Senior Lead Practitioner - EBT

National health service; Honiton; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

National Health Service – ELFT CAMHS in London seeks a senior CAMHS professional to deliver evidence-based interventions to children and families. You will provide frontline leadership of the Emotional and Behavioural Team in a community-based service with a commitment to continuous improvement.

The post requires qualifications in Child Psychotherapy/Clinical Psychology/Family Therapy or related field, with at least 3 years CAMHS experience, and capability to work with high complexity cases in a

Qualifications

• Essential: qualification in Child Psychology, Family Therapy, Nursing (Mental Health) or equivalent.
• Experience in CAMHS or equivalent setting for at least 3 years.
• Experience of working in community CAMHS and with multi-agency networks.
• Experience with high complexity cases and evidence-based interventions (OCD, PTSD, Complex PTSD, Depression, Anxiety).
• Line management and clinical supervision experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist CAMHS service to young people and families.
• Lead Emotional and Behavioural Team operations with Clinical Team Leads support.
• Deliver evidence-based assessments and group-work in a community CAMHS setting.
• Ensure high-quality, client-centered care and safe practices.
• Support professional development and supervision within the team.

Skills

CAMHS experience

Leadership

Evidence-based therapies

Multi-agency collaboration

Child protection knowledge

Crisis assessment

Clinical supervision

Education

Child psychotherapy / Clinical psychology / Family therapy / Nursing (Mental Health) / Counselling Psychology / Social Work

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a confident senior CAMHS professional with a demonstrable track record of providing good quality evidence based interventions and improving service quality to join our Emotional and Behavioural (E & B) pathway within Luton Specialist CAMHS. You will be either a Community Mental Health Nurse, Family Therapist, Practitioner/Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, Child Psychotherapist, BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist, Creative Arts Therapist, BACP Accredited Counsellor or Occupational Therapist with the requisite professional accreditation. The community served is multi-ethnic and culturally diverse and we welcome applicants who are skilled at working with the richness and complexity of this multicultural context. The team is part of a dynamic and innovative CAMHS service, dedicated to continuous improvement of our offer to children, young people and families within our local area. There are a number of exciting quality improvement projects focusing on community engagement and service provision running across the service and the post holder will be actively encouraged to take part in these.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dynamic and organised professional to provide a specialist service within CAMHS to young people and their families and with support from the Clinical Team Leads, take on some operational duties, including frontline leadership of the Emotional and Behavioural Team. This is a community-based post, offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments, including group-work. The post holder will be an experienced clinician within their profession, confident in delivering specialist mental health assessments and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children and young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health disorders and their families. The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Team Leads and senior professionals within the team to ensure operational services and care pathways are effective. This will include professional and practice development and ensuring high-quality client-centered care is delivered. The post holder will lead by example to maintain high standards of care and practice and empower the team to take on a greater range of clinical tasks to improve client care in the specialist CAMH service. They will be a highly visible presence in clinical practice and be accessible to clients and their families.

About us

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 are also frequent new developments in the service, offering staff the chance to work at a higher banding during the time of the project.

Essential

A qualification in Child Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy, Nursing (Mental Health), Counselling Psychology, Social Work or other equivalent profession

Desirable

Additional therapeutic/clinical training in evidence-based therapy; such as CBT diplomaTraining and/or experience of delivering systemic interventionsMasters Degree or working towards postgraduate qualification in related CAMHS or specific evidence based treatment modality, such as DBT or IPT-A.

Experience

EssentialExperience of working in CAMHS or equivalent setting for at least 3 yearsExperience of working in community CAMHS and working with a multi-agency networkExperience at Agenda for Change Band 7 (or equivalent)Experience of specialist assessment and treatment with children, young people and their families presenting high levels of complexity and moderate to severe mental health needs.Experience of providing evidence-based interventions for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health disorders such as; OCD, PTSD and Complex PTSD, Depression and Anxiety disorders.Experienced of managing high levels of need, complexity and risk, including safeguarding concerns, suicidal and self-harm behaviours.Experience of providing line management and clinical supervision

Knowledge

EssentialEvidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHSSpecialist clinical assessment and treatment skills including emergency and crisis assessments.Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence othersAwareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHSA developed knowledge of Child development, Neurodiversity (ASC/ADHD) and specific learning needsA working knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines

Person Specification

Qualifications

A qualification in Child Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy, Nursing (Mental Health), Counselling Psychology, Social Work or other equivalent profession

Experience

EssentialExperience of working in CAMHS or equivalent setting for at least 3 yearsExperience of working in community CAMHS and working with a multi-agency networkExperience at Agenda for Change Band 7 (or equivalent)Experience of specialist assessment and treatment with children, young people and their families presenting high levels of complexity and moderate to severe mental health needs.Experience of providing evidence-based interventions for children and young people with moderate to severe mental health disorders such as; OCD, PTSD and Complex PTSD, Depression and Anxiety disorders.Experienced of managing high levels of need, complexity and risk, including safeguarding concerns, suicidal and self-harm behaviours.Experience of providing line management and clinical supervision

Knowledge

EssentialEvidence of well developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHSSpecialist clinical assessment and treatment skills including emergency and crisis assessments.Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence othersAwareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHSA developed knowledge of Child development, Neurodiversity (ASC/ADHD) and specific learning needsA working knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines

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.

part of the East London Foundation Trust (ELFT), there are a significant number of positions in the trust for clinicians up to band 8D, opening up paths for promotion for ambitious members of staff. ELFT also prioritizes staff wellbeing and we have introduced a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this. Our clinic is readily accessible from North London or Milton Keynes and Northampton. ELFT offers attractive recruitment packages and in Beds and Luton we are committed to offering our staff the opportunity to develop their skills. The Trust supports commuting into Luton and offers generous contributions towards Annual Rail Travel Cards.

Details

Date posted23 October 2026

Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary

57,528 to 64,750