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Education Mental Health Practitioner Brent MHST

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Mental Health in Schools Support Team (MHST) Educational Mental Health Practitioner</p> <p>X4 Posts Band 4 Full-Time</p> <p>City &amp; Hackney CAMHS are excited to be recruiting to 4 x full time posts as Educational Mental Health Practitioners in Schools Support Team. This service commenced in September 2019 and it has now received funding to increase the number of MHSTs in City &amp; Hackney as part of Wave 14 roll out January 2026.</p> <p>In line with the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) role is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.</p> <p>Successful candidates will be offered a full-time educational programme specifically for the role. The course fees are fully funded, and the salary support for the job post will be funded at NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) at beginning Band 4. You will gain credits towards completing with a postgraduate degree diploma level qualification, with potential for employment on completion of training with a starting salary projected to be based on the NHS AfC Band scale. Re-banding to Band 5 will be subject to successful completion of diploma.</p> <p><strong>NB. A permanent position cannot be guaranteed within City &amp; Hackney CAMHS post qualification, however it may be possible depending on the service needs at that time.</strong></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Under supervision and with support, to develop knowledge and practice skills in:</p> <p> Delivering evidence-based intervention for children and young people,with mild to moderate mental health problems, in an <strong>education setting.</strong></p> <p> Helping children and young people within these settings who present with more severe problems to rapidly access more specialist service.</p> <p> Supporting and facilitating staff in education settings to identify, and where appropriate, manage issues related to mental health and wellbeing.</p> <p> Working with and within educational environments to *afford better access to specialist mental health services</p> <p> To evidence development of those skills with associated knowledge acquisition to record and evidence progression towards an academic award and demonstrable practical ability.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>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.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>20 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 4</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £27,485 to £30,162 a year
      
        per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>12 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-SSLB7527209</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>City &amp; Hackney CAMHS</p>
      <p>John Scott Health Centre 220 Green Lanes</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>N4 2NU</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>This is a training role within the Green Paper for Transforming children and young peoples mental health programme. The post holder will work within a service providing low intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. The training post will equip the post-holder to provide a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self- management interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression and/or behavioural difficulties. The post- holder will attend all taught and self-study days required by the education provider, as specified within the EMHP curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills.</strong></p> <p><strong>The post holder will work with children, young people and parents with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transforming-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-provision-a-green-paper" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transforming-children-and-y…</a></strong></p> <p><strong>PLEASE NOTE:</strong> You will need to submit an application to University College London for a place on the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice, <strong>in addition to your job application</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Please click the links below to apply and find out more:</strong></p> <p>UCL AF EMHP Programme Brochure</p> <p>Apply for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice at UCL.</p>   

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>This is a training role within the Green Paper for Transforming children and young peoples mental health programme. The post holder will work within a service providing low intensity interventions whilst undertaking a programme of training for this role. The training post will equip the post-holder to provide a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based self- management interventions to children and young people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression and/or behavioural difficulties. The post- holder will attend all taught and self-study days required by the education provider, as specified within the EMHP curriculum and work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills.</strong></p> <p><strong>The post holder will work with children, young people and parents with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and should be committed to equal opportunities.</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transforming-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-provision-a-green-paper" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transforming-children-and-y…</a></strong></p> <p><strong>PLEASE NOTE:</strong> You will need to submit an application to University College London for a place on the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice, <strong>in addition to your job application</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Please click the links below to apply and find out more:</strong></p> <p>UCL AF EMHP Programme Brochure</p> <p>Apply for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Mental Health Practice at UCL.</p>     
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>.Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology or related subject</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>.It is essential that the applicant has previous experience of working with children and young people in either a health or educational setting</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>.Knowledge of the educational system in England.</li>
        
        <li>.Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>.Undergraduate degree, upper second class or above, in Psychology or related subject</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>.It is essential that the applicant has previous experience of working with children and young people in either a health or educational setting</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>.Knowledge of the educational system in England.</li>
          
          <li>.Knowledge of children and young people gained through academic study in child development, child wellbeing or mental health</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>City &amp; Hackney CAMHS</p>
      <p>John Scott Health Centre 220 Green Lanes</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>N4 2NU</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>City &amp; Hackney CAMHS</p>
          <p>John Scott Health Centre 220 Green Lanes</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>N4 2NU</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner

CAMHS Practitioner CYP-PT Therapy Trainee (CBT)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <ul>
<li>This is an opportunity for qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) who will be two years post-qualification by January 2026.</li>
<li>You will have completed the one-year EMHP Postgraduate Diploma</li>
<li>You will hold professional registration with either the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) or the British Psychological Society (BPS).</li>
</ul>
<p>The post holder will be expected to complete the requirements of the 2-year Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Post Graduate Diploma at Kings College London to enable progression to a fully qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner. </p>
<p>The KCL CYP MH Low Intensity Advanced Practice PGDip Course (for Senior Wellbeing Practitioners) start date is Monday 26th January 2026.</p>
<p>Applicants will need to apply simultaneously with KCL for this training course. The university portals are open until the 25 of November 2025. If a candidate has not applied to the university before the portal closing date, then they will be ineligible for the course.</p>
<p>KCL application portal - <a href="https://apply.kcl.ac.uk/" target="_blank">https://apply.kcl.ac.uk/</a></p>
<p>KCL site with useful information on applying, deadline dates for applying (but please do try and submit as soon as possible so that we confirm your eligibility): <a href="https://www.kings-cyp.com/page/swp" target="_blank">https://www.kings-cyp.com/page/swp</a></p>
<p>We aim to be an inclusive service, so please contact us about any access needs related to the recruitment process. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds and our organisation is committed to becoming an inclusive workplace.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>  <li>Work as part of the Lewisham MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>  <li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a school's whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>  <li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings.</li>  <li>Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.</li>  <li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. Promote the participation of CYP families, carers and the wider school community.</li>  <li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Lewisham MHST is a growing service designed to help meet the mental health needs of CYP in education settings. As an early intervention service, the MHST delivers interventions in schools for those with mild to moderate mental health issues and supports schools with developing their whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing. The team will also help CYP with more severe needs access the right support, working with schools to provide a link to specialist NHS services.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>21 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 6</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £46,419 to £55,046 a year
      
        per annum inclusive of HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>334-CLI-6993488</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Kaleidoscope</p>
      <p>32 Rushey Green</p>
      <p>Lewisham</p>
            <p>SE6 4JF</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Working with schools to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people, including planning and delivering activities as part of a whole school/college approach, providing assessment and intervention using evidence-based approaches and providing guided signposting and liaison with other services. Providing supervision to qualified and or trainee EMHPs</p>
<p>A detailed job description including a detailed description of the training is attached.</p>
<p>Application guidance document -  KCL CYP MH Senior Wellbeing Practitioner PGDip (SWP) Jan 2026 - Application Guidance.pdf</p>
<p>Programme brochure link -  KCL CYP MH Senior Wellbeing Practitioner PGDip (SWP) Jan 2026 - KCL Programme Brochure.pdf </p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Working with schools to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people, including planning and delivering activities as part of a whole school/college approach, providing assessment and intervention using evidence-based approaches and providing guided signposting and liaison with other services. Providing supervision to qualified and or trainee EMHPs</p>
<p>A detailed job description including a detailed description of the training is attached.</p>
<p>Application guidance document -  KCL CYP MH Senior Wellbeing Practitioner PGDip (SWP) Jan 2026 - Application Guidance.pdf</p>
<p>Programme brochure link -  KCL CYP MH Senior Wellbeing Practitioner PGDip (SWP) Jan 2026 - KCL Programme Brochure.pdf </p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>CYP - IAPT Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (EMHP) with two years post qualification experience within an MHST service by January 2026.</li>
        
        <li>Professional registration with the BPS or BABCP</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings (e.g., Formal training in parenting interventions/Incredible Years)</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experince
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and   their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.</li>
        
        <li>Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services (e.g., assessment, risk assessment/management, use of ROMS, record keeping, case management, MDT)</li>
        
        <li>Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and interventions to CYP target audience.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees</li>
          
          <li>Experience in working with Special Educational Needs and neurodivergent CYP</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge / Skills /abilities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of CYP mental health needs, statutory guidance and literature (e.g., The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005, London Child Protection Procedures, Information Governance, GDPR)</li>
        
        <li>Ability to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as necessary</li>
        
        <li>Ability to provide virtual and face to face   interventions according to target audience needs.</li>
        
        <li>Proven ability as a reflective practitioner and ability to effect change based on lessons learnt.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Skills in teaching and supporting trainees.</li>
          
