Job description

Job responsibilities

Psychologist & ARFID Pathway Lead NELFT CYP Community Eating Disorder Service

An exciting opportunity to shape and lead a brand-new ARFID service from the ground up.

Are you an experienced Psychologist with a passion for eating disorders and improving outcomes for children and young people?

Would you relish the opportunity to lead the development of a newly commissioned ARFID pathway, while working alongside an established, specialist and supportive CYP Community Eating Disorder Service?

If so, we would love to hear from you.

This is an exciting time to join NELFT CYP CEDS. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Psychologist to take a lead role in establishing our new Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) service, working closely with senior colleagues and the core CYP CEDS team.

You will have a genuine opportunity to shape how this service develops, ensuring that children, young people and their families receive high-quality, evidence-based and compassionate care.

The North East London NHS Foundation Trust Community Eating Disorder Service provides the latest evidence-based, NICE-compliant psychological interventions to clients and their families living with an eating disorder.

One of the strengths of our service is our ability to provide specialist assessment and treatment across the lifespan, from age 8 with no upper age limit.

Our multidisciplinary approach is central to the way we work. We bring together different professional perspectives to provide holistic assessment, formulation and treatment, supporting both our service users and their families.

As Psychologist and ARFID Pathway Lead, you will be instrumental in establishing and developing this exciting new service, supported by experienced senior colleagues within the core CYP CEDS team.

This is more than an opportunity to join an existing pathway.

You will help build it.

As ARFID Pathway Lead, you will:

• Lead the development of the new ARFID treatment pathway
• Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention
• Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care
• Develop robust triage and assessment processes
• Ensure interventions reflect the latest evidence base
• Build strong links with the core CYP CEDS service
• Bring innovation and specialist knowledge to the development of the pathway
• Ensure the service responds effectively to the needs of children, young people and their caregivers
• Support the development of the ARFID team and contribute to a positive clinical culture
• Set and maintain high standards of clinical practice

This is an ideal role for someone who wants to combine clinical expertise, leadership and service development.

We are looking for an experienced Psychologist who is passionate about providing excellent treatment to children and young people with ARFID.

You will have a strong interest in eating disorders and the specialist knowledge and skills required to work confidently with this client group.

Previous experience in eating disorders is essential.

You will be someone who:

• Has strong clinical expertise in eating disorders
• Is confident working within a multidisciplinary environment
• Can provide strong clinical leadership
• Is passionate about improving outcomes for CYP with ARFID
• Enjoys developing and improving services
• Can work creatively and innovatively
• Sets high clinical standards while supporting colleagues
• Values collaborative working with children, young people and their families

Working within an eating disorder service provides the opportunity to develop your expertise across a wide range of complex and co-occurring presentations.

You will have the opportunity to work with presentations including:

Autism | Depression | Anxiety | Personality Disorders | Eating Disorders

We provide supervision and training to support your continued professional development and help you build on your existing specialist skills.

The post holder will operate within recognised professional guidelines and the overall framework of NELFT eating disorder service policies and procedures.

• Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology
• Advanced knowledge and skills in eating disorders
• Experience of working within CYP CEDS
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users’ psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan
• Experience of assessing and treating service users across the full range of care settings
• Leadership experience

We want you to feel welcomed, supported and prepared from day one.

All new starters join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks.

Your induction includes:

• Mandatory training
• Systems training
• Allocation of equipment
• Opportunities to meet the executive team and senior managers
• Drop-in sessions focused on engagement, health and wellbeing
• Key processes and support available across the Trust

The induction takes place at our head office in Goodmayes, Essex.

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period, unless they are currently part way through a probationary period or are currently a bank member of staff.

Barking & Dagenham | Redbridge | Havering | Waltham Forest

This post attracts a 15% High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) on the basic salary, with a minimum of £4,870 and a maximum of £6,137 per annum, pro rata for part-time staff.

Joining #TeamNELFT means becoming part of a welcoming, supportive and compassionate working environment.

We are CQC rated Good and are committed to continuing our journey towards an Outstanding rating.

NELFT provides community and mental healthcare services to adults and children across North East London and Essex.

We are proud of our commitment to our people and our culture. We have:

Award-winning equality and diversity initiatives Staff health and wellbeing activities Significant investment in staff development Level 3 Disability Confident Leader status Recognition in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation Staff networks and training opportunities supporting an inclusive workplace

We believe that when our staff feel valued, supported and empowered, they can provide the highest quality care to our patients.

This is a unique opportunity to shape a brand-new ARFID service, provide specialist clinical leadership and make a meaningful difference to children, young people and their families.

If you are an experienced Psychologist with eating disorder expertise and the ambition to lead, innovate and develop a service, we would love to hear from you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current HCPC
• registration
• Evidence of
• continuous
• professional
• development

Experience

Essential

• Professional
• registration with the
• appropriate body i.e.
• HCPC

Desirable

• Post-graduate
• qualification in
• psychological therapy
• accredited by the
• British Psychological
• Society (BPS) or
• equivalent

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

Orchard Health Centre

Barking

Greater London

IG11 7RS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 Goodmayes, 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).

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see attached Job Description

Experience

Essential

• Please see attached Job Description

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

The Crescent, Colchester

Colchester

Essex

CO4 9YQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB TITLE: Bridging Service Care Assistant

BAND: 3

RESPONSIBLE TO: Bridging Service Team Lead

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

Internal

External

Own Team

Line Manager

Community Nursing Teams

Community Therapists

Other NELFT services

Safeguarding Team

Infection Control

NELFT pharmacy

GP’s

Social Care

Voluntary Sector

Acute Care

Patient/service users/families

Multidisciplinary Teams

The purpose of this job description is to outline the level of responsibility and accountability of this post. This will ensure that all work undertaken by our staff is clearly identified and carried out under clear lines of accountability.

