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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The post holder will work as a <strong>Specialist CAMHS Mental Health Nurse (Band 7)</strong> within the <strong>Adolescent Mental Health Team (AMHT)</strong> based in South Bedfordshire - Luton.</p>
<p>The role involves delivering specialist mental health assessments, interventions, and care coordination for adolescents, presenting with complex and high-risk mental health needs, including first-episode psychosis, severe depression, emotional dysregulation, self-harm, and trauma-related difficulties.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will act as a <strong>Care Coordinator</strong> within the <strong>Care Programme Approach (CPA)</strong> framework, working collaboratively within a <strong>multidisciplinary team (MDT)</strong> that includes psychiatry, psychology, social work, and occupational therapy.</p>
<p>They will contribute to the delivery of safe, effective, and evidence-based care, ensuring the involvement of young people and families throughout the therapeutic process, and will uphold the Trust's values of <strong>We Care, We Respect, We Are Inclusive.</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>08 December 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
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-SSLB7594352</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Charter House</p>
      <p>Alma Street</p>
      <p>Luton</p>
            <p>LU1 2PJ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For further information please refer to the attached job description and person specification or contact</p>
<p>Lee Gillard</p>
<p><a href="mailto:lee.gillard1@nhs.net" target="_blank">lee.gillard1@nhs.net</a></p>
<p>01525 638614</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For further information please refer to the attached job description and person specification or contact</p>
<p>Lee Gillard</p>
<p><a href="mailto:lee.gillard1@nhs.net" target="_blank">lee.gillard1@nhs.net</a></p>
<p>01525 638614</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oRegistered Mental Health Nurse (Part 3/8/13 of the UKCC Register)</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oMentorship or equivalent teaching qualification/experience</li>
          
          <li>oCBT training</li>
          
          <li>oMaster's Degree or working towards postgraduate qualification in related CAMHS or specific treatment modality.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>oExtensive experience working in CAMHS or equivalent setting or able to demonstrate experience of working with young people in crisis</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of working in community CAMHS and working with a multi-agency network</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of working in a crisis setting</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of managing and supervising junior staff</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oExperience of using CBT</li>
          
          <li>oSpecialty CAMHS experience (e.g. YOT/Eating Disorders/ Adolescent Inpatient ward/ work in substance abuse)</li>
          
          <li>oIssues which impact on care delivery</li>
          
          <li>oKnowledge of audit and research</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>oEvidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in young people's mental health, including mental health risk assessments and therapeutic interventions</li>
        
        <li>oAble to assess, hypothesize and prescribe nursing interventions</li>
        
        <li>oAdvanced skills in   particular therapeutic approaches</li>
        
        <li>oProven ability to work with children and young people in distress or  through psychiatric emergency</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oEstablishing and running groups.</li>
          
          <li>oTraining to others</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oRegistered Mental Health Nurse (Part 3/8/13 of the UKCC Register)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>oMentorship or equivalent teaching qualification/experience</li>
            
            <li>oCBT training</li>
            
            <li>oMaster's Degree or working towards postgraduate qualification in related CAMHS or specific treatment modality.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oExtensive experience working in CAMHS or equivalent setting or able to demonstrate experience of working with young people in crisis</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of working in community CAMHS and working with a multi-agency network</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of working in a crisis setting</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of managing and supervising junior staff</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>oExperience of using CBT</li>
            
            <li>oSpecialty CAMHS experience (e.g. YOT/Eating Disorders/ Adolescent Inpatient ward/ work in substance abuse)</li>
            
            <li>oIssues which impact on care delivery</li>
            
            <li>oKnowledge of audit and research</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oEvidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in young people's mental health, including mental health risk assessments and therapeutic interventions</li>
          
          <li>oAble to assess, hypothesize and prescribe nursing interventions</li>
          
          <li>oAdvanced skills in   particular therapeutic approaches</li>
          
          <li>oProven ability to work with children and young people in distress or  through psychiatric emergency</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>oEstablishing and running groups.</li>
            
            <li>oTraining to others</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>
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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>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Charter House</p>
      <p>Alma Street</p>
      <p>Luton</p>
            <p>LU1 2PJ</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
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        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Charter House</p>
          <p>Alma Street</p>
          <p>Luton</p>
                    <p>LU1 2PJ</p>
        
      

      
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            <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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Psychologist

<b>£62,761 - £72,236 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits</b> <b>Those Huge Small Victories</b> <p>Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.</p> <b>Get out what you put in</b> <p> This role is based at Luxborough Court School  click apply for full job details</p>

<p><strong>Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child s Life</strong></p><p><strong>Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer Bedford and Surrounding Areas</strong><br> <strong>Location:</strong> Bedford and surrounding areas<br> <strong>Salary:</strong> £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances)<br> <strong>Employment Type:</strong> Full-time Self-employed</p><p><strong>Is it Time to Use Your Mental Health Nursing Skills Differently?</strong></p><p>Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, young people in Bedford Borough are living in residential care and need someone who can help them take the next step into a stable home where they can heal and thrive.</p><p>If you have experience as a Mental Health Nurse, supporting children or young people with emotional, behavioural, or mental health needs, you already have skills that could change a child s future. This role is not about providing a bed. It is about offering consistency, compassion, and the belief that life can get better.</p><p>As a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer, you will welcome a young person into your home and provide full-time care, supported every step of the way by a dedicated local team.</p><p><strong>Why Choose Specialist Therapeutic Fostering?</strong></p><p>This specialist route is for people who want to make a profound difference. You will work as part of a trauma-informed team, helping children transition out of residential care into a safe family environment where they can build trust, independence, and resilience.</p><p>This role offers you the chance to transform a child s life while experiencing something life-changing yourself.</p><p><strong>What You Will Receive as a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer</strong></p><ul> <li>£62,000 per year plus £1,000 additional allowances for holidays and birthdays</li><li>Up to 28 days respite each year</li><li>Specialist trauma-informed training and ongoing professional development</li><li>Clinical supervision and 24/7 out-of-hours support</li><li>Peer support networks, including access to the Mockingbird Constellation model</li><li>Membership of The Fostering Network</li><li>Be part of a local fostering team that knows and values its carers</li></ul> <p><strong>Could This Be You?</strong></p><p>We are looking for individuals or couples who:</p><ul> <li>Live in Bedford or the surrounding area</li><li>Can offer a dedicated bedroom for fostering a young person</li><li>Have experience providing mental health support, interventions, or therapy for children and young people</li><li>Are resilient, nurturing, and open to learning</li><li>Can provide full-time care (at least one person at home if applying as a couple)</li><li>Ideally, you will have no children under 12 living at home. Exceptions may apply depending on the child s needs.</li></ul> <p>Please note fostering requires you to register as self-employed. You will be responsible for managing your own tax affairs and maintaining the necessary records related to the role.</p><p><strong>Is it Time for a Change?</strong></p><p>This is your opportunity to use your mental health nursing skills in a way that truly matters. You will make a difference to a child, to your community, and to yourself.</p><p>Apply now to speak with our team and take the first step toward becoming a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer for Bedford Borough.</p>

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