Job summary

This isn't your average clinical role. Are you up for it?

We're a specialist Eating Disorder Day Programme in North London -- a tight-knit team doing complex, high-impact work with a diverse patient population. We're looking for a driven Occupational Therapist who want more: more challenge, more growth, more purpose.

About the RoleYou'll be working at the heart of our clinical team, delivering intensive, recovery-focused treatment to patients with eating disorders. That means running therapeutic groups, providing individual interventions, monitoring physical health, and contributing to the operational backbone that allows our service to function -- and expand. This is a role for someone who takes high-risk care seriously and thrives in a specialist environment.

What We Offero Specialist clinical work with a real sense of purposeo Development for both Band 5 & 6 candidateso Genuine support from day one -- manager, OT leads, and experienced peerso A support structure that's real, not just on papero Onsite canteen with discount and accessible, hands-on managemento A culture where people look out for each other -- just as they do for patients

Sound like your kind of challenge? Don't just scroll past -- get in touch or apply today.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for managing their own caseload, facilitating therapeutic groups (including community-based groups such as Social Snack and Shop and Cook), conducting physical health assessments and blood result interpretation, providing self-harm management, and working with patients across the complexity spectrum including those with severe physical compromise and autistic people. The role requires adaptation of therapeutic approaches to meet diverse communication and sensory needs.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider Eating Disorders service including inpatient ward and outpatient teams. The post holder will deputise for the Day Programme Manager in their absence, supervise junior staff and students, and provide operational support including patient escort duties and supervision during activities. This operational support is critical to enabling the Day Programme Manager to attend meetings, training, supervision, and complete managerial responsibilities.

This role is instrumental in enabling planned service development to collaborate with the Day Programme Manager.

About us

We believe that by working together, our Trust can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

o Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.

o We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.

o We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

o NHS Discounts, generous annual leave allowance and NHS pension scheme.

o We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars.

Job summary

The SCAN service Supports children & young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and neuro-developmental conditions, who attend special schools, where the degree of impairment is significant and coupled with mental health difficulties including severe challenging behaviour. SCAN works closely with the Cheviots (Enfield Children's Social Services), Paediatricians, and both Special and Mainstream Schools.

The STAY team works with young people with special needs and behaviour challenges and for whom there is a risk of home or school breakdown and admission to hospital or residential school/placement.

Clinical appointments are provided at both the service base and in local special schools and other multi-agency settings. Joint working, consultation and liaison with other professionals, services and agencies are a regular feature of the work within a CAMHS setting.

Main duties of the job

This role is for an experienced psychologist with interest or specialist knowledge around children and young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and neuro-developmental conditions and needs which require specialist community CAMHS services.

Whilst providing specialist external consultation; assessment and intervention, the post holder as part of the Multidisciplinary team provides clinical knowledge and a valuable resource.

They will also provide direct clinical supervision as appropriate of identified staff.

This role comes with all the support required in order for the post holder to fulfil all the requirements of the role with job planning and regular supervision, as well as being part of a supportive MDT.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

Our service has an exciting opportunity for a Recruit to Train Trainee CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT: Therapy Trainee - Systemic Family Practice - Conduct Disorder and Depression to join our team as part of the NHS England (NHSE) funded Children and Young People (CYP) Psychological Training Programmes (formerly CYP-IAPT).

Recruit to Train is a government-funded initiative aiming to grow the child mental health workforce to meet much needed demand. To help reach this goal, NHSE covers salary and training costs for a 1-year post, allowing services to employ trainees to aid in implementing new or expanding existing specialist pathways to bridge the gaps in CYP mental health support.

This is a unique opportunity to apply your learning from weekly teaching into practical clinical interventions working with clients in the service making a direct impact in the lives of children, young people and their families.

Please note: The position will be based at Barnet CAMHS but successful candidates will be expected to travel to Denmark Hill Campus of King's College London for teaching during the training year.

More information about the course content and the different modalities can be found on the King's CYP webpage:https://www.kings-cyp.com/page/recruit-to-train

Main duties of the job

What are we looking for?We are seeking highly motivated candidates who are enthusiastic about making a difference to children's mental health through evidence-based interventions based on NICE Guideline recommended treatment.You will be committed to the CYP Psychological Training Programme core principles: Accessibility, accountability, participation, awareness and evidence-based practice and in providing an inclusive and effective service for children and young people, along with a dedication to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Please review the additional documents for more information on the role, person specification other employment documents.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.

We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme

Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Details

Date posted

06 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£45,953 to £54,254 a year Per annum including HCAS for Outer London

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-8293544

Job locations

Barnet CAMHS, Holly Oak, Edgware Hospital

Burnt Oak Broadway

Edgware

HA8 0AD

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

This full-time training will begin in January 2026 with around 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients related to training assignments. Trainees will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with Kings College London. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a KCL Postgraduate Diploma.

This is a dual application process. In addition to applying for this position with us, you must also complete a KCL application for the Course Team to review. The Course Team will liaise with us on whether you meet the academic requirements for the course during the recruitment process.

You will only be offered a KCL training place if you are successful in securing this post and you meet the university training requirements (such as academic background, relevant experience, visa approval).Please read the application guidance and course brochure attached/linked below for full information and instructions on how to apply and what to include in your application.

As you also apply for a training course that is delivered by Kings College London, your data may be shared with them for the purpose of processing your application (shortlisting) and enrolling you onto this Programme.

This post will be paid at Band 6 entry point, or to a maximum of mid-point, should the applicant be already paid at Band 6 mid-point or above.

Please note, funding is subject to NHSEs 2 Year PsychologicalProfessions Funding Rule. Please view their website for full details.

If you are unable to continue/complete the university training, the job will also cease to continue.

