Senior Access and Assessment Practitioner

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Romford is seeking a Band 7 Mental Health Professional to join their CAMHS team. The role involves collaborating with senior staff to ensure effective assessments for young people. Candidates should have a relevant degree and at least 2 years of experience in Child and Adolescent services. The position offers a competitive salary of £47,810 to £54,710 per year, along with a 15% High Cost Area Supplement.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years post qualification experience at B6 within Child and Adolescent services.
• Experience in offering supervision to junior staff members.
• Experience working with children and families with mental health and behavioral issues.

Responsibilities

• Work in collaboration with the Access and Assessment manager.
• Oversee the Access and assessment service demands.
• Promote effective team development and working relationships.

Skills

Understanding and usage of outcome ROMs

Managing a caseload

Delivering the i-thrive principles

Education

Post Graduate diploma or Undergraduate degree in Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work

Current NMC registration (RMN), HCPC, Social worker registration

Job description

Job Summary

CAMHS within the London Borough of Havering are looking for dynamic individuals who are passionate about ensuring there are robust and informative assessments in place for young people and their families and are committed to collaborative working across the Borough and utilising the skills, experience and contribution of delivery partners across Health, Education and Social Care to ensure our young people are well looked after and are empowered to meet their potential.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holder will work in close collaboration with the Access and Assessment manager and develop positive working relationships with senior staff across London NELFT particularly Havering locality.

• To be responsible for the day to day organising, prioritising, and allocating of workloads in line with Key Performance Indicators
• To work from Havering based children sites for the duration of working hours
• To have oversight of the demands of the Access and assessment service, including referrals for mental health, referrals for Neurodevelopment
• To work in close collaboration with the service managers advising of current demands, work allocation, challenges, and solutions
• To promote the development of an effective team and the development of productive working relationships throughout the Trust
• To advise, encourage and share knowledge utilising the latest research and practice development, through literature and peer reviews
• To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life

About Us

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Details

Date posted: 07 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year pa pro rata (plus HCAS)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 395-HV160-25

Job locations:

• The Acorn Centre, London Road, Romford, RM7 9NH

Job Responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and Person specification for more information about this role and working at NELFT. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy Assessment Post Graduate diploma or Undergraduate degree in Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, etc. Current NMC registration (RMN), HCPC, Social worker registration

Experience (Essential)

• At least 2 years post qualification experience at B6 working within Child and Adolescent services
• Experience of offering clinical and management supervision to junior staff members
• Experience of working with children and families with mental health and behavioural issues in a CAMHS setting
• Experience of working with children and families who have experienced trauma
• Experience of consulting with safeguarding professionals and involvement in making safeguarding referrals
• Experience working as an MDT

Knowledge (Essential)

• knowledge around risk formulation

Desirable

• An awareness of NHS long term Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
• Knowledge of CYP-IAPT principles
• Knowledge of I-Thrive Principles

Skills (Essential)

• Delivering the i-thrive principles
• understanding and usage of outcome ROMs
• managing a caseload and ability to work in difficulty and challenging clinical settings

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ . 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. Guidance can be found at https://example.com/criminal-records-checks.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see https://www.nhs.uk/careers/ .

Employer Details

Employer name: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address: The Acorn Centre, London Road, Romford, RM7 9NH

Employer's website: https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/