Highly Specialist CAMHS Practitioner | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in London is seeking a Highly Specialist CAMHS clinician to conduct assessments and treatments for young individuals facing mental health challenges. The role demands professional autonomy and collaboration within a supportive multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have experience working inter-culturally and a commitment to ongoing professional development. Join us in providing impactful mental health support to children and families.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people aged 6-18 with mental health difficulties.
• Openness to learning and teaching opportunities in a clinical setting.
• Ability to account for practice through appraisal and audit.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist CAMHS assessments and offer treatment.
• Provide care-coordination and participate in the duty system.
• Demonstrate professional autonomy and engage in supervisory responsibilities.

Skills

Experience working inter-culturally

Commitment to clinical supervision

Working with community partners

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and creative Highly Specialist CAMHS clinician to join the E&B Team. The post holder will conduct specialist CAMHS assessment and offer treatment (both individual and group) for young people aged 6-18 presenting with a range of mental health difficulties. The post holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit. The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team. The role includes care-coordination, work with the wider network, being part of the duty system and supervisory responsibilities.

The E&B teams work with young people across the age range with a wide range of presentations from moderate to severe mental illness, including those who have experienced trauma and abuse and those presenting with suicidality and self-harm. The E&B teams are composed of a mix of disciplines including Clinical Psychology, Systemic Family Therapy, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Health Nursing, Creative Therapies and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy.

Newham CAMHS is a service committed to working with community partners and addressing inequalities. This post is part of a comprehensive Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, within the East London NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will be part of a stimulating and supportive multidisciplinary team. There is a strong commitment to clinical supervision and professional development within CAMHS and the wider NHS Foundation Trust including many learning and teaching opportunities.

Newham CAMHS is a large and vibrant specialist child and adolescent mental health service with a reputation for innovation and flexibility in meeting the complex mental health support needs of Newham's children, young people and families. It meets weekly with community partners and social care as part of the Newham Multi Agency Collective. Practitioners work in Youth Zones and form part of the Vanguard Team - a specialist community psychology led service in Newham, for young people up to 25 years of age impacted by, or at risk of youth violence. There is a broad spectrum of disciplines and a long tradition of effective multidisciplinary and interagency working, outreach and consultation work.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Sep 2025

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist CAMHS assessment and offer treatment (individual and group) for young people aged 6-18 with a range of mental health difficulties.
• Provide care-coordination and work with the wider network; participate in the duty system.
• Demonstrate a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management; account for practice through appraisal and audit.
• Contribute to the positive, multidisciplinary team environment.
• Engage in supervisory responsibilities as required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience and appreciation of the richness and complexities of working inter-culturally is welcomed.
• Commitment to clinical supervision and professional development within CAMHS and the wider NHS Foundation Trust; openness to learning and teaching opportunities.
• Experience working with community partners and addressing inequalities is valued.