Lead Clinical Psychologist - Evergreen, CAMHS Tier 4 | East London NHS Foundation Trust

East London NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Senior Clinical Psychologist to lead the psychological therapies at a new mental health unit for adolescents. This role involves ensuring high-quality provision of specialist care for young people facing complex mental health challenges. Candidates should have a doctorate in clinical psychology and experience in delivering therapeutic interventions. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact on young people's lives in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading psychological therapies within mental health services.
• Proven track record in delivering high-quality assessments and interventions.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead psychological therapies provision at Evergreen Unit.
• Ensure delivery of highly specialist clinical service for adolescents.
• Collaborate with crisis and home treatment teams.

Skills

Psychological therapies provision

Specialist assessments

Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams

Experience with adolescents

Education

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) has embarked on a very exciting journey to develop our specialist Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). In 2021, NHS England confirmed additional funding to develop an interim acute mental health inpatient unit for Children and Young People in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, called Evergreen.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Clinical Psychologist.

They will lead on the psychological therapies provision within the unit. Although this post is banded at 8b and may typically involve more management responsibilities, the successful postholder will predominantly be ensuring the development and direct provision of an autonomous and systemic highly specialist clinical service for adolescents with complex mental health needs and their families, including highly specialist assessments.

We have been innovative in developing pathways with our Crisis and Home Treatment teams which provides a quality service to deliver treatment in the community and focus is on helping young people achieve their potential and thrive. You will work alongside these established teams to ensure essential inpatient treatment is seamlessly and efficiently delivered and continued when the young person is discharged.

The development of the new service has been done in conjunction with children, parents and carers who have experience of inpatient admission. Young People have helped us plan the ethos of the unit, recruit the staff and think about how we can deliver the best care. We’re really proud of the co‑leadership with young people to improve mental health services. If you join us you will have a unique opportunity to truly collaborate to improve their outcomes.

The unit will provide specialist, short‑term care for children and young people aged 13‑17 with severe or complex mental health difficulties. You will be working alongside a diverse multi‑disciplinary team that reflects the population that we serve. Our vision is to make a positive difference in young people’s lives by providing the highest quality mental health service to our local communities, to help them overcome some of life’s challenges.

In the long term, a dedicated and permanent CAMHS unit will be developed in the proposed new build that the trust is developing in Luton/Bedford. This post is substantive, as staff recruited into this role will have the opportunity to transition into the permanent unit.

This post will be based at Evergreen Tier 4 Unit for Children and Young people in Luton, and is 0.6WTE.

Please see the job description for more information on this particular role.

For further information, please see below contact, and also:

Valentine Dube, Service Manager [e-mail]

This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026