neuro-developmental, learning and social factors; ability to produce contextualised formulations and resilience-based recommendations Emergency and crisis assessment skills Specialist clinical skills within specific therapeutic modalities Knowledge of trauma-informed practice within specialist CAMHS and wider children's services

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)

Job summary

Specialist children and young people services( SCYPs) is a busy multidisciplinary community team as part of the East London Foundation Trust, based in Stratford East London. Newham is one of the most diverse London Boroughs with one of the highest under 5-year -old population per capita. We provide a full range of community services for children and young people in East London. The Physiotherapy service for children and young people provides specialist care for under 18-year-olds with a variety of needs, including common childhood conditions of developmental, neurological or musculoskeletal nature.The specialist community children's services comprise of Spec Community Paediatricians, community nursing team , occupational therapists , Speech and Language Therapists, Dietician and a well-established Physiotherapy team. We work closely with a network of other agencies include health visiting, school nursing and other support services for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our community Physiotherapy team deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and social care sector organisations.

We pride ourselves on ensuring we provide the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high-quality care while supporting our staff to learn and improve.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with a diverse caseload in a variety of settings supporting the delivery of high-quality specialist physiotherapy services. They will take a lead role in the planning, coordination, delivery and evaluation of care, acting as an expert clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will contribute to service development, quality improvement, clinical practice and education, whilst providing clinical supervision and line management support to junior physiotherapists, support staff and students. They will work closely with the Clinical Lead and the wider multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective and evidence-based patient care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical:

Provide high quality and evidence-based physiotherapy to under 18 year olds with common and complex and developmental and long term conditions .

Leadership:

Provide clinical and managerial leadership to the physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary teams.

Research/ Audit/ QI:

Undertake and support the team to complete relevant audit, service evaluation, QI and research activity to inform development of practice and services.

Education:

To participate in and deliver local IST and education/ training to the wider MDT

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

Are you an experienced Band 5 Occupational Therapist or already working as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist and thinking of a career in an Urgent Community Response/Fast Falls team?

Do you want to make a difference? Then why not join the Urgent Community Response/Fast Falls team in Newham!

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist you will be responsible for providing highly skilled occupational therapy input to patients who reside in Newham and need an urgent therapy response. You will be promoting the health of this population and reducing the effects of ill health, disability and maximising the individual's potential for independence.

Main duties of the job

You will work very closely with physiotherapists, nurses and rehab support workers to provide a coordinated response to patients who have fallen or who require therapeutic input to minimise the risk of hospital admission.

You will also have the opportunity to work closely with the local GPs, Newham Social Service team and other statutory and non-statutory services to meet the health and social needs of the local population.

The integration and collaboration of all these disciplines and services allows all new admissions to our service to have a clinically robust assessment and treatment plan, with an emphasis to promote independent living, that is holistic, evidence based and in line with all current Best Practice Guidelines.

Support and development for staff in our service is one of our main goals. We have a robust in-service training programme that is supported by our dedicated Practice Experience Facilitator.

In addition to this you will be supported by a team of highly experienced band 6 and band 7 therapists to ensure you reach a very high standard of clinical knowledge, skills and experience. We will also support the development, implementation and maintenance of high quality, safe and sustainable clinical and operational leadership under the direction of the Therapy Team Leaders and Clinical Leads.

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 newly qualifying or an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our growing children's speech and language therapy team.

Main duties of the job

We have opportunities to work across the service including Early Years, mainstream schools and complex needs. Your role will involve working across no more than two parts of the service. Sessions will be allocated depending on experience and interest.

Within the Schools Team, the caseload is varied, split between delivering a core service and a buy in service into the schools. There are opportunities within pre-school, primary and secondary settings where we work in close partnership with school staff to provide a 3 tier model of universal, targeted and specialist support for children, young people and their families. Training for school staff and families is a crucial part of the service we deliver.

