Highly Specialist Clinician

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Greater London seeks a Highly Specialist Clinician to manage complex caseloads and provide evidence-based treatments for young people. Responsibilities include clinical assessments and consultations with external agencies. Candidates should hold a degree and be registered with the HCPC or a relevant body, with evidence of clinical experience. This role offers a competitive salary range of £64,156 to £71,148 per annum, including HCAS. The provider is committed to equality and diversity.

Qualifications

• Degree level as a minimum plus developed specialist and practical knowledge.
• Registration with HCPC or relevant body.
• Evidence of clinical experience working with client population.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload with clinical assessments.
• Provide evidence-based treatments using appropriate modalities.
• Communicate complex information sensitively.

Skills

Clinical experience in mental health

Communication skills

Risk management

Project work experience

Equality, diversity and inclusion awareness

Education

Degree level education

Postgraduate degree/Masters level

Job description

Highly Specialist Clinician

The closing date is 05 December 2025.

The Hive is a mental health and well‑being service designed for and created by young people. We support young people aged 16 to 24 in Camden who need support transitioning between children's and adult mental health services. The service is led by Catch 22 but provided jointly by Catch 22, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust and Camden and Islington Mental Health Trust. The Hive’s one‑stop shop model offers:

• A social hub drop‑in with a range of activities and workshops available Monday to Friday
• 1:1 mental health and emotional wellbeing support
• A free sexual health drop‑in clinic (for anyone aged 13‑24)
• Employment, apprenticeships and career development
• Signposting to external services and providers

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage a complex caseload, undertaking a range of clinical assessments and offering highly skilled, outcome‑focused, evidence‑based treatments or therapies using appropriate therapeutic modalities. They will review cases where patients have impasses, complaints or disputes with their clinical care, provide consultation to external agencies such as GPs, schools and local authorities, and give expert psychological advice to other staff and agencies outside the Trust. They will communicate complex information in a highly skilled and sensitive manner, at times dealing with service users who may be hostile or present challenging behaviours.

About us

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We are particularly keen to attract candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to better meet the needs of the service users and students that we serve. The Trust aims to ensure that all job applicants, employees or clients are treated fairly and valued equally regardless of sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, domestic circumstances, age, race, colour, disablement, ethnic or national origin, social background or employment status, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, HIV status, gender identity, political affiliation or trade union membership. Selection for training and development and promotion will be based on the individual’s ability to meet the requirements for the job. You are responsible for ensuring that the Trust’s policies, procedures and obligations in respect of promoting equality and diversity are adhered to in relation to both staff and services.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

• Degree level as a minimum plus developed specialist and practical knowledge equating to postgraduate degree/ Masters level
• Registration with HCPC or relevant body as a Clinical Psychologist, Educational Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, Social Worker, Nurse, Psychotherapist, or Systemic Therapist
• Evidence of clinical experience working with client population
• A clear track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery
• Skills for assessing and communicating complex client conditions and applying appropriate clinical treatmentsAbility to manage own clinical case load
• High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management
• Demonstrate equality, diversity and inclusion awareness and application of EDI issues
• Some experience of clinical management of staff
• Some experience of involvement in project work e.g. quality improvement

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

£64,156 to £71,148 a year per annum including HCAS