          <li>Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>CYP - IAPT Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (EMHP) with two years post qualification experience within an MHST service by January 2026.</li>
          
          <li>Professional registration with the BPS or BABCP</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings (e.g., Formal training in parenting interventions/Incredible Years)</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experince
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and   their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.</li>
          
          <li>Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services (e.g., assessment, risk assessment/management, use of ROMS, record keeping, case management, MDT)</li>
          
          <li>Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and interventions to CYP target audience.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees</li>
            
            <li>Experience in working with Special Educational Needs and neurodivergent CYP</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Knowledge / Skills /abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of CYP mental health needs, statutory guidance and literature (e.g., The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005, London Child Protection Procedures, Information Governance, GDPR)</li>
          
          <li>Ability to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as necessary</li>
          
          <li>Ability to provide virtual and face to face   interventions according to target audience needs.</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability as a reflective practitioner and ability to effect change based on lessons learnt.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Skills in teaching and supporting trainees.</li>
            
            <li>Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Kaleidoscope</p>
      <p>32 Rushey Green</p>
      <p>Lewisham</p>
            <p>SE6 4JF</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.slam.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Kaleidoscope</p>
          <p>32 Rushey Green</p>
          <p>Lewisham</p>
                    <p>SE6 4JF</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.slam.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

MHST Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is an exciting opportunity for two qualified EMHPs, with two years of post-qualification experience, to join Lambeth MHST as a Band 6 Trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner in January 2026. You are required to enrol in the KCL CYP MH Low Intensity Advanced Practice PGDip Course (for Senior Wellbeing Practitioners), which starts on <strong>19</strong><strong>January</strong><strong>2026.</strong></p> <p>EMHP candidates must be fully registered or awaiting accreditation with the relevant professional body (e.g., BABCP or BPS) and have at least 2 years of post-qualification experience as of January 2026.</p> <p>Applicants must apply simultaneously with KCL for this training course and be accepted.</p> <p>We have 2 trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner roles available.</p> <p><strong>The university portals are open until November 24, 2025. If a candidate has not applied to the university before the portal closing date, they will be ineligible for the course.</strong></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>
<li>Work as part of the Lambeth MHST to manage a defined caseload, complete holistic assessments, and provide evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>
<li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a school's whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>
<li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings.</li>
<li>Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.</li>
<li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.</li>
<li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong><em>Lambeth MHST mission statement:</em></strong> <em>Through early support and working with children, young people, families and staff, we help to enable healthy minds and thriving school communities. We offer a safe space to work with you collaboratively and with transparency. We value who you are and where you are.</em>  We are an early intervention service supporting mild to moderate mental health needs in 40 primary and secondary schools in Lambeth. Our service will be expanding to more schools in Lambeth in January 2026.  The team is consists of multidisciplinary professionals who come from a variety of training backgrounds bringing in a wealth of experience and expertise. This includes: Systemic Family Therapist, Systemic Family Practitioners, Social Work, Education Psychologists, Arts Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapy, CBT Therapists, Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, Education Mental Health Practitioners, Quality Assurance and Communications Lead and Senior Administrative Support.  <strong>About our locations:</strong> Our main office is at St John's Angell Town Primary School but we also work across several MHST schools in Lambeth. We offer flexibility and home working.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>20 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 6</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £46,419 to £55,046 a year
      
        per annum Incl. of HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>334-CLI-7514245</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>St John's Angell Town</p>
      <p>85 Angell Road</p>
      <p>Lambeth</p>
            <p>SW9 7HH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The post holder will:</p> <ul>  <li>Be expected to fulfil the requirements of and complete the 2-year Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Post Graduate Diploma at Kings College London to enable progression to a fully qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner.</li>  <li>Work as part of the [insert Borough] MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>  <li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a schools whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>  <li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings. Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.</li>  <li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.</li>  <li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li> </ul> <p>A further detailed job description including a brochure of the university training is attached.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The post holder will:</p> <ul>  <li>Be expected to fulfil the requirements of and complete the 2-year Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Post Graduate Diploma at Kings College London to enable progression to a fully qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner.</li>  <li>Work as part of the [insert Borough] MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>  <li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a schools whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>  <li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings. Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.</li>  <li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.</li>  <li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li> </ul> <p>A further detailed job description including a brochure of the university training is attached.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>CYP - IAPT Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (EMHP) with two years post  qualification experience within the CYP-IAPT  model by January 2026</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>vidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings</li>
          