Within the Early Years service you will be seeing children within clinics and nurseries. We deliver 1-1 dynamic assessments/ intervention and provide parent workshops and groups in our Family hubs and Children's centres.

Within the complex needs service you will be working with children and families in a clinic setting and/or in a specialist resource or special school setting.

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.

As a service we have robust supervision structures and excellent CPD opportunities. If you are an NQP you will benefit from the ELFT preceptorship programme. Preceptorship isa period of structured transition to guide and support all newly qualified practitioners from student to autonomous professional in order to develop their practice further

Job summary

Job overview Are you passionate about improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people? Do you have experience working with children, young people, families, schools or community services and want to develop a career in children's mental health? We are seeking an expirenced, flexible, enthusiastic and motivated EMHPs, CWPs and PWPs to join Barking & Dagenham Mental Health Support Team (MHST) You will work across educational settings and healthcare services to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to deliver evidence-based early interventions, support emotional wellbeing within schools and colleges, and contribute to improving access to mental health support across Barking & Dagenham.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job Deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Work in partnership with schools, children, young people and families to support the self-management of presenting emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties. Undertake assessments, contribute to formulations and develop collaborative intervention plans under appropriate supervision. Deliver guided self-help and other evidence-based interventions on both an individual and group basis. Support education staff to identify, understand and respond to mental health and wellbeing needs within their settings. Promote emotional wellbeing and improve access to mental health support across educational settings. Liaise effectively with health, education, social care and voluntary sector partners to support integrated care and effective pathways. Identify and appropriately escalate concerns where children and young people require more specialist mental health intervention. Maintain accurate clinical records, outcome measures and activity data in line with Trust policies and professional standards. Participate fully in the Education Mental Health Practitioner training programme and associated supervision 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

Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Speech Sound Disorders, Voice and Cleft Palate Lead) Are you passionate about delivering high-quality specialist care and driving innovation in Speech and Language Therapy? Due to new investment funding, we are excited to offer a new opportunity for a highly motivated Speech and Language Therapist to lead and develop our Speech Sound Disorders, Voice and Cleft pathway. Working as part of the team, you will provide a service for children and young people presenting with a range of speech, voice and cleft disorders within education settings and community clinics.

Main duties of the job

Who can apply? This role offers flexibility to support SLT clinicians at different stages of their career: Band 7: An established specialist looking for a fresh challenge and opportunities to innovate and lead. Band 6: A therapist ready to develop specialist expertise and progress their career. Band 5: An exceptional clinician with relevant skills and experience may be considered for appointment to a Band 5-6 development post, with a supported competency framework and development pathway. This creates an exciting opportunity for ambitious therapists who are passionate about developing expertise in speech sound disorders, voice and cleft while helping to shape the future of the service

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

The GP Care Group is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for a Perinatal Mental Health Community Nursery Nurse within the Waltham Forest Family Hubs Parent and Baby Emotional Wellbeing Service. In partnership with the Family Hubs and the local authority, we are providing a vital service for parents and babies, addressing mild to moderate perinatal and relationship difficulties.

The service has been re-commissioned for a fixed term until June 2027. It presents a unique opportunity for an individual interested in perinatal mental health to gain experience in this specialist role - whether through a secondment option from their current role or by stepping into a brand-new position.

If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of parents and babies and are excited about this incredible opportunity to be a part of a pilot service, we encourage you to apply for this role.

This Fixed Term Contract ends June 2027.

The Care Group reserves the right to close this advert early where we have received a high number of applications, and we encourage candidates to submit their applications promptly.

Main duties of the job

• Provides assessment and care, undertaking delegated duties and activities with limited or indirect supervision.
• Promotes engagement with community resources, including Family Hubs, by offering tailored support with accessing community services.
• Works directly with clients to deliver specific interventions to promote attuned parent/infant relationships.
• Provides assessment of child health and development using ASQ tools in combination with direct observation and professional judgement.
• Works directly with clients offering tailored advice and support for a range of child development needs.
• To assist with delivery of therapeutic groups under the guidance of the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapist.