Job description Job responsibilities This full-time training will begin in January 2026 with around 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service seeing clients related to training assignments. Trainees will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with Kings College London. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a KCL Postgraduate Diploma. This is a dual application process. In addition to applying for this position with us, you must also complete a KCL application for the Course Team to review. The Course Team will liaise with us on whether you meet the academic requirements for the course during the recruitment process. You will only be offered a KCL training place if you are successful in securing this post and you meet the university training requirements (such as academic background, relevant experience, visa approval).Please read the application guidance and course brochure attached/linked below for full information and instructions on how to apply and what to include in your application. As you also apply for a training course that is delivered by Kings College London, your data may be shared with them for the purpose of processing your application (shortlisting) and enrolling you onto this Programme. This post will be paid at Band 6 entry point, or to a maximum of mid-point, should the applicant be already paid at Band 6 mid-point or above. Please note, funding is subject to NHSEs 2 Year PsychologicalProfessions Funding Rule. Please view their website for full details. If you are unable to continue/complete the university training, the job will also cease to continue.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level. A registerable professional qualification (e.g. clinical or educational psychology, social work, counselling, mental health nursing, occupational therapy etc) Applications MAY be considered from those who do not have a registerable professional training if they have at least 3 years' experience in a CAMHS or equivalent setting and can demonstrate equivalence through the RPL (recognition of prior learning) process Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree from a UK University or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc).

Skills

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, young people, and their families Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their families Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice Ability to organise own time and diary Ability to follow policy and make proposal for change Ability to maintain accurate records Capability to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level, including IELTS or equivalent to the appropriate level for students with English as a foreign language (BAND D)

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children and young people At least two years experience of working with children / young people in a mental health setting Experience of working with safeguarding issues Experience of multi agency working and liaising across internal & external agencies.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Qualifications that demonstrate a capacity to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level. A registerable professional qualification (e.g. clinical or educational psychology, social work, counselling, mental health nursing, occupational therapy etc) Applications MAY be considered from those who do not have a registerable professional training if they have at least 3 years' experience in a CAMHS or equivalent setting and can demonstrate equivalence through the RPL (recognition of prior learning) process Minimum second-class Bachelor's Degree from a UK University or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g. psychology, social work etc). Skills Essential Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, young people, and their families Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their families Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice Ability to organise own time and diary Ability to follow policy and make proposal for change Ability to maintain accurate records Capability to complete academic work at postgraduate diploma level, including IELTS or equivalent to the appropriate level for students with English as a foreign language (BAND D) Experience Essential Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children and young people At least two years experience of working with children / young people in a mental health setting Experience of working with safeguarding issues Experience of multi agency working and liaising across internal & external agencies.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Barnet CAMHS, Holly Oak, Edgware Hospital

Burnt Oak Broadway

Edgware

HA8 0AD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Barnet CAMHS, Holly Oak, Edgware Hospital

Burnt Oak Broadway

Edgware

HA8 0AD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Barnet CAMHS as CAMHS practitioner. This is role is suitable for someone who is passionate about providing high quality care and support to young people with a range of mental health and neurodevelopment conditions. The post hold would be expected to work as care coordinator to children and young people with a range of needs including neurodevelopmental and mental health who are waiting for an assessment or a therapeutic intervention.

The role primarily entails providing therapeutic assessments and brief interventions to children, young people and their families referred to the service. The role will also involve liaising with clinicians with the service and external services to support and stabilise a young person and their family, manage risks and promote integration into academic and social settings.

Barnet CAMHS use the THRIVE Framework when thinking about the mental health and wellbeing needs of children, young people and families. The Framework is needs-led and are defined by the children, young people and their families, alongside professionals, through shared decision making. The post sits predominantly sits within the Getting Help and Getting More Help needs based grouping of the Framework. However, Getting Advice and Getting Risk Support are also relevant within the role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as care coordinator, assessing and treating children and young people in your care routinely and work under the supervision of the team manager and senior clinicians to manage these situations effectively.

You will work with other CAMHS practitioners in the service from all disciplines. You will be a member of a number of internal and external professional networks to ensure that care plans for individual children and services across agencies are co-ordinated efficiently and effectively. This post is a clinical post and the expectation of time management is the majority of time is spent in actual clinical practice.

You will offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to non- psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedure. You will also clinically and/or professionally supervise, advise or manage junior members and trainees of the team.

The post holder will utilise research skills for QI and make positive contributions to any future service developments and the delivery of high quality, evidence-based care pathways.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Details

Date posted

06 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£45,953 to £54,254 a year Per annum including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-8293640

Job locations

CAMHS Holly Oak Edgware Hospital

Burnt Oak Broadway

Edgware

HA8 0AD

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To provide specialist assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.

2. To plan and implement formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy.

3. To implement a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses.

4. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

5. To be responsible and accountable for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.

6. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Job description Job responsibilities 1. To provide specialist assessments of clients referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care. 2. To plan and implement formal psychological treatment and/or management of a clients mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods of proven efficacy. 3. To implement a range of psychological interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses. 4. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. 5. To be responsible and accountable for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans. 6. To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualification in a core mental health profession: oNursing (RMN, RGN or RSCN) with additional therapeutic qualifications oClinical or Counselling Psychology (eligible for chartered status) oSystemic Family Psychotherapy oChild & Adolescent Psychotherapy (eligible for full membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists) oSocial Worker with additional therapeutic qualifications e.g. systemic family therapy or CYP IAPT trainings oFirst level qualification in art, play, drama or music therapy with additional short course certificate level in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems/needs e.g. CBT, family therapy or equivalent with related CAMHS experience.
• Current professional registration as applicable: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) or The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), or BABCP

Desirable

• Training in one of the main therapeutic modalities.
• Relevant training on safeguarding and child protection.