          <li>Formal training in parenting interventions i.e. Incredible Years</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate  mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived  experience, systemic functioning and  managing difference in the clinical space.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Working with families in a diverse environment</li>
          
          <li>Experience in working as part of an MDT</li>
          
          <li>Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge / Skills /abilities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Mental Health disorders in children and  young people</li>
        
        <li>The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act  2005</li>
        
        <li>Information governance including rules around GDPR as it relates to clinical confidentiality, information sharing and academia</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work to short deadlines, take on new concepts and be innovative.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability to work flexibly within a changing environment</li>
          
          <li>Skills in teaching and supporting trainees</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>CYP - IAPT Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (EMHP) with two years post  qualification experience within the CYP-IAPT  model by January 2026</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>vidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings</li>
            
            <li>Formal training in parenting interventions i.e. Incredible Years</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate  mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived  experience, systemic functioning and  managing difference in the clinical space.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Working with families in a diverse environment</li>
            
            <li>Experience in working as part of an MDT</li>
            
            <li>Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge / Skills /abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Mental Health disorders in children and  young people</li>
          
          <li>The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act  2005</li>
          
          <li>Information governance including rules around GDPR as it relates to clinical confidentiality, information sharing and academia</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work to short deadlines, take on new concepts and be innovative.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines</li>
            
            <li>Proven ability to work flexibly within a changing environment</li>
            
            <li>Skills in teaching and supporting trainees</li>
            
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    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
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        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>St John's Angell Town</p>
      <p>85 Angell Road</p>
      <p>Lambeth</p>
            <p>SW9 7HH</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>St John's Angell Town</p>
          <p>85 Angell Road</p>
          <p>Lambeth</p>
                    <p>SW9 7HH</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.slam.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

Highly Specialist LD/Autism Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are seeking to recruit an experienced CAMH/CMHS practitioner to join the Tower Hamlets Education Wellbeing Service (THEWS).</p> <p>THEWS is a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) established following the government Green Paper: Transforming Children &amp; Young People's Mental Health Provision. The service has undergone recent expansion. </p> <p>The three core functions of a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) are:</p> <ol>  <li>Delivering evidence-based interventions for children and young people (CYP) with mild-to-moderate mental health problems.</li>  <li>Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce, develop and deliver the whole school/college approach.</li>  <li>Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help CYP to get the right support and stay in education.</li> </ol>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The role involves delivering all three MHST functions. The role involves providing clinical supervision and line management to practitioners within the team, holding a small caseload of clinical work (based on the postholder's training and interests), and acting as a senior link supporting school leads to develop their whole school approach to wellbeing, with other tasks as required.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>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.</p> <p>THEWS is part of the Tower Hamlets Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). This service is based in a newly refurbished office in the vibrant borough of Whitechapel.</p> <p>As a result of the COVID pandemic, the service has adopted a hybrid clinical working model of direct face-to-face and remote working as appropriate.</p> <p>The service embraces continual improvement and wellbeing of the staff and has a high degree of enthusiasm for quality improvement and working together with partner agencies to provide the highest quality service to the population we serve. </p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>20 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £56,276 to £63,176 a year
      
        per annum inc HCA
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>12 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-SS7519725</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Tower Hamlets CAMHS</p>
      <p>18 Greatorex Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 5NF</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details of role requirements.</p> <p>For further information about this role, please contact <a href="mailto:m.mungo-okolie2@nhs.net" target="_blank">m.mungo-okolie2@nhs.net</a> or <a href="mailto:sarah.oliver19@nhs.net" target="_blank">sarah.oliver19@nhs.net</a></p>   

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
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      <p>Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details of role requirements.</p> <p>For further information about this role, please contact <a href="mailto:m.mungo-okolie2@nhs.net" target="_blank">m.mungo-okolie2@nhs.net</a> or <a href="mailto:sarah.oliver19@nhs.net" target="_blank">sarah.oliver19@nhs.net</a></p>     
  


      
  
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          Education, Training and Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Recognised qualification in mental health (e.g. clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, educational psychologist, CBT therapist, Mental health Nurse, Senior EMHP)</li>
        
        <li>Registration with relevant professional body</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Knowledge
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children, young people and their families</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of current guidelines in terms of the implementation of the whole-school approach in education</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience &amp; Training
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working as a qualified clinician with children and young people for a minimum of two years</li>
        