Aim of the role:

The post holder will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust’s Values in their day-to-day work. These are the 5P’s:

We are kind.

We are respectful.

We work together with our communities.

The post holder will have successfully completed an NVQ in Health and Social Care or equivalent and will work under the supervision of the Integrated Discharge Hub Lead. Extensive experience in the NHS and Social Care delivery is essential.

The post holder will work in partnership with NELFT community services, Waltham Forest Social Care and other agencies to provide short term, responsive and quality homebased care and rehabilitation for service users.

The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of The Bridging Care and Rehabilitation Service and to ensure care is delivered in line with agreed care plans. This will include staff management and rota coordination to ensure safe delivery of the service 7 days a week between 0700 to 2100 hours.

The service offers short-term homebased care and rehabilitation with the aim to:

Facilitate timely safe discharge from acute hospital care

Help prevent unnecessary admissions to care homes

Help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions

Help to regain confidence with living skills or support with long term care needs until such time a Social Services / private package of care can commence.

Promote a reablement and rehabilitation approach to care to enable patient to regain a level of independence.

Key Responsibilities:

Using a reablement approach the post holder will facilitate service user independence and empowerment as far as possible with regard to existing medical conditions and disabilities and assist the service user to learn or regain skills with personal and domestic tasks as part of their therapeutic plan.

To give holistic care to service users in their own home.

To plan and organise Bridging Service daily rosters, coordinating the shift to ensure all visits are completed and staffs safety is maintained.

To brief Team Lead/coordinators on all relevant developments for each service user.

To participate in a duty rota to provide care for the service users to include unsociable hours and weekends.

To assist in the administration of medication, if necessary, with suitable training.

To have knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them, particularly manual handling.

To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.

To maintain accurate records in the service users own home or elsewhere. Identify and

report any changes in service user care needs or changes in physical or emotional well-being to the Team Lead/coordinators.

Provide information to assist local resolution and complaints when required.

To be skilled in communication, establishing and maintaining good relationship with

service users, carers, members of the wider health and social care team or other agencies.

To maintain, update and develop personal, professional knowledge and skills achieving

high standards of service users care at all times. Reflect on practice regularly and plan personal development in order to achieve growth development. Access supervision from the Team Lead/coordinators and other staff to enhance own practice.

To maintain confidentiality in all dealings with service users and their records.

To support service users, relatives and other care imparting knowledge to promote positive health and safe use of available equipment.

Clinical Skills

To provide service users and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence and quality of life.

To work alone in the community, always with access to support and supervision.

To maintain statistical returns as required by the Organisation, including entering clinical records onto the RIO system within the required time frame.

To attend and contribute to team meetings.

To report and document any incident or accident occurring to a service user or a member

of staff.

To have an understanding and implementation of safe moving and handling, promoting health and safety for service users.

To be responsible for the care and safe keeping of equipment issued and to report any

defect or loss.

To carry out delegated tasks as necessary to support the work of the team as instructed

by the Team Leader and other team members.

Contribute to the effective and efficient use of resources by ensuring that supplies are

available, alerting senior staff when supplies are short and by making suggestion to

reduce waste.

To maintain appropriate and up-to-date knowledge and skills, including mandatory training and to undertake continuing education in accordance with personal and service needs within the framework of a Personal Development Plan (PDP).

To be aware of and report any safeguarding issues and complete any documentation to

support this.

This is a description of the duties of the post as it is at present. This is not intended to

be exhaustive and does not, therefore, form part of your contract of employment. The job will be reviewed on a regular basis in order to ensure that the duties meet the requirements of the service and to make any changes necessary, keeping with service development and changing roles expected of this post. This procedure will be conducted by your manager in consultation with those working directly with him/her. You will, therefore, be expected to participate fully in such discussions.

Computer/Administration

To be computer literate and encourage implementation of the Trust’s IM&T Strategy.

To ensure accurate recording of actions, and updating service users records, maintaining confidentiality at all times.

To record activity and service users related information in line with Trust policy.

Communication

To have a wide range of knowledge in approaches to communicating and managing

service users care.

Responsibility for ensuring that appropriate methods are initiated to facilitate effective communication with service users and informal carers who may experience communication difficulties e.g. those who have mental health issues, learning difficulties, cognitive or sensory impairment or those who require interpreters.

Have the ability to be patient and sensitively assist service users to maintain their independence.

Responsibility to maintain confidential, legible and accurate records.

Be able to use computer systems for effective communication of information.

Training

To ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning.

To undertake, and assist, in the planning of own mandatory training and workshops.

To undertake an annual appraisal, developing a personal development plan that includes clinical competencies reflecting the health needs of the local population and relates to Trust strategy.

To support training as part of the role including changes to professional development and implementation of new policies and guidelines.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Health and Social Care training. e.g. NVQ level 3 or equivalent
• Demonstrates a commitment to further learning & development
• Care certificate qualification
• Good standard of written and spoken English

Desirable

• N/A

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of Reablement or Long term Homecare services
• Working with the public
• Previous experience of leading a team and supervising staff

Desirable

• Previous experience in a health care setting

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

Jane Atkinson Centre

Waltham Forest

London

E17 3HP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Waltham Forest CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Pathway (NDP) as a band 7 specialist Occupational therapist. This post would suit an experienced clinician looking to bring their expertise to and gain further experience within CAMHS neurodevelopmental pathway.

The Waltham Forest CAMHS NDP is a neurodivergent assessment pathway including ADHD and ASC. The service provides evidence based NICE compliant assessments and signposting follow up support to the appropriate community services. You would join a multi-disciplinary team of trauma-informed clinicians who are passionate about ensuring the child’s voice is central to the work we do and work in partnership with families, carers and other agencies to achieve the outcomes desired by the child or young person.

This post sits within a large and diverse borough-based Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service which is currently undergoing significant transformation to reduce geographical inequalities and strengthen clinical and operational leadership. You will have opportunities to join the wider community of psychological professionals across London CAMHS and the NELFT patch.

