Specialist CAMHS Clinician – Psychologist or CBT Therapist

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Greater London is seeking a Specialist CAMHS Clinician, which can be a Psychologist or CBT Therapist. The role involves delivering specialized care to children and adolescents, working closely with schools and other stakeholders to enhance mental health services. The ideal candidate will possess relevant qualifications and significant clinical experience. The position offers a competitive salary between £56,276 and £63,176 per annum, including HCAS.

Qualifications

• Evidence of clinical experience working with the relevant client population.
• Clinical experience of assessing mental health and wellbeing needs.
• Experience of managing clinical complexity and high-risk patients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based interventions and specialized care programs.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team alongside schools.
• Contribute to service development projects and initiatives.

Skills

Clinical experience with child and adolescent mental health

Safeguarding and risk management

Equality, diversity, and inclusion awareness

Keyboard skills for updating records

Education

HCPC Practitioner Psychologist or equivalent qualification

BABCP Registered CBT Therapist

Job description

Specialist CAMHS Clinician – Psychologist or CBT Therapist

The closing date is 01 February 2026

The South Camden Community Team (SCCT) supports the mental health and emotional well-being of children and young people (0-18 years) in the culturally diverse borough of Camden. SCCT works to the Thrive model of service delivery and provides consultation, assessment, therapy and training based on evidence based practice.

SCCT is comprised of a rich multi-disciplinary team, which includes Child Psychotherapy, Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychology, CBT, Family Therapy and Psychiatry. The team works closely with partners in the borough, namely: Schools, Local Authority and the voluntary sector.

You will be required to work within a multi-disciplinary team delivering a range of evidence based, and complex interventions and responsible for the formulation and delivery of specialised programmes of care. There will also be opportunities to contribute to service development projects such as patient and public involvement as well as equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives.

The post holder will be the linked CAMHS clinician to a secondary school, up to one day per week. There may also be opportunities to provide regular and on-going consultation support to a number of primary schools.

Main duties of the job

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

About us

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 on the basis of the individual's ability to meet the requirements for the job. You are responsible for ensuring that the Trust's policies, procedures and obligation 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

Candidate Qualification and Experience

• HCPC Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist) or equivalent qualification. Or BABCP Registered CBT Therapist
• Evidence of clinical experience working with relevant client population (Child and Adolescent Mental Health 0-18s).
• Clinical experience of assessing mental health and wellbeing needs of clients
• Experience of managing clinical complexity and high-risk patients.
• A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS and Social Care environment and the challenges they face
• Experience of working at all levels of the system with internal and external stakeholders
• High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management
• Basic keyboard skills for updating client records Ability to manage own clinical case load
• Demonstrate equality, diversity and inclusion awareness and application of EDI issues
• Further post graduate training in therapeutic modalities.
• Experience working within a Thrive Model of service delivery
• Experience working with neurodivergence, including adapting therapeutic approach as appropriate.
• Experience of involvement in project work e.g. quality improvement
• Experience working with schools to support student mental health.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to 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

£56,276 to £63,176 a yearPer annum including HCAS