        <li>Specialist skills, training and experience in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)</li>
        
        <li>Substantial experience of working with evidence-based approaches for mild to moderate mental health problems in children and young people</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising others (particularly in CBT)</li>
        
        <li>Experience of routine outcome monitoring</li>
        
        <li>Experience working with schools</li>
        
        <li>Experience of service development</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>Experience working as part of an MHST</li>
          
          <li>Formal training in supervision</li>
          
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            Education, Training and Qualifications
          
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          <li>Recognised qualification in mental health (e.g. clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, educational psychologist, CBT therapist, Mental health Nurse, Senior EMHP)</li>
          
          <li>Registration with relevant professional body</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of current guidelines and recent developments in evidence-based assessments and interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health problems</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children, young people and their families</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge, understanding and experience with diverse racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds and families with a high level of deprivation</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge of current guidelines in terms of the implementation of the whole-school approach in education</li>
            
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            Experience &amp; Training
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working as a qualified clinician with children and young people for a minimum of two years</li>
          
          <li>Specialist skills, training and experience in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT)</li>
          
          <li>Substantial experience of working with evidence-based approaches for mild to moderate mental health problems in children and young people</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising others (particularly in CBT)</li>
          
          <li>Experience of routine outcome monitoring</li>
          
          <li>Experience working with schools</li>
          
          <li>Experience of service development</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
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            <li>Experience working as part of an MHST</li>
            
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    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Tower Hamlets CAMHS</p>
      <p>18 Greatorex Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 5NF</p>
    
  

  
    <br>
    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Tower Hamlets CAMHS</p>
          <p>18 Greatorex Street</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E1 5NF</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

CAMHS/MHST Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has become available for a forward thinking and experienced practitioner to join the Newham Early Intervention Service's (NEIS) clinical leadership team.</p>
<p>NEIS is a progressive and evolving team, looking to recruit a candidate who is similarly interested in creative, biopsychosocial approaches to supporting individuals with First Episode Psychosis.</p>
<p>Newham consistently ranks among the ten most deprived areas in the country. The challenge for NEIS involves developing a sustainable model of care that collaborates with service users and families, harnessing the collective power of families/networks and broader communities.</p>
<p>We are therefore keen to meet candidates who are highly motivated, enthusiastic and passionate about using innovative and community based approaches to support the recovery of individuals and their networks.</p>
<p>You would be working in a highly motivated community multidisciplinary team, which values the unique contribution of each member. We value creativity, innovation and care and it is important that our values align with that of any successful candidate. </p>
<p>We are particularly interested in promoting the professional development of the team, for instance by completing accredited training courses, setting up new groups and QI projects for the service. We are very interested in peer/lived experience work and broadening the scope of our therapeutic interventions, and welcome new ideas around how we can further develop this in NEIS.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Provide visible clinical leadership to staff members in NEIS, ensuring that the service provided is high quality and person-centred.Along with the Operational Lead and other Senior Practitioners, provide day-to-day operational management of NEIS.Along with the Operational Lead and other Senior Practitioners, ensure continued professional development within NEIS.To manage a protected caseload of service users with complex needs.To jointly take a lead and coordinate the referral and assessment pathway in NEIS.</p> <p><strong>Kindly refer to the attached JD/PS for more information</strong></p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>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.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £53,751 to £60,651 a year
      
        per annum Inc HCA
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-NEW7517482</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Newham Early Intervention Service (EIS)</p>
      <p>Appleby Health Center</p>
      <p>63 Appleby Road, London</p>
            <p>E16 1LQ</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/  Qualification/  Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>RMN, DipSW,</li>
        
        <li>Mentorship training, Practice Assessor or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>Recognised post graduate qualifications in care of the adult with mental health problems</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of continual professional development</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>First or Masters degree level</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of psycho-social educational qualification, ie. CBT/BFI Trained in Quality Improvement</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>At least 4 years' experience in a field of Mental  Health, 2 years of which must be band 6</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with people with psychosis</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a community setting</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of the skills needed to supervise members of a multi-disciplinary team plus experience of supervising professional staff (this might include trainees)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience and/or training in Family  Interventions</li>
          
          <li>Experience of using a range of psychological approaches to care/assessment and intervention</li>
          