Joining the NELFT team 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 and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

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, 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).

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

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: Evelyn Okai

Job title: Systemic & Family Psychotherapist/Neurodevelopmental Pathway Lead

Contact Number: 07976737720

Email: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy
• and numeracy
• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

• Member of British Association of Occupational
• Therapy/College of Occupational Therapy

Experience

Essential

• 3 years post graduate experience in
• Occupational Therapy
• Advice, training and support of more junior staff,
• support staff and students

Desirable

• Audit/research experience

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

Wood Street

Remote

Waltham Forest

E17 3LA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Senior Practitioner will be expected to work as part of a dynamic mental health team in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged. This approach requires flexibility and adaptability, and above all a passion for working with children and young people in educational settings.

• To routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence-based clinical interventions, both in-line with the CYP-IAPT programme within CAMHS.
• To work with a defined caseload of service users as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing assessment, care planning and care delivery for service users with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. This will include the provision of highly skilled professional care, psychological interventions, group work, clinical assessment, risk assessments / risk management, and promoting recovery and inclusion and ensuring co-production with service users, families and carers and the education staff.
• Promoting the mental and emotional health of children, young people, and families in the community through clinical interventions in the care pathway/crisis team/SPA
• To improve the knowledge and understanding of emotional and mental wellbeing services among school staff where appropriate.
• To undertake initial school based and community-based assessments and to deliver a range of early interventions to children and young people with a range of emotional and psychological difficulties where appropriate.
• To prevent more serious mental health problems in children and young people by early identification of the development of mental health problems in children and young people
• Providing a direct service to children and young people and their families, in an accessible and less stigmatizing environment, based on the best available research evidence, within clinical governance.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

The successful post holder will work within the Havering Mental Health Support Team, delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions as part of the national Mental Health Support Team programme. The role is centred on providing accessible, timely mental health support within schools and educational settings, helping children and young people receive the right support at the earliest opportunity.

You will undertake comprehensive assessments, formulate care plans and deliver evidence-based psychological interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate emotional and mental health difficulties. Interventions may include individual work, group programmes, psychoeducation and guided self-help, delivered in partnership with families, carers and education staff.

Working closely with schools and other agencies, you will contribute to creating mentally healthy educational environments by offering consultation, advice, training and support to school staff where appropriate. You will promote early identification of mental health needs and support preventative approaches that reduce the likelihood of difficulties escalating.

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining a defined caseload, managing competing priorities effectively and ensuring that all clinical documentation is accurate, timely and compliant with Trust and professional standards. You will routinely collect and evaluate clinical outcome measures, participate in multidisciplinary discussions, clinical supervision and reflective practice, and contribute to the continuous improvement of the service.

HEST is proud of its culture of innovation and continuous learning. The team has successfully delivered a number of Quality Improvement (QI) projects, collaborated with academic partners including Edge Hill University, and has been recognised nationally, including a visit from the Secretary of State for Education to observe our work within local schools. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to contribute to future service developments and play an active role in shaping the continued growth of the service.

The role requires flexibility to work across educational settings throughout Havering and a commitment to delivering compassionate, person-centred care that reflects NELFT's values and commitment to improving outcomes for children, young people and their families.

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.

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) 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant qualification required.

Experience

Essential

• Please refer to the JD attached.

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

Cranham Health Centre

Upminster

essex

RM14 1RG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To act as an autonomous professional fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, ACP AFT, RMN, BABCP).

2. To use an expert clinical understanding in assessing, jointly with colleagues in the multi- disciplinary team, children, adolescents and their families in order to formulate their strengths and difficulties and to determine the most appropriate treatment plan

3. To work alongside other colleagues in SET CAMHS and in the care pathway in order to provide an in-depth comprehensive assessment of the child’s, young person’s, and family’s functioning where there is a constellation of high dysfunction and entrenched difficulties in the family. To clinically lead this process in the SET CAMHS team

4. To provide therapeutic interventions with due regard to issues of cultural, racial and religious difference and sexual orientation

5. To provide highly specialist clinical assessment of children and young people with severe, highly complex and persistent mental health problems

6. To undertake specialist observations of children in school settings as part of wider assessments

7. To provide expert therapeutic interventions (including parent/child work, group work, parent support input, psycho-education and brief individual work with children and young people) to children and young people with complex mental health difficulties including neurodevelopmental disorders such as autistic spectrum disorders, learning difficulties, ADHD; emotional difficulties, including depression and anxiety states; attachment disorders; conduct disorders, eating disorders; post-traumatic stress disorder; psychosomatic disorders; enuresis/encopresis, aggression, borderline states, self-harming, substance misuse and other behaviour potentially dangerous to the child/young person or others

8. To undertake work with parents/carers/networks of referred children and young people

9. To utilise theory, literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other members of SET CAMHS.

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

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

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.

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: Kay-sha Kerr

Job title: Team Manager, SET CAMHS Castle Point, Rochford and Southend

Contact Number: 07967795893

Email: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see attached Job Description

Experience

Essential

• Please see attached Job Description

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

SET-CAMHS,

colchester

Esssex

CO3 3WG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties of the Job

The successful candidate will join a friendly, supportive and dynamic SPA team based in Colchester, Essex. You will work alongside experienced and motivated colleagues and will have access to regular supervision, both individually and in group settings, as well as opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD).

We are looking for a practitioner who is enthusiastic about improving access to mental health services for children and young people, and who can demonstrate strong assessment, communication and decision-making skills. The role requires the ability to manage a varied workload, work independently within a busy service, and contribute effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Office Address

Rowan House, 33, Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3WG.