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

• Evidence of well-developed clinical skills.
• Ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialised therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed adolescents and their families/care networks.
• Capacity to deal with working conditions that may occasionally involve verbal abuse and frequent exposure to highly emotive material such as child abuse and family breakdown.
• Ability to manage the multiple demands complex clinical environment
• Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS. Understanding of NICE Guidelines for mental health disorders Knowledge of CYP-IAPT and rationale for ROMs Knowledge of legislation including the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to children and adolescents including safeguarding children and young people, child protection procedures and policies.
• Good computer skills and knowledge of patient management systems. Accurate record keeping.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Experience in family therapy processes.
• Knowledge of development in inter- agency partnership.
• Specific knowledge of current issues for Adolescent mental health.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non- professional groups.
• Teaching skills in clinical settings

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of case load management. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team. Evidence of well-developed clinical skills.
• Previous experience of working with young people in a mental health setting.
• Experience of clinical and risk assessment and treatment of young people and adolescents across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings.
• Working knowledge and competence in at least one model of therapeutic work (e.g. Systemic, CBT, SFT, Psychodynamic). Ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialised therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed adolescents and their families/care networks. Capacity to deal with working conditions that may occasionally involve verbal abuse and frequent exposure to highly emotive material such as child abuse and family breakdown. Ability to manage the multiple demands complex clinical environment.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Experience in setting up and facilitating groups. Experience in family therapy processes. Knowledge of development in inter- agency partnership. Specific knowledge of current issues for Adolescent mental health. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non- professional groups. Teaching skills in clinical settings

Personal Qualities

Essential

• A positive approach to working with children, adolescents and families. Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. Ability to travel between bases and within the community as required for the post. Commitment to equal opportunities. Self-motivated, assertive and flexible

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Qualification in a core mental health profession: oNursing (RMN, RGN or RSCN) with additional therapeutic qualifications oClinical or Counselling Psychology (eligible for chartered status) oSystemic Family Psychotherapy oChild & Adolescent Psychotherapy (eligible for full membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists) oSocial Worker with additional therapeutic qualifications e.g. systemic family therapy or CYP IAPT trainings oFirst level qualification in art, play, drama or music therapy with additional short course certificate level in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems/needs e.g. CBT, family therapy or equivalent with related CAMHS experience. Current professional registration as applicable: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC), Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) or The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), or BABCP Desirable Training in one of the main therapeutic modalities. Relevant training on safeguarding and child protection. Skills/ Abilities Essential Evidence of well-developed clinical skills. Ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries. Excellent verbal and written communication skills Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialised therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed adolescents and their families/care networks. Capacity to deal with working conditions that may occasionally involve verbal abuse and frequent exposure to highly emotive material such as child abuse and family breakdown. Ability to manage the multiple demands complex clinical environment Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS. Understanding of NICE Guidelines for mental health disorders Knowledge of CYP-IAPT and rationale for ROMs Knowledge of legislation including the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to children and adolescents including safeguarding children and young people, child protection procedures and policies. Good computer skills and knowledge of patient management systems. Accurate record keeping. Evidence of continuing professional development Desirable Experience in family therapy processes. Knowledge of development in inter- agency partnership. Specific knowledge of current issues for Adolescent mental health. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non- professional groups. Teaching skills in clinical settings Experience and Knowledge Essential Experience of case load management. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team. Evidence of well-developed clinical skills. Previous experience of working with young people in a mental health setting. Experience of clinical and risk assessment and treatment of young people and adolescents across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, primary care and in patient settings. Working knowledge and competence in at least one model of therapeutic work (e.g. Systemic, CBT, SFT, Psychodynamic). Ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialised therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed adolescents and their families/care networks. Capacity to deal with working conditions that may occasionally involve verbal abuse and frequent exposure to highly emotive material such as child abuse and family breakdown. Ability to manage the multiple demands complex clinical environment. Desirable Experience of working within a multicultural framework. Experience in setting up and facilitating groups. Experience in family therapy processes. Knowledge of development in inter- agency partnership. Specific knowledge of current issues for Adolescent mental health. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non- professional groups. Teaching skills in clinical settings Personal Qualities Essential A positive approach to working with children, adolescents and families. Ability to work as part of a team and independently. Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour. Ability to travel between bases and within the community as required for the post. Commitment to equal opportunities. Self-motivated, assertive and flexible

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CAMHS Holly Oak Edgware Hospital

Burnt Oak Broadway

Edgware

HA8 0AD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CAMHS Holly Oak Edgware Hospital

Burnt Oak Broadway

Edgware

HA8 0AD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

We are looking for highly motivated Assistant Practitioners and clinical support workers to join the Drayton Park Women's Crisis House and Resource centre.

The ideal candidates will be mainly working with supervision from senior staff to coordinate the residential stay, alongside colleagues, of a case load of women in mental health crisis. This will include offering one to one sessions, participating in risk assessments, collaborative planning, children and families liaison and referring on to a range of services for women.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will also take referrals and co assess women who are referred to the service in mental health crisis.

You would need to demonstrate a respect for women who use mental health services and work within an empowerment model, building on the strengths and expertise of women who use or have used services.

You are expected to have knowledge of trauma informed approaches and an understanding of how trauma impacts on mental health, physical health and social circumstances for women.

The ability to prioritise your workload whilst maintaining a degree of flexibility to accommodate competing demands of the service when they arise. You are expected to have knowledge of national and local policies in relation to women's mental health, the violence against women and girl's agenda and in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

You are expected to have excellent communication skills, demonstrating an ability to understand complex information and to converse with a wide variety of people from different contexts.

You need to have confidence in using computerised patient record systems and also have excellent written skills.

You will be able to use your initiative, within a team setting and be able to engage with the role after a short induction to carry out a role that is multi-functional and has a variety of duties competing for your time and energy.

About us

The postholder will need to be comfortable working in an environment of complex matrix management arrangements and will at all times behave and align with our Trusts' values and cultural pillars:

• We are kind
• We are respectful
• We work together
• We keep things simple
• We empower
• We are proudly diverse

Details

Date posted

28 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,262 to £36,027 a year per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

455-NLFT-7997929

Job locations

Drayton Park Women's Crisis House

32 Drayton Park

London

N5 1PB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.

For further information or to arrange a visit please contact Shirley McNicholas or Georgia Carson on 0207 607 2777

[email protected] or [email protected]

You can also search on the internet under Drayton Park Womens Crisis House for further reading.

The post is only open to female applicants and is exempt from the Sex Discrimination Act.

Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role. For further information or to arrange a visit please contact Shirley McNicholas or Georgia Carson on 0207 607 2777 [email protected] or [email protected] You can also search on the internet under Drayton Park Womens Crisis House for further reading. The post is only open to female applicants and is exempt from the Sex Discrimination Act.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered mental health professional qualification or Nationally recognised qualifications in relevant/identified posts (teaching, City and guilds, sports coaching) or Equivalent level experience

Desirable

• Current Level 1/2 Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults certificates or willingness to undertake
• Evidence of studies or learning about mental health, trauma or domestic and sexual abuse.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience working with individuals with mental health issues in a community, in-patient, or substance misuse care setting
• To demonstrate a sound knowledge base in relation to factors that cause mental health problems for woman and trauma informed therapeutic models.
• Demonstrable understanding and experience of assessment and management of risk and planning care needs

Desirable

• Demonstrate a clear understanding of current Mental Health legislation and its application / use in practice
• To demonstrate an understanding of the interventions needs to meet the physical health needs of woman with mental health or substance addictions problems.

Skills / Abilities

Essential

• Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skill
• Able to work on own initiative
• Able to work as part of a team and demonstrate the importance of a team approach
• Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers
• Competent using computers and keyboards for entering personally generated data, generating and responding to emails, conducting web searches etc.
• Motivated and enthusiastic about working in a trauma informed service

Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential Registered mental health professional qualification or Nationally recognised qualifications in relevant/identified posts (teaching, City and guilds, sports coaching) or Equivalent level experience Desirable Current Level 1/2 Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults certificates or willingness to undertake Evidence of studies or learning about mental health, trauma or domestic and sexual abuse. Knowledge and Experience Essential Demonstrable experience working with individuals with mental health issues in a community, in-patient, or substance misuse care setting To demonstrate a sound knowledge base in relation to factors that cause mental health problems for woman and trauma informed therapeutic models. Demonstrable understanding and experience of assessment and management of risk and planning care needs Desirable Demonstrate a clear understanding of current Mental Health legislation and its application / use in practice To demonstrate an understanding of the interventions needs to meet the physical health needs of woman with mental health or substance addictions problems. Skills / Abilities Essential Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skill Able to work on own initiative Able to work as part of a team and demonstrate the importance of a team approach Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers Competent using computers and keyboards for entering personally generated data, generating and responding to emails, conducting web searches etc. Motivated and enthusiastic about working in a trauma informed service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Drayton Park Women's Crisis House

32 Drayton Park

London

N5 1PB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Drayton Park Women's Crisis House

32 Drayton Park

London

N5 1PB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Practitioner Psychologist and a Specialist Practitioner, to join the Enfield spoke of the Enfield & Haringey Personality Disorder Service. We are looking for candidates who are highly skilled with relevant experience of working with people with complex emotional needs and emotional difficulties to work as a senior clinician within the Enfield & Haringey Personality Disorder Service

The Enfield & Haringey Personality Disorder Service has been developed from the model at the Halliwick Personality Disorder Service, the birthplace of Mentalisation-based treatment (MBT) which was developed and manualised by Peter Fonagy and Anthony Bateman. In addition to MBT, we also offer comprehensive Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and a Structured Clinical Management informed approach. We are currently in the process of expanding our Family and Carers Programme and trauma informed interventions.

There is an emphasis on team based MDT decision making in the treatment planning which lends itself to creating a supportive environment for staff. There is a good record of effectively supporting staff towards a sense of satisfaction and achievement.

We aim to promote excellence and innovation in the provision of care to patients with challenging and complex presentations. There is a culture of continuous learning and development opportunities and we regularly offer consultation and training to wider services.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will undertake skilled assessment of emotional and psychological needs, working with the patient and using other appropriate sources of knowledge about the patient. The applicant will also offer individual psychotherapy in at least one of the offered modalities to a caseload of patients within the service who may be part of the MBT or DBT Program. This will include formulating and implementing treatment plans with support of the MDT. As an allocated professional you will signpost and liaise with Social Care and other colleagues to support the service user to have their needs holistically met.

As a senior member of the team, you may take on a liaison role with a service with whom we have key relationships including Acute Inpatient Wards, Crisis and Home Treatment Teams, Eating Disorder Service, CAMHS and Psychiatric Liaison Service. A key target is to minimise ward admissions but to also to provide clinical guidance to staff who are referring into the pathway.

Supervision is central to the work we do. You will receive both Group and Individual supervision. You will also be supported to supervise junior staff.

As a Psychological practitioner there will be responsibilities in supporting the pathway in service improvement projects including interpreting data from outcome measures and supporting development of QI projects.

About us

Working for North London NHS Foundation Trust

Why choose to join the North London NHS Foundation Trust?We believe that by working together, our Trust can achieve more for the residents ofNorth Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staffand visitors.
• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managersprogramme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health andwellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave allowance and NHS pension scheme.
• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

The qualified Education and Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) or Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) or will join this growing team (that includes CAMHS clinicians, Educational psychologists, and trainee EMHPs) to support the work within schools. The post holder will provide support for children and adolescents with mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties and deliver evidence-based 1:1 and group interventions in schools, employing CYP-IAPT principles (Children and Young Peoples Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). The post holder will develop relationships with designated mental health leads in schools, alongside CAMHS clinicians / supervisors, and educational psychologists, and help them develop their approaches for mental health and wellbeing in schools. They will gain some experience of teaching, training and consultation through this joint working.

Main duties of the job

• Manage a caseload and the provision of mental healthcare services, to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Holistic assessment of mental health
• Work in partnership with Primary Mental Health, CAMHS, Schools and GPs
• Offer high quality brief outcome focused evidence-based practice
• Develop, support and train CWPs, EMHPs and other colleagues in evidence based, innovate practice within and outside of the organization.
• Provide support to junior colleagues under the direction of a senior colleague.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff networ

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

To provide an efficient, effective and complete Mental Health Act administration service for patients who are formally detained; ensuring that the requirements of the law are met and that the rights of patients subject to the Act are safeguarded.