          <li>Experience of using a range of psychological approaches to care/assessment and intervention</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of current best practice within Early Intervention in psychosis services in order to support adults &amp; young people with mental health problems.</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of current mental health legislation and knowledge of the Mental Health  Act 2007, Care Act 2014, NICE Guidelines for Psychosis.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of the principles and practice of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management</li>
        
        <li>Ability to undertake comprehensive mental health assessments in a professional and sensitive manner</li>
        
        <li>Ability to communicate with service users/carers and colleagues across agencies effectively</li>
        
        <li>Ability to negotiate and lead across professional boundaries</li>
        
        <li>Ability to identify best practice and develop action plans to resolve poor practice as well as  to manage own time and work independently.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to manage and lead on incidents of verbal and violent aggression</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/  Qualification/  Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>RMN, DipSW,</li>
          
          <li>Mentorship training, Practice Assessor or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>Recognised post graduate qualifications in care of the adult with mental health problems</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of continual professional development</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>First or Masters degree level</li>
            
            <li>Evidence of psycho-social educational qualification, ie. CBT/BFI Trained in Quality Improvement</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>At least 4 years' experience in a field of Mental  Health, 2 years of which must be band 6</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with people with psychosis</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a community setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of the skills needed to supervise members of a multi-disciplinary team plus experience of supervising professional staff (this might include trainees)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience and/or training in Family  Interventions</li>
            
            <li>Experience of using a range of psychological approaches to care/assessment and intervention</li>
            
            <li>Experience of using a range of psychological approaches to care/assessment and intervention</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of current best practice within Early Intervention in psychosis services in order to support adults &amp; young people with mental health problems.</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of current mental health legislation and knowledge of the Mental Health  Act 2007, Care Act 2014, NICE Guidelines for Psychosis.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of the principles and practice of clinical governance, clinical audit and risk management</li>
          
          <li>Ability to undertake comprehensive mental health assessments in a professional and sensitive manner</li>
          
          <li>Ability to communicate with service users/carers and colleagues across agencies effectively</li>
          
          <li>Ability to negotiate and lead across professional boundaries</li>
          
          <li>Ability to identify best practice and develop action plans to resolve poor practice as well as  to manage own time and work independently.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to manage and lead on incidents of verbal and violent aggression</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Newham Early Intervention Service (EIS)</p>
      <p>Appleby Health Center</p>
      <p>63 Appleby Road, London</p>
            <p>E16 1LQ</p>
    
  

  
    <br>
    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Newham Early Intervention Service (EIS)</p>
          <p>Appleby Health Center</p>
          <p>63 Appleby Road, London</p>
                    <p>E16 1LQ</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

EIS Senior Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Job Overview</strong>Newham is one of London's most diverse and also most deprived boroughs, with one of the highest rates of psychosis in the capital. This creates a real need for timely, evidence based care. Our challenge is not just to meet this demand, but to build a model of care that works in partnership with service users, families, and the wider community.</p> <p>The Newham Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIS) team plays a key role in delivering the NHS Long Term Plan, particularly its focus on prevention through early detection and intervention. We are looking for psychologists who can bring both strong therapeutic skills and the ability to collaborate across services. Alongside delivering NICE recommended therapies such as CBT for psychosis and family interventions, you will work as part of a committed multidisciplinary team, ensuring care is joined up, formulation driven, and responsive to our community's needs.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As a psychologist you will be central to the MDT, providing therapy to service users and their families, and supporting the team through reflective practice, consultation, supervision, and training. You will also help the team to think about and manage the complex relationship dynamics that can arise in psychosis, so that care remains safe, effective, and compassionate.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>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.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £61,631 to £68,623 a year
      
        per annum Inc HCA
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>12 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-NEW7488732</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Newham Early Intervention Service</p>
      <p>Appleby Health Centre, 63 Appleby Road</p>
      <p>Canning Town</p>
            <p>E16 1LQ</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification attached to the Job profile.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification attached to the Job profile.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education / Qualification / Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Completed training in family intervention for psychosis (FIp and/or BFT)</li>
          
          <li>Completed training in cognitive-behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp)</li>
          
          <li>Completed foundation level systemic training</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience working in a secondary care multidisciplinary setting within the NHS</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with people with psychosis from a variety of backgrounds</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with families and carers from a variety of backgrounds</li>
        
        <li>Experience of delivering teaching and supervision in MDT settings</li>
        
        <li>Experience of facilitating case consultations and / or reflective practice sessions</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with neurodiversity in the context of psychosis</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with complex emotional needs in the context of psychosis</li>
          