Additional Information

Please note this role is primarily office based, however consideration will be given for some hybrid working if required. There is no on-site parking available at the base location. However, public parking costs can be reclaimed in line with Trust policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please refer to JD

Desirable

• Please refer to JD

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

SET-CAMHS,

colchester

Esssex

CO3 3WG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working for Us Joining Essex MID CAMHS NELFT 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

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

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: Joanne Seward

Job title: Team Manager

Contact Number: 0800 953 0222 option 1 option 1

Email: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see attached Job Description

Experience

Essential

• Please see attached Job Description

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

Stapleford House

Chelmsford

Essex

CM2 0QX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver brief, high-quality CBT interventions to children and young people in schools and colleges, conducting assessments, offering early interventions, and measuring outcomes to ensure effective, evidence-based practice. They will also support Whole School Approach activities, including workshops, groups, staff training, and consultation, while promoting early identification of mental health needs.

Working autonomously and in line with professional and Trust standards, the practitioner will plan and deliver care according to NICE guidelines, initiate referrals when needed, and provide clear information and psychoeducation to CYP and families.

The role includes contributing to MHST leadership, supporting team culture, multidisciplinary working, audits, governance, and sharing clinical knowledge. Administrative duties involve maintaining clinical records, managing caseloads, supporting agile working, and collecting MHST data. Strong communication skills are required to build relationships with schools, internal teams, agencies, and families.

The practitioner will engage in ongoing professional development, complete mandatory training, participate in appraisal, maintain clinical competencies, support new staff, contribute to training, and assist in implementing new policies and initiatives.

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.

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 – Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,303 to a maximum of £2,198 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please refer to JD

Desirable

• Please refer to JD

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

Phoenix House

Basildon

Essex

SS14 3EZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder must hold a valid professional registration, with significant experience within the field and experience of supervising others. We welcome applications from appropriately qualified and registered mental health professionals who meet the essential requirements of the person specification and can demonstrate substantial experience of working with children and young people, neurodevelopmental presentations and complex CAMHS assessment.

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical and operational leadership for the day-to-day functioning of the Havering Neurodevelopmental Pathway.
• Support high-quality, timely autism and ADHD assessment, formulation and multidisciplinary decision-making in line with evidence-based practice and relevant guidance.
• Provide senior clinical oversight and consultation for complex neurodevelopmental presentations, including differential considerations, risk and co-occurring mental health needs.
• Support MDT allocation, assessment planning, case progression and effective use of pathway resources.
• Provide clinical supervision, consultation and professional support to multidisciplinary colleagues, promoting consistency and development of neurodevelopmental practice.
• Work collaboratively with pediatric, education, social care and other partner services to support coordinated assessment and care.
• Contribute to pathway development, audit, quality improvement and implementation of agreed service changes.
• Promote high-quality clinical recording, routine outcome and experience measurement where applicable, and effective use of service data and dashboards to understand activity, quality and pathway pressures.
• Contribute to clinical governance, including learning from incidents, PALS enquiries and complaints relevant to the pathway.

You will hold a relevant postgraduate qualification (Master's level or equivalent) in a mental health or psychological discipline and current registration with an appropriate professional body.

You will have substantial post-qualification experience working with children and young people with moderate to severe and/or complex presentations within CAMHS or an equivalent CYP mental health setting, alongside demonstrable experience or specialist competence in neurodevelopmental assessment.

You will bring advanced skills in assessment and formulation, experience of clinical supervision and consultation, and the ability to influence MDT clinical decision-making while working constructively with uncertainty, professional difference and risk.

You will be able to combine strong clinical judgement with an understanding of pathway functioning, data quality, patient flow and service improvement, while working collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries.

Havering CAMHS provides specialist assessment and intervention for children and young people aged 0-18 with moderate to severe mental health needs. We work as an integrated multidisciplinary team alongside primary care, education, social care, paediatrics and specialist mental health services.

The service operates Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, from our main site in Romford, a short walk from the Elizabeth Line. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across the local area and undertake community-based work, including home visits where clinically indicated.

Havering CAMHS is continuing to develop its clinical pathways and operating model within the Children's Directorate, with a focus on high-quality care, clear clinical decision-making, effective use of resources and collaborative working.

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 Goodmayes Hospital.

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

Select One:

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).

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: Dr Tirma Morera

Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Contact Number: 0300 300 1888

OR

Name: Nicola Upton

Job title: Havering CAMHS Service Manager

Contact Number: 0300 300 1888

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• relevant postgraduate qualification (Master's level or equivalent) in a mental health or psychological discipline and current registration with an appropriate professional body

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post-qualification experience working with children and young people with moderate to severe and/or complex presentations within CAMHS or an equivalent CYP mental health setting, alongside demonstrable experience or specialist competence in neurodevelopmental assessment.

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

Acorn Centre

Romford

Essex

RM7 9NH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will be responsible for managing their own workload, prioritising tasks effectively, and ensuring deadlines are met. They will be expected to work independently as well as part of a team, demonstrating flexibility and a commitment to high standards. The role may involve working across multiple sites and requires excellent communication and organisational skills.

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 £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137 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 bythe best people.

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.

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

Name: Rory Harnett

Job title: Service and Strategic Lead

Contact Number: 0300 555 1216

Email: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Appropriate qualification according to profession of BSc in Psychology
• MSc in Systemic Family Therapy or Doctorate in Clinical Counselling Psychology
• Accreditation by UKCP, HCPC or other appropriate accrediting body.
• Clinical Experience working with service users with eating disorders disorder

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across
• the full range of care settings including outpatient, community, primary care, in-patient and residential care settings
• Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for service users psychological care and treatment within the context of multidisciplinary care plan
• Experience of assessing and treating service users across the full range of care settings
• Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care
• Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts
• Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision

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

Orchard Health Centre

Barking

Greater London

IG11 7RS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification

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

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.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please refer to JD

Desirable

• Please refer to JD

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

Skyline Plaza

Southend on Sea

Essex

SS2 6BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

About NELFT’s SET CAMHS

NELFT’s SET CAMHS is for anybody aged between 0-18, living in the Southend, Essex and Thurrock areas and is free at the point of entry.