Main duties of the job

The MHA offices provide statutory Mental Health Law compliance on behalf of the Trust under the Mental Health Act.

The role is a specialised administration role around Mental Health Law.

The Job Description and person specification have full details.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

This is a 6month Specialist Trainee (ST LAS) post in General Adult Psychiatry (ST4-6) from 6th Aug'26 - 2nd Feb'27, based at:

o Enfield Complex Emotional Needs Service - Team base Chase Farm Hospital, 127 The Ridgeway, Enfield EN2 8JL

o Complex Depression and Anxiety Team (CDAT) / South Camden Core Team - team base South Core Team Margarete Centre, 108 Hampstead Rd, London NW1 2LS

Main duties of the job

• Providing a good standard of practice and care
• Decisions about access to care
• Treatment in emergencies
• Maintaining good medical practice
• Maintaining performance
• Teaching and training, appraising and assessing
• Assess, appraise and evaluate learning and learners
• Relationships with patients
• Dealing with problems in professional practice
• Working with colleagues
• Maintaining probity

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join North London NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 5 Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician (MMPT), working at the heart of our inpatient pharmacy service.

This is a varied, patient-facing role where you will work directly with patients and multidisciplinary teams to improve medicines safety and optimise treatment. You will have the opportunity to use and develop your skills in medicines reconciliation, patient consultation and counselling, discharge planning and medicines optimisation.

The post is a cross-site role working across St Ann's Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital, with an initial indicative allocation of 60% St Ann's Hospital and 40% Chase Farm Hospital. You will be expected to work flexibly across NLFT sites according to service need, and the balance between sites may change in response to operational requirements and future service developments. The role may also develop into a rotational post across medicines management services and/or Trust sites as the service evolves.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive pharmacy technician who enjoys working with patients, takes ownership of their role and wants to contribute to the continued development of pharmacy technician-led services.

Main duties of the job

No two days are quite the same. As an MMPT, you will:

• Work directly with patients to understand their medicines and identify medicines-related issues.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation and detailed medication histories.
• Assess patients' own drugs (PODs) and help ensure medicines are available when patients need them.
• Provide high-quality medicines counselling and support patients to understand and manage their treatment.
• Play an active role in discharge planning, including DMS referrals and improving continuity of medicines care after discharge.
• Work alongside pharmacists and multidisciplinary teams to identify and resolve medicines-related problems.
• Provide ward-based medicines management and promote the safe and secure use of medicines.
• Use your accredited checking skills to support safe and efficient pharmacy services.
• Work flexibly across Trust sites and provide cross-site support according to service need.
• Support and develop pharmacy trainees and colleagues.
• Get involved in audits, quality improvement, medicines safety and the development of new ways of working.

About us

Why choose to join the North London NHS Foundation Trust?

We believe that by working together, our Trust can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome forall3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliveroutstanding care 4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvementand technology.

Why NLFT?

o Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors. o We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. o We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.o NHS Discounts, generous annual leave allowance and NHS pension scheme o We have excellent internal staff network support groups.

Job summary

To provide effective and timely care within a multidisciplinary team setting for Older People who present with functional and/or organic mental health problems.

To assess care needs, devise care plans based on dialog+, carry out risk assessment and implement and evaluate these in collaboration with individual service users and also their carers, where appropriate

To support and mentor less experienced staff, support workers and teach students from related professional backgrounds who are on placement with the CMHT.

To undertake duties designed to extend clinical and managerial expertise as delegated by the Deputy CMHT manager when required. This will include deputising in the absence of the Principle Practitioner.

Main duties of the job

1. Carry overall responsibility for the management of a caseload in the role of Key worker /care manager, as defined by the Dialog+ approach and other government and local directives. Ensure that the service of the CMHT i.e. nursing, social care, occupational therapy and psychology is carried out effectively within a multidisciplinary framework and in collaboration with other agencies. Maintain contact with service users on their caseload during periods of admission, including attendance at MDT meetings. To take lead in the planning and implementation of the client's re-integration back into the community.

2. Provide service users and their carers with a service that is culturally sensitive and gives due consideration to any special needs

3. Provide therapeutic interventions by means of assessment and ongoing treatment in various settings. Design care programmes in line with risk assessment and psychosocial needs. In consultation with MDT colleagues discharge service users in line with Trust and CMHT policies and procedures

4. Participate in the Duty System as the Duty Officer or 'Backup' providing a Direct Access mental health service to the community. Be responsible for the screening of all new referrals, arrange assessments, provide advice and refer to other agencies as appropriate.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

Two exciting trainee posts have arisen in our Tri-borough Under-5s Team: one on the IEYP Parent-Infant pathway (under 2s), and one on the Early Childhood pathway (3-5 yos). This is part of the NHSE funded Children and Young People Psychological Training Programme.

This initiative covers salary and training costs for a one-year full-time position.This is a unique opportunity to apply learning into practical clinical interventions, making a direct impact in the lives of children, young people and their families.

Please read the attached additional information about the training programme & role carefully to ensure this is the right training for you and find the course application links

We are seeking candidates with a strong interest in the mental health and relational development of children aged 0-5. You will be enthusiastic about developing skills in assessment and intervention with infants, young children and their families, and able to apply learning from the training programme in a busy CAMHS service.

You will bring experience of working with the development and wellbeing of children aged 0-5 and their families, an understanding of safeguarding and multi-agency working, and the ability to communicate sensitively with young children & parents/ carers. We are particularly interested in candidates who can reflect on their own practice, work well in teams, manage the combined academic and clinical demands of the post, and contribute to inclusive, evidence-informed care.

Main duties of the job

This full-time training will begin in January 2027 with around 2.5 days a week for academic work (teaching and personal study), and 2.5 days based at the service . Trainees will be both an employee of the service and an enrolled student with King's College London. Upon completion, qualified trainees will receive a KCL Postgraduate Diploma.

At your placement in our welcoming CAMHS under-5s team you will receive regular supervision, exposure to our multi-disciplinary team forums, and lots of opportunity for clinical work. You will benefit from working in a team dedicated specifically to provision of CAMHS care to under-5s.