About us

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system.

Read up more about Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, click here: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/

The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services.

Click here to know more about Tower Hamlets Together partnership- https://www.towerhamletstogether.com/

The key priorities for the Care Group are:

Innovation and support for primary care

Being a great place to work

Integrating primary and community care

Providing of high-quality cost-effective care to local people

Influencing improvements in health outcomes

Job summary

Are you a Speech and Language Therapist who enjoys working with adults in the community? Do you enjoy working in a supportive team environment? Are you looking for a permanent Band 5 position? Then this job could be for you! We are able to offer you: A friendly and supportive team environment Regular supervision and appraisals Regular Team and Service Meetings Opportunity to develop your personal and clinical skills through a range of learning experiences and team projects Access to clinical leads for advice/support Brentwood and the surrounding area provide a lovely mix of town and country lifestyle. The great transport links and fast trains services mean both London and the Essex coastline are accessible within 20-30minutes You may have lots of questions about the role, therefore we actively encourage you to reach out and discuss any questions/concerns, so that you can apply in confidence. Please contact Ann-Marie Haylock, Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - [email protected]

Main duties of the job

Our Adult Community Service provides assessment, therapy and management for a wide range of aetiologies including but not limited to Stroke, Parkinsons disease, Huntingtons disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, and respiratory conditions. The post holder is required to demonstrate basic assessment, management and therapy for both communication and dysphagia impairments. They will be aided to construct comprehensive therapy programmes to be completed by the therapist, SLTA or as a patient self-management programme. The post holder will work with a diverse range of professional colleagues from health, social and voluntary sectors to provide care and joined up services. This will require excellent organisational and communication skills and a proactive approach As a team we value and recognise the clinical and professional skill developmental leap that occurs in your first year as a qualified therapist. To enable this, you will be provided with a clinical supervisor and receive weekly supervision across your first months. You will be supported to work through the NQP comps and build up to a full clinical caseload. You will also participate in team meetings and CPD and our annual appraisal process. There are opportunities for internal and external CPD, and we encourage the team to participate in audit, research and quality improvement work.

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

Principal Clinical/Counselling Psychologist - Diabetes

We are delighted that as part of our integration plans to work across organisational systems, that our Clinical Health Psychology Service continues to offer opportunities in partnership with our Acute Hospital Partners, at Bedfordshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will join a large, supportive and enthusiastic Clinical Health Psychology team in Bedfordshire Community Health Services Directorate. This post will contribute to the delivery of improved treatment outcomes for patients with Diabetes, through the provision of specialist psychological assessment and intervention delivered as an integrated member of the Diabetes multidisciplinary teams. The posts holder will further develop the psychological skills and knowledge within the teams across the diabetes pathways from acute provision, out reaching with indirect work into the integrated diabetes community hubs. There will be opportunities to deliver training and provide clinical supervision and consultancy, and develop improved pathways with Eating Disorder Services and Mental Health Services alongside developing one's own leadership style and skills.

All candidates must be HCPC registered , be able to travel between sites and be passionate about clinical health psychology.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide the following integrated and embedded input to the multidisciplinary services for Diabetes:

• Take the lead in assessing the need for, and providing training and support in, psychological skills for the multidisciplinary teams delivering care
• Hold a small case load providing specialist individual and group psychological interventions
• Be accountable for their own professional practice in the delivery of a highly specialist clinical health psychology service
• Support and build competency in psychological practice and trauma informed care principals within the teams, by providing training, coaching, clinical supervision, consultation, mentorship and advice on matters related to psychological components of care
• Manage and clinically supervise the work of assistant and/or trainee psychologists/Clinical Associate Psychologists for whom the post-holder has professional responsibility within the services
• Supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other relevant professional staff involved in the care of patients
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise delegated responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the post-holders areas of responsibility.