Any young person experiencing emotional wellbeing or mental health problems,

Structure of NELFT’s SET CAMHS

There are: a Children’s Single Point of Access (CSPA), seven Locality Teams, an Intensive Support Services and a specialist Eating Disorders Team. These are located across Southend, Essex and Thurrock.

What difficulties can be referred to the service?

• Mood and anxiety disorders
• Behavioural and conduct disorders
• Emerging personality and attachment disorders
• Eating disorders
• Psychotic disorders
• Deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation
• Substance misuse with co-existing mental health needs (dual diagnosis)
• Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) - with co-occurring mental health needs where the focus is on the treatment of mental health needs.
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - with co-occurring mental health needs
• Neurodevelopmental disorders
• Prolonged bereavement problems

All referrals to the service are assessed and then we use the Thrive model to offer the support that is needed for the young person, developed in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance criteria (NICE) and based on a best practice model of treatment.

Locality Teams in SET CAMHS:

The aim of our SET CAMHS is to respond earlier to children and young people’s needs in order to help prevent, reduce or delay the need for more specialist interventions. This transformation of children and young people’s mental health services has a clinical focus, integrated with local authorities to deliver a long term collaborative approach to planning and delivering services.

SET CAMHS focuses on the mental health and includes access to self-help tools and services based in schools and the community. We are creating a modern service that fits with children’s lives in a way that best suits them. Key new features include a Children’s Single Point of Access (CSPA) into the service, clear early signposting, and use of digital channels. We are working collaboratively with HCRG (formerly Virgin care) when offering the 'Getting Help' aspect of the Thrive Model.

The service is driven by the principles underpinning the national CYP-IAPT programme (Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies); evidence based interventions, routine measurement of outcomes, access to high quality training and supervision for professionals and true co-production with children and young people.

Clinicians have to ensure that a high quality, timely, accessible and evidence-based service is available to all children and young people who need it. This means establishing and maintaining excellent working relationships with wider social, health and voluntary services.

Working in our EWMHS locality teams is for you if you are excited by a modern approach. We would very much like to hear from you.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.

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

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. 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.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please refer to JD

Desirable

• Please refer to JD

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

The Crescent, Colchester

Colchester

Essex

CO4 9YQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Skills

1. To act as an autonomous professional fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, ACP AFT, RMN, BABCP).

2. To use an expert clinical understanding in assessing, jointly with colleagues in the multi- disciplinary team, children, adolescents and their families in order to formulate their strengths and difficulties and to determine the most appropriate treatment plan

3. To work alongside other colleagues in SET CAMHS and in the care pathway in order to provide an in-depth comprehensive assessment of the child’s, young person’s, and family’s functioning where there is a constellation of high dysfunction and entrenched difficulties in the family. To clinically lead this process in the SET CAMHS team

4. To provide therapeutic interventions with due regard to issues of cultural, racial and religious difference and sexual orientation

5. To provide highly specialist clinical assessment of children and young people with severe, highly complex and persistent mental health problems

6. To undertake specialist observations of children in school settings as part of wider assessments

7. To provide expert therapeutic interventions (including parent/child work, group work, parent support input, psycho-education and brief individual work with children and young people) to children and young people with complex mental health difficulties including neurodevelopmental disorders such as autistic spectrum disorders, learning difficulties, ADHD; emotional difficulties, including depression and anxiety states; attachment disorders; conduct disorders, eating disorders; post-traumatic stress disorder; psychosomatic disorders; enuresis/encopresis, aggression, borderline states, self-harming, substance misuse and other behaviour potentially dangerous to the child/young person or others

8. To undertake work with parents/carers/networks of referred children and young people

9. To utilise theory, literature and research to support evidence based practice in individual work and work with other members of SET CAMHS.

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

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.

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: Kay-sha Kerr

Job title: Team Manager, SET CAMHS Castle Point, Rochford and Southend

Contact Number: 07967795893

Email: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please refer to JD

Desirable

• Please refer to JD

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

SET-CAMHS,

colchester

Esssex

CO3 3WG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Welcome Payment

This post is eligible for the Trust 'Welcome to NELFT' Payment, a lump sum of 10% of agreed basic salary (pro rata if part time and exclusive of HCAS payments) (subject to a minimum of £4,000 and maximum of £10,000) and is open to all new applicants who are successfully appointed. Payment of the incentive is 50% of the lump sum at the end of the probationary period (typically six months) and then 50% at the end of year two. This welcome package is applicable to external candidates only.

Main duties of the job

1. The post holder will take a lead role in working with young people in transition with learning difficulties providing clinical support for team members.

To assess, develop and implement Speech and Language Therapy treatment and management for adults with learning disabilities who also have communication, eating and/or swallowing difficulties, and may also have challenging behavior, providing the service to clients across Redbridge in a community person-centered domiciliary role.

2. To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day today allocation of work.

4. To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.

5. To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust register

6. To work as part of an integrated community learning disability team which will include contribution to co-ordination of case management across various health and social care disciplines.

T To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them, particularly moving and handling

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description and person specification have been uploaded on documents.

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 Goodmayes Hospital.

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

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137) pro rata for part time staff.

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

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see the Job Description for further details

Desirable

• Please see the Job Description for further details

Experience

Essential

• Please see the Job Description for further details

Desirable

• Please see the Job Description for further details

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

Fairlop HASS

852 Cranbrook Road

London

Essex

IG6 1HZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for a Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners or a Qualified Children's Wellbeing Practitioners to join the teams and work with us to develop the service further and ensure we meet the core components.