This is a dual application process. In addition to applying for this position with us, you must also complete a UCL application for the Course Team to review. The Course Team will liaise with us on whether you meet the academic requirements for the course during the recruitment process. You will only be offered a UCL training place if you are successful in securing this post and you meet the university training requirements (such as academic background, relevant experience, visa approval). Please be aware that by submitting your application to this role, you are agreeing to your details being shared with Anna Freud.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.

We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme

Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join NLFT CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPOA) as a Clinical Psychologist. This role is suitable for someone who is passionate about providing high quality mental health care to support children and young people and their families.

The purpose of the Single Point of Access (SPOA) is to assess children and young people being referred in to the CAMHS Division to ascertain the most appropriate service to meet their needs. The post requires significant clinical and organisational skills. You will adhere to the goals of 'No wrong Front Door' and support the operations of the Access Team who seek to identify the right service for a young person at the right time. We have developed a system of triage to help identify needs, assess risk and if appropriate offer initial assessment and brief intervention, using the iThrive model. As SPOA work closely with the other CAMHS teams, it is likely that there will be opportunities for work across teams in line with the post holder's interests or skills.

Main duties of the job

Coordinate the day to day running of the SPOA team, including screening new referrals, allocating these to the access clinicians.

Complete telephone triages/screening for young people who are referred to our service, making contact with families, allied professionals, the young person themselves.

Complete over the telephone risk assessment, management plans.

To provide (specialist) psychological assessments to children who are referred to the using a variety of sources including psychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations, semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the child or young person's care.

To provide brief interventions for young people referred to SPOA or other CAMHS teams

Help to manage and maintain clear waiting lists for the clinical teams that sit within the CAMHS Division.

To provide advice and on clients' psychological care.

To work within Trust and professional guidelines, to a clear CAMHS job plan.

To support and promote the use of measures to evolve clinical practice and enhance user experience within supervision, team meetings and other forums.

To utilise research skills for practice evaluation and service development, as required by the service and set out in the job plan.

To be involved in co-production, to support the development of services.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

Job overview

Community Mental Health Services are undergoing widespread, innovative transformation. North London Foundation Trust are at the forefront of this transformation, developing a more holistic, recovery oriented, biopsychosocial approach to supporting people with mental illnesses, in partnership with primary care, other community NHS providers and the voluntary sector. The aim is to buildsupport systems that reach the whole mental health population with a focus on prevention and sustained recovery delivered by multi-agency collaboration. Each population unit is based on the footprint of Primary Care Networks, bringing together NHS, voluntary sector, peer support and community organisations. These relationships will be central to the new community mental health model. The purpose of this post is to lead the Psychosis Pathway in the Locality Team.

Main duties of the job

This role will focus on the clinical management and effective leadership of the Psychosis Support Locality Pathway.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for registered Nurses, Social Workers, and Allied Health Professionals to join the Trust Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Tri-Borough Single Point of Access (SPoA), covering Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. This post will primarily be based in Haringey

The post holder will be based within the SPoA service and will work across the referral pre-screening and triage function and the Initial Assessmentpathway. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that referrals are reviewed promptly, allocated appropriately, and discussed within multidisciplinary team meetings where required. They will support the delivery of a seamless referral process, ensuring that young people are either directed into the most appropriate clinical pathway or discharged from the service when indicated.

The role includes oversight of the administrative and clinical processes associated with assessment and discharge, ensuring that IA care plan letters, discharge notifications, and all relevant documentation are completed accurately and shared with young people and their families in a timely manner

We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated clinicians with a passion for working with CYP, their families/carers. Applicants should have an interest in supporting CYP, presenting with a wide range of complex mental health needs. The successful post holder will work within a balanced job plan that incorporates both clinical leadership and clinical intervention

Main duties of the job

If the maximum number of applications is reached, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date.

The postholders will offer supervision and appropriate level of senior clinical oversight for a range of bandings within the team. The post holder will support specialist ND triage advice where necessary, guidance, and support for CYP, their families and other professionals working with CYP. The role includes having a caseload providing therapeutic interventions with an opportunity to lead and develop new interventions at the front door, as well as deputy leadership and management functions as and when necessary, as part of the SPOA leadership team. The postholder will assist in implementing and reviewing systems, policies standards and procedures that contribute to the delivery of high-quality service within the frameworks agreed by the Trust and the Commissioners.

The service will have a centralized collation of outcome measures and scoring used to determine pathways in conjunction with shared decision making.

You will lead on trauma informed assessment and care, with effective signposting where indicated. You will have close ties to other health and social care providers and education services. The role includes having a clinical caseload providing expert therapeutic intervention, as well providing senior clinical support to team members.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

We are seeking a skilled and compassionate CBT Practitioner with specialist expertise and experience in working with people experiencing psychosis. You will work in our community based mental health team in S Camden. You will provide evidence-based psychological assessment, formulation, and intervention for individuals presenting with psychosis and related difficulties, delivering person-centred care that promotes recovery, resilience, and improved quality of life.

In addition to the specialist psychosis work, the successful candidate will undertake comprehensive CBT assessments and develop formulation-driven treatment plans for individuals experiencing common mental health difficulties, including anxiety and depression.You will work within a strong psychology team. We hold regular meetings and are an integrated part of our MDT team and the wider psychology team across the three core teams of South Camden, Kentish Town and North West.