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 an Assistant Psychologist to join our High Intensity User Team (HIUT).

The HIUT exists to identify frequent attenders to the Emergency Department (ED) at the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel. To consider any unmet needs that may be increasing their attendance and seeks to ameliorate this unmet need. The post holder will work closely with the HIUT Nurse Team Manager and Clinical Psychologist. This small, supportive and well-regarded team is located within the wider Department of Psychological Medicine.

Our clients are some of the most marginalised service users, who may not easily fit into the current make-up of services. This means we use flexible, creative and person-centered approaches within the team, and ensures a stimulating working environment with lots of multi-agency working.

In your supporting statement, please answer the following questions:

• What experience do you have working with adults presenting in crisis services or adults with complex needs?
• What interests you about working in the Royal London Hospital High Intensity User Team?
• What post-graduate experience do you have with audit and service evaluation?

Main duties of the job

Supporting clinical interventions, and evaluating the service.

Collating data around people who present frequently to the ED and ensuring that the team receives this data in a timely manner.

Supporting ED staff in identifying people frequently attending A&E with:

• primary mental health problems secondary mental health problems as a result of persistent physical health conditions undetected but treatable psychological difficulty, for example, non-cardiac chest pain, MUS, breathlessness, panic and asthma. May involve teaching and delivering training.

Gathering service use history, mental health history and liaising with other professionals

Screen suitability of referrals

Complete outcome data regarding service use prior to work within HIUT and post discharge, for audit and service evaluation purposes.

Provide regular written reports on outcomes to a variety of stakeholders

Produce, coordinate and disseminate Multi agency coordinated plans.

Support qualified clinicians on joint visits

Complete supervised, low-level, structured clinical work under close supervision from the HIUT Clinical Psychologist.

Support the psychological work of others within the service and associated services through delivery of teaching, training, and advice about specific psychological interventions and assessments, as appropriate to experience and competence and as directed by senior staff.

Follow defined practices and procedures under the management of senior staff.

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

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£34,186 to £37,389 a year per annum Inc HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-TH8205055-A

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel road

London

E1 1BJ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full job details and resaponsibilties.

Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for full job details and resaponsibilties.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• oFirst degree in Psychology (2i or above), conferring graduate basis for registration as accredited by the BPS

Desirable

• oBreakaway Training
• oAttendance at specialist short courses (e.g. CBT for Psychosis) or other substantial clinically-focused training

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of clinical audit and research at undergraduate level.

Desirable

• oPostgraduate experience of working within an adult psychiatric/acute hospital inpatient setting
• oExperience of working with challenging behaviour.
• oExperience of conducting service related research
• oWork in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Graduate level knowledge of psychological research methodology and statistical analysis.
• Awareness of racial and diversity issues through attendance of relevant training.
• Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions that enable working as a pre-qualified practitioner with close clinical supervision.
• Skills in providing supporting teaching and training provided by psychologists or others to other professional groups.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• oSkills in conducting psychological assessment, formulation and low-intensity psychological interventions tailored to the formulation, under the supervision of the qualified psychologist
• oCommunication & Relationship skills: Able to provide & receive sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive atmosphere. Strong skills in engagement and development of a therapeutic rapport.
• o Able to use skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance. Able to confidently liaise with other professionals from a range of backgrounds and share formulations of high intensity use appropriately and with support of qualified colleagues
• oAnalytical & judgemental skills: Able to draw upon a specific theoretical knowledge and models to develop holistic formulations of the drivers of high intensity use of services, under clinical supervision.
• o Able to monitor and evaluate the outcomes of direct clinical work appropriately, through PROMS or qualitative feedback
• o Able to assess risk to self, other, and from others; including the HIUT-specific risk of iatrogenic harm; and to be able to seek qualified support responsively should urgent risk arise in the absence of the qualified psychologist

Desirable

• oCultural awareness: Aware of the potential impact of discrimination & disadvantage on mental health.
• oFlexibility: Able to be flexible and adapt approach according to need