          <li>Experience of administering and interpreting neuropsychological assessments in the context of psychosis</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Good knowledge of the Quality Improvement framework</li>
        
        <li>Proven skill in engaging and working with service users and families with complex mental health problems</li>
        
        <li>Skill in managing complex and challenging workplace relationship dynamics</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of clinical supervision models</li>
          
          <li>Ability to speak an additional language</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education / Qualification / Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Completed training in family intervention for psychosis (FIp and/or BFT)</li>
            
            <li>Completed training in cognitive-behavioural therapy for psychosis (CBTp)</li>
            
            <li>Completed foundation level systemic training</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience working in a secondary care multidisciplinary setting within the NHS</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with people with psychosis from a variety of backgrounds</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with families and carers from a variety of backgrounds</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering teaching and supervision in MDT settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of facilitating case consultations and / or reflective practice sessions</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working with neurodiversity in the context of psychosis</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with complex emotional needs in the context of psychosis</li>
            
            <li>Experience of administering and interpreting neuropsychological assessments in the context of psychosis</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Good knowledge of the Quality Improvement framework</li>
          
          <li>Proven skill in engaging and working with service users and families with complex mental health problems</li>
          
          <li>Skill in managing complex and challenging workplace relationship dynamics</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge of clinical supervision models</li>
            
            <li>Ability to speak an additional language</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Newham Early Intervention Service</p>
      <p>Appleby Health Centre, 63 Appleby Road</p>
      <p>Canning Town</p>
            <p>E16 1LQ</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Newham Early Intervention Service</p>
          <p>Appleby Health Centre, 63 Appleby Road</p>
          <p>Canning Town</p>
                    <p>E16 1LQ</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are excited to advertise a senior post in ELFT forensic directorate's Drug and Alcohol Service. We are looking for an enthusiastic psychological therapist who has experience of working with people with substance use problems and/or experience of working with complex mental health presentations in a community, inpatient, or forensic setting. We are especially keen to hear from applicants who are representative of the diverse population we serve. </p> <p>The post holder will work across two community forensic services, one specialising in supporting people with learning disabilities and autism, and the other supporting people leaving mainstream inpatient forensic services. These community teams cover seven East London localities. The post holder will offer specialist assessment and psychosocial intervention to forensic service users with historical or current problems with substance use who are either in the community or approaching discharge from our inpatient services. The post holder will also provide consultation and training to other professionals across the service, and be responsible for the management and clinical oversight of two Drug and Alcohol Service team members working across the community teams.</p> <p>The post holder will be embedded within the forensic directorate's Drug and Alcohol Service, a multidisciplinary, specialist team, with access to rich supervision and CPD opportunities.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>
<li>Provide specialist assessment and psychosocial interventions to forensic service users with historical or current problems with substance use who are either in the community or approaching discharge from our inpatient services</li>
<li>Provide specialist consultation and advice to multidisciplinary colleagues</li>
<li>Management and supervision of junior staff</li>
<li>In collaboration with the Head of Drug and Alcohol Service, provide leadership to the community parts of the team</li>
<li>Contribute to the development and implementation of effective governance frameworks, and to the audit and evaluation of services</li>
<li>Contribute to the development and delivery of training to a wide range of staff across the forensic directorate</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>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.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>17 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        per annum Inc HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-FOR7511497</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>East London Community Forensic Service</p>
      <p>2 Crozier Terrace</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E9 6AT</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For full details of the job please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification files</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For full details of the job please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification files</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/ qualification/ training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS OR appropriate Psychotherapy qualification OR CBT qualification Registration with the Health Professionals Council or other appropriate regulatory body.</li>
        
        <li>Relevant specialist training or qualifications. Additional relevant clinical and/or managerial knowledge and skills acquired through formal training, long or short courses, formal supervision (individual and/or group), structured self-study or experience (or a combination of these) to an appropriate level approved by the Lead of Psychological Services and demonstrated by certification, documented supervision logs, management appraisal documentation and/or assessment at interview</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Relevant specialist training or qualifications in: Loss and Bereavement Community psychology Perinatal mental health CBT EMDR NET Psychodynamic Approaches Narrative Therapy Dialectical Behavioural Therapy</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working with people who have experienced difficulties including PTSD, complex PTSD and loss at a graduate or post-graduate level.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing a clinical service to a multicultural population.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of offering one to one psychological interventions and group work.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working within a time limited framework.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrable experience of working within a recovery orientated and socially inclusive framework</li>
        