Main duties of the job

They will deliver high-quality CBT interventions in line with recognised clinical guidelines, adapting approaches to meet the diverse needs of service users and ensuring that care is informed by the latest evidence-based practice.The role also includes providing psychological consultation, advice, and support to the wider multidisciplinary team, contributing to the development of psychologically informed care across the service.The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues to enhance clinical understanding, support case formulation, and promote best practice in the assessment and treatment of complex mental health presentations.They will contribute to service development, clinical governance, and the continuous improvement of patient outcomes.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

The South Camden Community Team (SCCT) supports the emotional well-being needs of young people (0-18 years) with assessment and evidence-based therapeutic clinical work. It is a rich multi-disciplinary team made up of a range of clinical disciplines to include: Child Psychotherapy, Clinical/Counselling Psychology, CBT Therapy, Family Therapy and Psychiatry. The team works closely with partners in the borough to include: schools, local authority and the voluntary sector with a view to meeting the diverse needs of the young people and families.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate of programs of evidenced based care to service users, whilst being conscious of their changing healthcare needs and varying levels of complexity, working collaboratively, with other clinicians and stakeholders. They will offer short, medium and longer-term interventions, including parent-work and group-work if appropriate. The post holder will hold a highly complex caseload.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

The Security Manager provides specialist operational leadership for the Trust's security function, ensuring safe, secure environments for patients, staff and visitors. The postholder supports delivery of the Trust's Security Strategy, oversees day-to-day security operations, leads incident response, and ensures compliance with NHS Protect, CQC and Health & Safety legislation. The role leads on security risk assessments, CCTV and access control oversight, violence reduction initiatives, contractor management and staff training. The postholder works closely with clinical, operational and Estates teams to promote a positive safety culture across all Trust premises.

Main duties of the job

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day security operations across Trust sites.

• Conduct security risk assessments and support delivery of the Trust's Security Strategy.

• Oversee CCTV, access control and alarm systems, ensuring compliance with data protection and codes of practice.

• Lead incident response for violence, theft, missing persons and unauthorised access.

• Coordinate security patrols, contractor performance and site inspections.

• Support investigations, evidence gathering and liaison with police and external partners.

• Deliver conflict resolution, violence reduction and security awareness training.

• Maintain accurate security documentation including incident reports, risk assessments, training records, CCTV audit logs and access permissions.

• Prepare reports, dashboards and briefing papers for committees and inspections.

• Contribute to development of security policies, procedures and Trust-wide initiatives.

"Lead incident response for security-related events, including violence, theft, missing persons and unauthorised access."

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

The Mental Health Support Team [MHST] are a service that work within Camden primary and secondary schools, they offer direct interventions to CYP within the school context in a 1:1 and group format. They also support schools with a whole school offer, that can typically support educational staff. MHSTs work closely with other CAMHS colleagues in the Camden CAMHS Unit as well as external services (statutory and VCSEs).

Main duties of the job

The candidate should be able to demonstrate the ability to work as a member of a functional, task-based team, and can ensure they can communicate and liaise with administrative colleagues, patients, family members, external professionals and with clinical practitioners.

This should also include evidence of high-quality skills where attention to detail, strong IT skills and accurate patient data entry skills is essential and demonstrating the ability to use your initiative and prioritise your own workload. Having experience of using Carenotes our electronic patient record is desirable.

Candidates are requested to use the section "Supporting Information" on the application form to set out their reasons for applying and their suitability, referring to the person specification, for this post.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

The successful post holder will be joining Camden's Mental Health Support Team (MHST). Camden was a national trailblazer site for the mental health support team (MHST) in school initiative. We are a well-established multi-disciplinary team that provides high quality support to children, young people, and families, presenting with mild to moderate concerns. Support to schools includes advice and sign posting, consultation, delivering brief evidence-based interventions through universal (e.g. whole school approach), targeted (e.g. class or small group intervention) and individual one to one therapeutic support.

Main duties of the job

The role of Specialist Clinician and Supervisor includes consultation, assessment, therapy/intervention, supervision as well as service development, evaluation and training. This will be a community-based post, with most of the work taking place in school settings or other community settings. The post holder must be able to work collaboratively with other members of the team, staff from other teams as well as with our allied partners across education, health, social care and the charity sector.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

In this role the post holder will be taking a lead for the Occupational Therapy service in a further education college for people with autistic spectrum conditions and/or profound and multiple learning disabilities.

The post holder will assess the impact of the learning disability on occupational performance through the use of specific OT standardised (eg AMPs, MOHOST, Sensory Profile) and non-standardised assessments. They will also provide specific treatment goals and provide training to the people who support them in order that they can participate in their everyday activities as independently as possible. They will work with a range of people with mild to severe and profound learning disabilities.

Main duties of the job

To Develop the occupational therapy contribution to the further education college and the wider service in collaboration with the Health Coordinator of Alexandra Centre.

To work autonomously as an advanced Occupational Therapist with people who have alearning disability and their support networks to meet the complex health and social care needs of all concerned.

To provide a Specialist Occupational Therapy Service in clients' homes, at their place of work or education, their residential, daytime or respite setting, or in any relevant community setting.

To plan and implement Occupational Therapy and multi-disciplinary group work. To work in a multi-agency context, sharing information, joint assessments and care planning to provide an holistic understanding of need and provision of services.

To use Occupational Therapy models of practice to guide assessment and treatment

To undertake project and service development work based on identified clinical need.

To assess, advise, organise and/or provide equipment and adaptations and instructing on their safe use where indicated or referring on to other relevant agencies, when appropriate

To develop materials and documentation that, where appropriate, is accessible to people with learning disabilities.

To follow all Trust Policy relevant to patient / service user care and conduct of own role

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic and passionate individual?Do you enjoy working in a fast paced, ever changing mental health service?

Would you like to enhance your clinical decision-making and assessment skills and confidence in managing numerous crisis presentations both over the telephone and face to face?

***If so this could be the job for you!***

We have a recent and exciting opportunity to appoint Assistant Practitioners in the Islington Crisis Resolution Team and are looking for enthusiastic, committed individuals who enjoy working with acutely unwell service users with a broad range of mental health and social issues.

Covering the central London Borough of Camden & Islington, the team offers an intensive crisis assessment, resolution and home treatment service providing mental health crisis care to our local residents age 18 and upwards. Crisis home treatment promotes social inclusion and also supports the social network in caring for the individual in the least restrictive environment. The Crisis Team acts as an alternative to hospital admission. In order to fulfill this role, the team provides a fully operational 24 hour service, 365 days per year.