Person Specification Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential oFirst degree in Psychology (2i or above), conferring graduate basis for registration as accredited by the BPS Desirable oBreakaway Training oAttendance at specialist short courses (e.g. CBT for Psychosis) or other substantial clinically-focused training Experience Essential oExperience of clinical audit and research at undergraduate level. Desirable oPostgraduate experience of working within an adult psychiatric/acute hospital inpatient setting oExperience of working with challenging behaviour. oExperience of conducting service related research oWork in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters. Knowledge and skills Essential Graduate level knowledge of psychological research methodology and statistical analysis. Awareness of racial and diversity issues through attendance of relevant training. Skills in relevant psychological assessment and interventions that enable working as a pre-qualified practitioner with close clinical supervision. Skills in providing supporting teaching and training provided by psychologists or others to other professional groups. Knowledge and Skills Essential oSkills in conducting psychological assessment, formulation and low-intensity psychological interventions tailored to the formulation, under the supervision of the qualified psychologist oCommunication & Relationship skills: Able to provide & receive sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive atmosphere. Strong skills in engagement and development of a therapeutic rapport. o Able to use skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance. Able to confidently liaise with other professionals from a range of backgrounds and share formulations of high intensity use appropriately and with support of qualified colleagues oAnalytical & judgemental skills: Able to draw upon a specific theoretical knowledge and models to develop holistic formulations of the drivers of high intensity use of services, under clinical supervision. o Able to monitor and evaluate the outcomes of direct clinical work appropriately, through PROMS or qualitative feedback o Able to assess risk to self, other, and from others; including the HIUT-specific risk of iatrogenic harm; and to be able to seek qualified support responsively should urgent risk arise in the absence of the qualified psychologist Desirable oCultural awareness: Aware of the potential impact of discrimination & disadvantage on mental health. oFlexibility: Able to be flexible and adapt approach according to need

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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel road

London

E1 1BJ

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

Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel road

London

E1 1BJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and competent Practitioner Psychologist to join our Community Forensic Psychology Service. This is an exciting area of forensic services to work in with an emphasis on prevention and keeping people in the least restrictive settings. The post holder would join a well-established and well respected forensic team: NELFTs low-secure forensic unit, Morris ward, has previously ranked first in the UK and Ireland according the Quality Network for Forensic Mental Health Services (QNFMHS) and we remain proud of the services we offer.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job The post holder will provide assessment and evidence-based interventions to service users who typically present with complex mental health issues including psychosis, trauma histories and substance misuse, in addition to offending behaviour. Interventions will include individual, group, and family work. The post holder will work mainly with service users in the community but some work with inpatient service users and teams may be required. This post would suit someone with a strong interest in multidisciplinary working and working with wider systems including family and carers. The role will require creative andinnovativeinput including offering consultation to forensic and non-forensic colleagues. Good applicants would be passionate about addressing discrimination and inequalities and have an awareness of how this affects mental health, recovery and risk. The psychology department is friendly, supportive and innovative: You would have good access to CPD opportunities across the Trust. We actively support the development of leadership skills and aim to nurture our staff and support them in their development. Members of the wider psychology department have strong links to academic institutions and are engaged in research and teaching on the North Thames clinical training courses. The boroughs covered by the Trust are very diverse and we would actively encourage applicants to apply who represent this diversity.

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.

Details

Date posted

08 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

NDD-001893

Job locations

Goodmayes Hospital

Ilford

Essex

IG3 8XJ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description.

Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Working for Us Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT (delete for internal only)

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, Goodmayes) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.

Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.

We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact:

Name: Rachel Smith or Teresa Wolowiec

Job title: Professional Leads for Forensic Psychology Service - job share

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Job description Job responsibilities Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description. Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex. Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff). High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time). Working for Us Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas. The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT. Our Values 2025 - 2030 Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are: We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities. These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people. Starting with NELFT (delete for internal only) NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital. Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, Goodmayes) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137 p.a. pro rata for part time). Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust. Use of AI We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications. Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience. We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content. Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications. For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact: Name: Rachel Smith or Teresa Wolowiec Job title: Professional Leads for Forensic Psychology Service - job share Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed essential and desirable criteria.

