Intensive Community Support Clinical Lead (Project 2000 Tomorrows)

Job summary

Organisation: East London Foundation Trust / London Borough of Newham

Are you an experienced and passionate clinician ready to lead a pioneering service for young people with complex needs? Do you thrive in innovative, multi-agency environments where your leadership can drive real change?We're launching a transformative Intensive Community Support Programme in Newham, and we're looking for a dynamic Clinical Team Lead to shape and lead this new model of care.

About the Role

As Clinical Team Lead, you'll lead a small, specialist team delivering flexible, therapeutic, community-based support to young people aged 13-18 who are at risk of family or placement breakdown based within Newham Council's Edge of Care Service. This is not a traditional crisis or inpatient role, this is a unique opportunity to lead a service that offers early, intensive support in the community, tailored to the needs of young people with complex presentations.You will be based within Newham Council's Edge of Care Service and work closely with partners across health, social care, and education to deliver high-impact interventions and reduce the need for restrictive practices.

Main duties of the job

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide clinical leadership and operational oversight for the Intensive Community Support team
• Lead on complex assessments, formulations, and interventions
• Be supported by up to four staff from a range of specialisms
• Offer expert consultation, supervision, and training to professionals and care teams
• Drive service development, evaluation, and quality improvement
• Foster strong multi-agency partnerships and system-wide collaboration
• Champion inclusive, trauma-informed, and neurodiversity-aware care pathways

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Details

Date posted

21 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£70,396 to £80,837 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-SS7592472

Job locations

Dockside & Edge of Care Teams

London Borough of Newham Newham Dockside 1000 Dockside Road

London

E16 2QU

Job description

Job responsibilities

What Were Looking For

Essential:

• Professional registration (e.g. Clinical Psychologist, Systemic Psychotherapy, RMN, OT, Social Worker, Child Psychotherapist)
• Substantial experience in CAMHS or related services, including leadership roles
• Expertise in working with young people with complex needs, neurodiversity, and trauma
• Strong clinical supervision and service development skills
• Experience in safeguarding and risk management
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care models

Desirable:

• Experience in service evaluation, audit, and quality improvement
• Knowledge of Positive Behavioural Support care models

Why Join Us?

• Lead a new, innovative pilot programme with real impact
• Work in a supportive, multi-disciplinary team with strong clinical governance
• Access ongoing supervision, training, and professional development
• Help shape a service that operates without a waiting list
• Make a lasting difference in the lives of some of Newhams most vulnerable young people

Job description

Job responsibilities

What Were Looking For

Essential:

• Professional registration (e.g. Clinical Psychologist, Systemic Psychotherapy, RMN, OT, Social Worker, Child Psychotherapist)
• Substantial experience in CAMHS or related services, including leadership roles
• Expertise in working with young people with complex needs, neurodiversity, and trauma
• Strong clinical supervision and service development skills
• Experience in safeguarding and risk management
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care models

Desirable:

• Experience in service evaluation, audit, and quality improvement
• Knowledge of Positive Behavioural Support care models

Why Join Us?

• Lead a new, innovative pilot programme with real impact
• Work in a supportive, multi-disciplinary team with strong clinical governance
• Access ongoing supervision, training, and professional development
• Help shape a service that operates without a waiting list
• Make a lasting difference in the lives of some of Newhams most vulnerable young people

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health clinician with equivalent professional registration (e.g. RMN, OT, Social worker).
• Current professional registration
• Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession including: Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist/Systemic Psychotherapist / Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mental Health or LD) / Social Worker/Child psychotherapist
• Appropriate level of qualification for your profession e.g. BSc, Masters or Doctorate
• Registration with your appropriate body (e.g., NMC, HCPC, etc.)