• Whole School Approach

• Targeted Treatment (main evidence base is low intensity CBT individual and group)

• Consultation and Liaison

You will be providing:

• Assessment and Treatment of Children and Young People under MHST 3 core functions (Targeted intervention, Whole School approach and Consultation and Liaison)

• Work as part of a team with a set number of schools to deliver the core components of the service.

• Actively participate in local and county wide meetings and supervision forums

We encourage Continual Professional Development (CPD) and are keen to support our staff to grow and progress.

Essential criteria

• Successful completion of the HEE/NHSE commissioned 1yr Education Mental Health Practitioner’ course/Children's Wellbeing Practitioner course.

• Appropriate registration with either the BABCP or BPS as a low intensity practitioner or you are able to demonstrate you are in process of application with the BABCP or BPS

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 Goodmayes, 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 – Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,346 to a maximum of £2,270 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please refer to JD

Desirable

• Please refer to JD

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

Phoenix House

Basildon

Essex

SS14 3EZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties:

Take referrals from Care Co-Ordinators, GP Practices and Neighbourhood Team

Assess aids around the house and outdoors to increase/maintain independency

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans with the aim of increasing independence to prevent or delay the need for care and support

Work with patients to plan realistic, outcome-focused goals

Effectively manage a caseload of patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) providing specialist and evidence-based assessment and interventions to patients in both a stable and acute phase of their condition, ensuring the physical, psychosocial, behavioural, perceptual, cognitive, sensory and environmental needs of patients are addressed

Utilise specialist knowledge and clinical reasoning to plan and provide clinical interventions in consultation with other colleagues in the MDT and to work in a range of settings as appropriate (eg patient's home or other community setting)

Adopt a patient-centred and sensitive approach to therapy, collaborating with patients (and/or carers where appropriate) in all aspects of the therapy process (assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, reporting)

Have a good level of knowledge of a variety of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, care of the elderly, respiratory and falls and specialist knowledge of at least one of these areas

Works as part of a multi-disciplinary community team to support patients effectively

To utilise individual and/or group work skills as appropriate in order to achieve therapeutic goals

Engage with community partners enabling patients to access social activities to enhance their health and well-being, and to ensure effective, safe care

Work collaboratively with Social Services and third sector providers

Manage your own caseload and contribute to service development

Assist in the quality and activity monitoring systems to support evaluation of the effectiveness of the service

Assist in the maintenance and development of the Occupational Therapy service for the PCN

Attend practice meetings of the member practices if required, as well as Core Group Meetings (Community MDTs etc)

Attend any training courses and supervision sessions as required

Provide training to the member practices on relevant therapies or interventions if required and as appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc in or pre-reg MSc in Occupational Therapy from a training programme approved by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
• Registered OT with HCPC
• Able to operate at an advanced level of practice

Desirable

• Post-graduate courses relevant to the post
• Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as part of a therapy team and multi-disciplinary team
• Completion of preceptorship
• Experience of working with frail older adults
• Awareness and understanding of HCPS and RCOT standards and other national and local initiatives.

Desirable

• Clinical experience gained in a community/intermediate care setting
• Palliative care
• Complex manual handling skills, knowledge of stand aids, hoists etc.
• Experience of audit
• Presentation skills
• Experience of teaching on in-house sessions to staff and service users

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Understanding of the integration and PCN agendas
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Capacity to concentrate for considerable periods of time during assessment and management of patients and be expected to response immediately to interruptions
• Ability to deal sensitively with patients who may have high levels of anxiety and aggression
• Committed to team and personal development

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of and the implications of standard of the NSF for elderly, NICE Clinical Guidance 21 (Falls Prevention) and the RCP
• Falls and Bone Audit

Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Committed to personal and team development
• Committed to person-centred, non-discriminatory practice

Criteria

Essential

• Aware of requirements of confidentiality
• Forward thinking
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to maintain judgement under pressure
• Able to maintain motivation, drive and enthusiasm
• Confident approach
• Flexible approach to work
• Full clean driving licence or ability to travel around the PCN patch to deliver patient care

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

Boston Primary Care Network

Address

Swineshead Medical Group

Fairfax House 1 Packhorse Lane

Boston

Lincolnshire

PE20 3JE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Senior Psychologist Practitioner

Are you a passionate and experienced Clinical Psychologist or Counselling Psychologist looking for an exciting and rewarding senior role in the development of a new adult ADHD service.

NELFT's Adult ADHD Service is seeking an exceptional clinician to join our growing specialist team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in the assessment, treatment, and ongoing support of adults with ADHD while helping shape innovative, high-quality psychological services across North East London.

Why Join Us?

At NELFT, our values underpin everything we do:

We are Kind We are Respectful We Work Together with our Communities

As a senior clinician, you will combine expert clinical practice with leadership, supervision, service development, and training responsibilities while working alongside a multidisciplinary team dedicated to improving outcomes for adults with ADHD.

The Role

You will:

Conduct specialist ADHD assessments and diagnostic evaluations Deliver evidence-based psychological interventions, including CBT Support adults experiencing ADHD alongside anxiety, depression, and other co-occurring mental health difficulties Provide clinical leadership, consultation, and expert advice across services Supervise qualified practitioners, trainees, and students Lead service improvement, audit, and research initiatives Contribute to specialist ADHD training across mental health services and partner organisations

This role offers the opportunity to influence service development and help shape the future of ADHD care across Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest.

About You

We're looking for a warm, compassionate, and experienced clinician who is passionate about improving the lives of adults with ADHD. Whether you're a Clinical Psychologist or a Counselling Psychologist. Holding BABCP-accredited CBT qualification would be advantages, but not essential. You'll bring a strong track record of delivering high-quality psychological assessment and intervention, along with the confidence to work with complex mental health presentations. You'll enjoy working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, be keen to share your knowledge through supervision and training, and have a genuine interest in helping shape and develop services. Most importantly, you'll share our commitment to person-centred care, continuous learning, and making a meaningful difference for the communities we serve.