Desirable

• Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed essential and desirable criteria.

Experience

Essential

• Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed essential and desirable criteria.

Desirable

• Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed essential and desirable criteria.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed essential and desirable criteria. Desirable Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed essential and desirable criteria. Experience Essential Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed essential and desirable criteria. Desirable Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed essential and desirable criteria.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Goodmayes Hospital

Ilford

Essex

IG3 8XJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Goodmayes Hospital

Ilford

Essex

IG3 8XJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

Job overview We welcome applications from highly motivated and enthusiastic mental health nurses, psychologists, social workers, psychotherapists, family therapists, and other qualified professional staff for the role of senior practitioner within SET CAMHS. SET CAMHS has an exciting opportunity for a qualified professional to step into an established role within a diverse and experienced team delivering mental health interventions to children and young people. SET CAMHS works to the Thrive model, with this role sitting within the Getting Help, Getting More Help and Risk Support sections of the model. We are looking for dynamic individuals who are passionate about helping young people and their families to join our friendly, supportive and innovative team covering the locality of South Essex. Working as a Senior CAMHS Practitioner in the SET CAMHS team you would have a high standard of knowledge and experience of working with young people in CAMHS services who present with a range of mental health difficulties. The successful candidate will work within the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) to assess and treat using the most appropriate evidenced based options to meet the needs of young people and children. The post-holder would work within the supportive and experienced senior leadership team, and support other members of the team both through MDT discussion, case support and supervision.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job The role of senior practitioner is to support the delivery of a range of individual therapy within the Thrive Model, as indicated by SET CAMHS & NICE guidance. You would ideally have experience of supervising & managing others, although additional support & training can be given for this to the right candidate. You would also have a keen interest in developing innovative strategies to support young people & their families. Children & young people who are referred to SET CAMHS have a range of presentations which would include: low mood, anxiety, obsessional compulsive disorders, self-harm, suicidal ideation, other trauma related emotional difficulties, & other mental health difficulties. For those with additional neurodevelopmental needs, interventions for their co-morbid mental health issues are provided through adapted interventions, both group and individual. As well as your own case load, the Senior CAMHS Practitioner supports the wider clinical team to deliver therapeutic interventions, implementation of the Thrive modal through supervision, teaching & mentoring. Knowledge & experience of delivering interventions within child and adolescent mental health is essential, as is an understanding of the presentations within the context of neurodevelopmental disorders. Additional therapeutic skills & training such as CBT, Family / Systemic, DBT & other counselling approaches is desirable as is experience of providing adapted interventions.

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

The post holder will be required to work jointly across sites to assess and manage service users who present with an eating disorder, primarily working with young people age 18 and below. The post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and have support of other team members in the management of these cases. The post holders role will include working in outpatient clinics across the community and to work with specialist in-patient units where young people are admitted from the geographical are. The post holder will be expected to attend and participate in MDT team meetings as well as external meetings with stakeholders in relation to improved patient care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to work jointly across sites to assess and manage service users who present with an eating disorder, primarily working with young people age 18 and below. The post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and have support of other team members in the management of these cases. The post holders role will include working in outpatient clinics across the community and to work with specialist in-patient units where young people are admitted from the geographical are. The post holder will be expected to attend and participate in MDT team meetings as well as external meetings with stakeholders in relation to improved patient care. The post holder will be an integral member of the established eating disorders community team. They will utilise the highest level of interpersonal and communication skills when assessing service users and collaboratively work with both the service user, their family and the team for a timely, appropriate plan to meet the needs of the patient. This may occur in a highly emotive, sensitive, and contentious atmosphere.

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.