        <li>Understanding of the supervisory process.</li>
        
        <li>Able to contribute a psychological perspective in work with other professionals.</li>
        
        <li>Able to deliver teaching and training events</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with women and birthing people struggling with mental health difficulties relating to maternity/pregnancy/fertility/birth trauma or loss.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing Community Psychology or Population Health based interventions.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Communication &amp; Relationship skills: Able to provide &amp; receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings.</li>
        
        <li>Able to use highly specialist skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance</li>
        
        <li>Sensitive and respectful approach to the needs of people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, their families and carers.</li>
        
        <li>Able to build good working relationships with other professionals. Committed to reflective practice.</li>
        
        <li>Able to provide a cultural competent service. Ability to reflect critically on one's own identity. Commitment to examining and challenging one's own biases and developing inclusive services and work places</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with interpreters.</li>
        
        <li>Able to compare and select from a range of intervention options, (minimum of two therapeutic orientations) based on formulation</li>
        
        <li>Able to provide brief therapeutic interventions.</li>
        
        <li>Awareness of government frameworks and guidelines relating to mental health, e.g. NHS Long Term Plan.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Physical skills: Basic keyboard skills. Information resources: Able to record and report on as required clinical information.</li>
          
          <li>Competent in use of basic IT packages - word processing, e-mail and internet</li>
          
          <li>Research: Active research interests. Record of published research.</li>
          
          <li>Technical skills in advanced computer packages and internet use.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/ qualification/ training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS OR appropriate Psychotherapy qualification OR CBT qualification Registration with the Health Professionals Council or other appropriate regulatory body.</li>
          
          <li>Relevant specialist training or qualifications. Additional relevant clinical and/or managerial knowledge and skills acquired through formal training, long or short courses, formal supervision (individual and/or group), structured self-study or experience (or a combination of these) to an appropriate level approved by the Lead of Psychological Services and demonstrated by certification, documented supervision logs, management appraisal documentation and/or assessment at interview</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Relevant specialist training or qualifications in: Loss and Bereavement Community psychology Perinatal mental health CBT EMDR NET Psychodynamic Approaches Narrative Therapy Dialectical Behavioural Therapy</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with people who have experienced difficulties including PTSD, complex PTSD and loss at a graduate or post-graduate level.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing a clinical service to a multicultural population.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of offering one to one psychological interventions and group work.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working within a time limited framework.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrable experience of working within a recovery orientated and socially inclusive framework</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of the supervisory process.</li>
          
          <li>Able to contribute a psychological perspective in work with other professionals.</li>
          
          <li>Able to deliver teaching and training events</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working with women and birthing people struggling with mental health difficulties relating to maternity/pregnancy/fertility/birth trauma or loss.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of providing Community Psychology or Population Health based interventions.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Communication &amp; Relationship skills: Able to provide &amp; receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a highly emotive and sometimes hostile atmosphere, in a range of relationships and settings.</li>
          
          <li>Able to use highly specialist skills of empathy to overcome barriers to understanding and acceptance</li>
          
          <li>Sensitive and respectful approach to the needs of people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties, their families and carers.</li>
          
          <li>Able to build good working relationships with other professionals. Committed to reflective practice.</li>
          
          <li>Able to provide a cultural competent service. Ability to reflect critically on one's own identity. Commitment to examining and challenging one's own biases and developing inclusive services and work places</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with interpreters.</li>
          
          <li>Able to compare and select from a range of intervention options, (minimum of two therapeutic orientations) based on formulation</li>
          
          <li>Able to provide brief therapeutic interventions.</li>
          
          <li>Awareness of government frameworks and guidelines relating to mental health, e.g. NHS Long Term Plan.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Physical skills: Basic keyboard skills. Information resources: Able to record and report on as required clinical information.</li>
            
            <li>Competent in use of basic IT packages - word processing, e-mail and internet</li>
            
            <li>Research: Active research interests. Record of published research.</li>
            
            <li>Technical skills in advanced computer packages and internet use.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>East London Community Forensic Service</p>
      <p>2 Crozier Terrace</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E9 6AT</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>East London Community Forensic Service</p>
          <p>2 Crozier Terrace</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E9 6AT</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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