Desirable

• Evidence of post qualification study and personal development (e.g. Advanced nurse practitioner, PBS trainer).
• Positive Behaviour Support training with recognised provider.
• Qualifications/ training in specialist skills e.g. systemic therapies, neuropsychology
• Leadership training

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working with CYP and Families.
• Experience of securing practice initiatives and service improvements and developments.
• Experience and knowledge of working in a trauma informed way.
• Senior clinical experience in the assessment and management of complex issues in CAMHS setting such as challenging behavior, dynamics etc.
• Experience of Crisis and Risk Management.
• Experience of setting therapeutic boundaries with patients and care givers who exhibit extreme challenging and high-risk behaviors that require advanced interventions to enable effective de-escalation.
• Experience of teaching staff advanced skills in setting boundaries, de-escalation and diffusion techniques.
• Experience of promotion of the Recovery Model
• Experience of multi-professional collaboration at a senior level
• Partnership working with other statutory and voluntary agencies
• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care
• Able to facilitate multidisciplinary debriefing, critical analysis meetings
• Able to work systematically and objectively in a challenging situation.
• Able to take the lead in highly volatile situations
• Able to communicate complex and sensitive issues to a range of audiences around behavioural management for young people with significant behaviour that challenges and/or mental health problems

Desirable

• Knowledge of Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) models

Knowledge and Experience B

Desirable

• Knowledge of data systems and IT.
• Experience of Positive Risk Taking and WRAP.
• Experience of variety of clinical areas, e.g. community, crisis & inpatient CAMHS services.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Excellent communication skills and liaison skills.
• Organisational and time management skills.
• Leadership skills/delegation
• Performance management.
• Project management skills.
• Negotiation and resolution skills

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health clinician with equivalent professional registration (e.g. RMN, OT, Social worker).
• Current professional registration
• Qualification in appropriate mental health/social welfare profession including: Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist/Systemic Psychotherapist / Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mental Health or LD) / Social Worker/Child psychotherapist
• Appropriate level of qualification for your profession e.g. BSc, Masters or Doctorate
• Registration with your appropriate body (e.g., NMC, HCPC, etc.)

Desirable

• Evidence of post qualification study and personal development (e.g. Advanced nurse practitioner, PBS trainer).
• Positive Behaviour Support training with recognised provider.
• Qualifications/ training in specialist skills e.g. systemic therapies, neuropsychology
• Leadership training

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working with CYP and Families.
• Experience of securing practice initiatives and service improvements and developments.
• Experience and knowledge of working in a trauma informed way.
• Senior clinical experience in the assessment and management of complex issues in CAMHS setting such as challenging behavior, dynamics etc.
• Experience of Crisis and Risk Management.
• Experience of setting therapeutic boundaries with patients and care givers who exhibit extreme challenging and high-risk behaviors that require advanced interventions to enable effective de-escalation.
• Experience of teaching staff advanced skills in setting boundaries, de-escalation and diffusion techniques.
• Experience of promotion of the Recovery Model
• Experience of multi-professional collaboration at a senior level
• Partnership working with other statutory and voluntary agencies
• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care
• Able to facilitate multidisciplinary debriefing, critical analysis meetings
• Able to work systematically and objectively in a challenging situation.
• Able to take the lead in highly volatile situations
• Able to communicate complex and sensitive issues to a range of audiences around behavioural management for young people with significant behaviour that challenges and/or mental health problems

Desirable

• Knowledge of Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) models

Knowledge and Experience B

Desirable

• Knowledge of data systems and IT.
• Experience of Positive Risk Taking and WRAP.
• Experience of variety of clinical areas, e.g. community, crisis & inpatient CAMHS services.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Excellent communication skills and liaison skills.
• Organisational and time management skills.
• Leadership skills/delegation
• Performance management.
• Project management skills.
• Negotiation and resolution skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

UK Registration

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

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dockside & Edge of Care Teams

London Borough of Newham Newham Dockside 1000 Dockside Road

London

E16 2QU

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dockside & Edge of Care Teams

London Borough of Newham Newham Dockside 1000 Dockside Road

London

E16 2QU

Employer's website

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