You'll be someone who:

• Has substantial post-qualification experience in ADHD, cognitive disorders, or related mental health services.
• Enjoys building therapeutic relationships and helping people achieve positive outcomes.
• Is confident in assessing and managing complex mental health needs.
• Values teamwork, collaboration, and shared learning.
• Wants to contribute to service development, supervision, and innovation.
• Brings enthusiasm, curiosity, and a commitment to delivering excellent care.
• Don't worry if you don't tick every single box. If you're excited by the role and believe you have the skills and potential to succeed, we'd love to hear from you.

What We Offer

A highly specialised and supportive service Opportunities for leadership and career progression Ongoing professional development and CPD support Clinical supervision and peer support The chance to contribute to service innovation and research Flexible, collaborative multidisciplinary working environment

Join Us

If you are ready to use your expertise to transform lives and help develop outstanding psychological services for adults with ADHD, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of adult ADHD care with NELFT.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
• Doctorate qualification in psychology (Clinical or Counselling) or equivalent accredited by the BPS
• HCPC registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, and or equivalent accredited by the BPS
• Qualification in one or more modality of psychology
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as required by the BPS and or BABCP.

Desirable

• BABCP registered & accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist.
• Recognised qualification and/or training in supervision

Experience

Essential

• Substantial recent post - qualification experience in a designated post within services for ADHD, cognitive disorders or other relevant service area.
• Knowledge and experience with working with safeguarding issues, issues concerning risk and highly complex mental health problems.
• Experience of supervising qualified practitioners and / or students / trainee psychologists and or psychotherapist.
• Experience of co-working with colleagues from a variety of different disciplines and trainings.
• Experience of working with individuals and families from diverse ethnic, economic and cultural backgrounds.

Desirable

• Experience of delivering specialist consultation / training to a variety of audiences

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

Jane Atkinson Centre

Waltham Forest

London

E17 3HP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job overview

Are you a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist seeking a new role? At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. And we flex to suit you, let us know if we can accommodate a flexible working arrangement to suit your personal circumstances. We are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our Dysphagia and Early Years Complex Communication Team. Waltham Forest is a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links.

Main duties of the job

Speech and Language Therapists are core to the efficient service delivery that we provide to children, young people and their families. As a Speech and Language Therapist in our service, you will deliver care to children, young people and their families in the community, schools and in the clinic setting. You will be working within our well-established, supportive and dynamic Early Years Complex Communication and Dysphagia Team. You will provide assessments and interventions for children with complex communication needs, including implementing AAC. You will also work in the dysphagia team working with children from the early years up to 19 years who are special schools. You will be a member of the Joint Assessment Clinic with the multidisciplinary team, working with Paediatricians, Occupational Therapists and physiotherapists with out most complex children.

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

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, 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).

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: Amy Barker

Job title: Clinical Lead for Speech and Language Therapy

Contact Number: 020 8430 7970

Email: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Speech
• and Language Therapy
• Degree Qualification or
• equivalent
• HCPC Licence to
• Practice
• Show active interest in
• CPD in line with RCSLT
• guidelines
• Self-motivated and
• remain updated with
• professional practice
• and new research

Desirable

• Member of Royal
• College of Speech and
• Language Therapy

Experience

Essential

• Significant relevant
• experience at
• undergraduate/post
• graduate level
• Working
• collaboratively with
• parents/carers and
• other professionals
• Experience of working
• in a multi- agency
• and/or multi
• disciplinary team
• Working with clients
• who have a range of
• speech, language and
• communication needs
• Planning and delivery
• of training to other
• professionals

Desirable

• N/A

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

Wood Street

Remote

Waltham Forest

E17 3LA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others’ workload in the day-to-day allocation of work.
• To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff.
• To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
• To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
• To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.

Clinical Skills:

• To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for their own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.
• The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice from the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes.
• To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients.
• To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes.
• To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
• To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.
• To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review
• Training & Supervision:
• To act as clinical supervisor to junior colleagues (FY/CT/GPVTS/ST), providing effective education, facilitating their development, and promoting high standards of medical care.
• Ensure junior colleagues are actively supported to enable them to achieve their learning needs.
• To ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning in self and others.
• To undertake, and assist in the planning of, own mandatory training and workshops.
• To undertake a regular appraisal, developing a personal development plan that includes clinical competencies reflecting the health needs of the local population, and relates to Trust strategy.
• To support new staff and their integration within the team.
• To support training as part of the role including changes to professional development and implementation of new policies and guidelines

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical degree, MB BS
• Completion of Foundation Training or equivalent
• Experience in core psychiatry training posts and or Specialty Doctor or equivalent posts in psychiatry.

Desirable

• MRCPsych / part of MRCPsych
• Section 12 approval
• Postgraduate qualification

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of the biological, psychological, and
• social determinants of mental health disorders and
• evidence-based treatment interventions in general
• adult psychiatry

Desirable

• An understanding of system leadership and evidence
• of how this has been put into practice.
• An awareness of NHS strategic and clinical
• governance priorities.

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

Jane Atkinson Centre

Waltham Forest

London

E17 3ED

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

PLEASE APPLY VIA SUFFOLK JOBS DIRECT JOB NUMBER 25082 AND NOT VIA NHS JOBS

Job title

Specialist Learning Support Assistant (Medical Needs)

Job Reference

25082

Grade and Salary

4 £29,542 per annum (pro rata)

This role includes performance related pay progression

Service

Health and Community Services (0-19), Public Health and Communities

Team

Inclusion Services

Location

Countywide Hybrid and community working

Hours per week

28 hours per week (term time only working)

Status

Post 1: Permanent

Post 2: Fixed term/Secondment to cover an absent post holder who is on secondment, expected to end 15 October 2027 subject to change

This role may offer the following flexible working options

Working part time hours (eg different hours/days to those advertised)

Job sharing

Working compressed hours (eg a nine-day fortnight)

Use of flexitime / time off in lieu

Hybrid working options, including some home working

Working adjusted core hours (eg starting later and finishing later or other patterns)

About us

As a modern and effective council, we understand the importance of being flexible and well-connected in the ways we work. We focus our ambitions on doing whats right for people, our partners and our communities - both now and for the future.