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants will be required to have proven and post qualification experience with desirable acute setting experience . You must be willing and committed to working as part of a 24-hour rota to include weekends. As most of our service user contact takes place within their own home, you must also be able to either drive (we utilise Trust vehicles) or to be able to travel independently via public transport. Although we do work as a team, the capacity and confidence to undertake lone working is essential.

In addition to face to face interventions (brief supportive counselling, crisis de-escalation, assessment), you will also possess strong telephone negotiation and support skills and be part of a rotating staff roster which operates Camden and Islington's crisis single point of access line

Here, our staff are able to successfully support the community by offering a clinically led mental health telephone line which triages crisis calls, helping to problem solve at this initial point of contact whilst allowing colleagues on the ground to focus on delivering quality face to face contacts.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills are an expected pre-requisite as is the capacity to utilise all forms of electronic communication. The Trust uses electronic record-keeping throughout all its services and we are working towards becoming a paper-free organisation.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

The qualified Education and Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) or Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) or will join this growing team (that includes CAMHS clinicians, Educational psychologists, and trainee EMHPs) to support the work within schools. The post holder will provide support for children and adolescents with mild moderate emotional and mental health difficulties and deliver evidence-based 1:1 and group interventions in schools, employing CYP-IAPT principles (Children and Young Peoples Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). The post holder will develop relationships with designated mental health leads in schools, alongside CAMHS clinicians / supervisors, and educational psychologists, and help them develop their approaches for mental health and wellbeing in schools. They will gain some experience of teaching, training and consultation through this joint working.

Main duties of the job

1. Contribute to the assessment, and deliver outcome focused, evidence-based interventions
2. Work in partnership with children and families
3. Support and empower children, young people and families to make informed choices about intervention.
4. Adhere to the service referral protocols and signpost unsuitable referrals
5. Provide a range of information and support for evidence based psychological treatments.
6. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of children and young people contacts offered,
7. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings
8. Keep coherent records of all activity in line with service protocols
9. Assess and integrate issues relating to transitions, education and training
10. Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated.
11. Work in collaboration with children, young people and communities
12. To provide a service that is equitable and non-discriminatory
13. Make appropriate referrals to other service providers
14. Develop a 'local knowledge' of the locality and its services and facilities
15. Provide a service that is flexible as far as possible in terms of clinic hours
16. Conduct risk assessments,
17. Along with supervisors, make decisions on suitability of new referrals with advice sought from senior MHST practitioners and / or CAMHS
18. Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process
19. Prepare and present clinical information
20. Complete all requirements of data collection

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

This is an exciting time to join NLFT with the opportunity as a Senior Systemic and Family Psychotherapist to work with service users, their families and networks across Haringey's Psychological Therapies Pathways, Community Core Teams and Complex Emotional Needs Teams.

You will join a community of Systemic Family Psychotherapists working across Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Camden, Islington and the Tavistock. We take pride in developing our CPD and training opportunities available locally and more widely, and alongside, regular supervision and support is provided.

With psychologists, psychological therapists and multi-disciplinary staff within the Core Community Teams, you will provide psychological/systemic input to the care of those requiring the highest level of support from mental health services. You will collaborate across different service, pathway and team contexts and develop a system of engagement that promotes a trauma informed, strength based focussed offer and treatment that can form the foundation for the sustainable recovery of service users, their family and carer networks.

Psychological/systemic assessments, consultation and direct work with the team and pathways regarding clients with complex presentations are provided, many of whom present with high risk and may be difficult to engage. You will be expected to provide training, supervision and consultation to other professional and non-professional disciplines, including trainees.

Main duties of the job

• Provision of psychological and systemic therapies covered by NICE guidelines to individuals, families, networks.

o Highly specialist assessment of service users and their families.

o Delivery with other members of the team to assist engagement, evaluation and assessment of service users, their family/ professional and social network system.

o Systemic intervention & consultation to multi-disciplinary clinical meetings.

o Structured internal supervision and consultation, including trainees and reflective practice.

o Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the framework of the service's policies and procedures.

o Provide teaching, training and consultation to mental health service staff.

o Use of core professional training e.g. to undertake research, audit and contribution to policy and service development.

You will be working with a client group with severe and enduring mental illness across the whole life span of community adult mental health including Complex Emotional Needs (c-PTSD; PD and MAP pathways); non-psychotic and psychotic presentations and psychological therapy pathways.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job summary

The Autism Advisory Team Speech and Language Therapist will be part of a newly established, specialist multi-disciplinary team created to strengthen autism-informed practice across inpatient and community mental health services in North Central London. Thisrole supportsthe localdelivery ofNCL'sInpatient Quality Transformation Plan (IQTP), which aims to improve the identification, experience and outcomes of autistic adults, reduce inequalities, and develop a more skilled and confident workforce.

The post holder will contribute to a team that offers specialist autism-focusedconsultation,guidance and training to front line staff across five boroughs. The teamoperatesin an advisory, non-caseload model, supporting inpatient wards, community mental health teams and wider system partners to embed reasonable adjustments, improve personalised care planning and promote earlier intervention.Ongoing case management willremain with the referring service.

Main duties of the job

Within this model, theSpeech and Language Therapist will provide specialist autism-informed communicationexpertise, with a particular focus on autistic adults diagnosed later in life and those who have not previously accessedappropriate communicationsupport. The postholder will deliver specialist (non-diagnostic)SaLTassessments whereappropriate,identifyingcommunication profiles, interaction needs, and factorsimpactingunderstanding, expression, emotionalregulationand engagement (including sensory and environmental considerations where relevant). They will translate assessment findings into clear, practical recommendations and reasonable adjustments that can be implemented by inpatient and communityteams andensure these are documented appropriately within agreed clinical records and team processes.

A key part of the role is enabling others to work more effectively with autistic adults. The post holder will provide consultation to clinicians on communication strategies, support the adaptation of care planning and ward/community approaches, and contribute to the development of tools, resources and templates (e.g., communication guidance, accessible information approaches, contributions to Hospital passport contentwhereused locally).

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.