Thats why, as one of the largest employers in Suffolk, we believe in empowering everyone. Through career variety and collaborative working, accessible career paths and professional development.

The support and care we offer encourages and enables you to be the best you can be. To make a meaningful impact on the world around you. To achieve a unique sense of pride in what you do, why you do it and where. Reimagine the possibilities.

Main purpose of the job

The Specialist Learning Support Assistant supports pupils with complex medical needs to enable them to access education by providing the medical interventions the pupil requires.

Typical Responsibilities of a role at this level

Effective Practice

Work within the service guidelines, statutory guidance and legal frameworks.

Engage in individual and group supervision with managers and practice leads.

Reporting and Accurate Recording

To maintain up to date records and data using electronic devices and systems as directed and to provide reports as required.

To contribute to ensuring successful completion of Quality Assurance processes within team.

Information, Advice and Signposting

To provide information and signposting for children, young people and families to relevant universal and specialist services in the local area and beyond where appropriate.

Multi-Agency and Partnership Working

Actively build relationships and networks with other professional groups and services in the locality.

Managing Risk and Safeguarding

To identify risk and safeguarding concerns and escalate immediately where appropriate.

To undertake other tasks allocated manager or senior colleagues, in keeping with the responsibilities of the grade:

Work in accordance with the Councils statutory responsibilities, policies and service procedures and comply with equality and diversity policies, procedures and legislation.

Maintaining customer confidentiality in accordance with the Data Protection Act and SCC guidance.

Participate in performance appraisal and consultation with team managers as required.

Participating in training and development opportunities, in order to improve personal knowledge, skills and effectiveness.

About the team

The Specialist Learning Support Service supports children and young people aged between 2 and 19 years old with complex medical needs to access education by providing medical interventions.

The service is managed, supervised, and trained by Care Coordinators who are qualified childrens nurses

The Specialist Learning Support Assistants support children and young people on a one-to-one basis providing medical interventions to enable them to access education

Relevant training will be provided to achieve expertise in the management of the medical needs of the pupil. This will be according to the child and young persons individual health care plan.

They work under the direction of a teacher in a whole class, group, or individual situation.

There will be a need to interpret information or situations and to solve them as per school and Suffolk County Council policies and to refer more complex medical issues to the Care Coordinators.

Specialist Learning Support Assistants, once trained, have a requirement to supervise others and may demonstrate tasks to new colleagues or give advice and guidance to them

What you will be expected to deliver in the role

Deliver medical interventions according to the child/young persons individual care plan as necessary. These may include gastrostomy feeding, naso-gastric feeding, administration of emergency and regular medication, oral suction, care of a tracheostomy tube, wound care, administration of oxygen, monitoring oxygen saturation levels.

Significant moving and handling of pupils per their needs using appropriate equipment as per individualised risk assessment and meeting their daily hygiene, nutritional, respiratory, and developmental needs in the school and community setting.

Share responsibility for emergency management of the pupil they are allocated to with the senior management team of the school in which they are working.

Liaise with therapy staff on a regular basis and regarding the individual therapy goals of that pupil.

Administer medication in line with individual school policy.

Liaise with teaching staff on a regular basis and regarding the Individual Education Plan.

Receive training and assist pupils with communication e.g. Makaton, switches, symbols, and/or communication aid programming.

Attend training in relevant medical competencies and mandatory training.

Supervise new team members and demonstrate tasks or give advice and guidance to others.

Day to day tasks may include:

Travelling with a child/young person from their home to school in order to provide any interventions required full training is given for this

Administering medication

Providing artificial feeding and/or other interventions such as oral suction or oxygen

Transferring non-mobile children and young people between different types of equipment such as seating

Although this list provides examples of what you will be doing its not intended to be exhaustive and you will have personal objectives linked to our People Plans and Strategies that will be discussed and agreed with your line manager when you start.

Person Profile what you will bring to the team

Qualifications and professional membership

Suitable practitioner level qualification at Level 3 or 2 years equivalent experience

in healthcare.

Evidence of continuing professional development

Values and personal qualities

Demonstrates personal values and behaviours aligned to our corporate WE ASPIRE values

Passionate about making a positive difference for Suffolk

Committed to listening to children and families and to working collaboratively with them to address concerns

Specialist knowledge skills and experience

Accurate and specific information recording and record keeping skills

Experience of solution focused approaches in practice

Relevant experience of working directly with children, young people and their families

Evidence of the ability and commitment to support and motivate children, young people and their families

Good organisational skills

The ability to work independently whilst being aware of when to seek further guidance

Demonstrate a willingness to undertake training as required to update knowledge and skills

Demonstrate the ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and guidance as appropriate to role (desirable)

Knowledge of associated agencies and their working practices (desirable)

Experience of working alongside parents who may have mental health, learning or physical disability or sensory impairment (desirable)

Experience of working with a wide range of agencies and communities (desirable)

Additional requirements

The ability to work in a variety of locations and clients homes including rural areas

A DBS check will be undertaken for the successful candidate

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you dont meet all the criteria, please apply. Wed appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Travel requirements

Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• a suitable Level 3 qualification or at least 2 years equivalent experience in healthcare
• an awareness and understanding of medical conditions such as epilepsy.
• experience of working directly with children or young people and their families
• good organisational skills and the ability to keep clear and accurate records
• the confidence to work independently, while knowing when to seek guidance
• a willingness to undertake specialist and mandatory training

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

Suffolk County Council

Address

8 Russell Road

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP1 2BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://careers.suffolk.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)