Specialist Camhs Practitioner E&B

East London Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist CAMHS Practitioner (Band 7) for City and Hackney Specialist CAMHS. The post supports Emotional & Behavioural Teams with a focus on family/systemic approaches. Fixed-term for six months from Oct 2026 to Mar 31 2027; internal secondments may be considered.

The role requires involvement in a multi-disciplinary team, delivering evidence-based CAMHS interventions to diverse service-users and sharing expertise to enhance care.

Qualifications

• Degree level study or equivalent.
• Postgraduate qualification in CAMHS-related field is desirable.
• Current registration with appropriate professional body is required.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Emotional & Behavioural Team across CAMHS.
• Provide individual and group-based interventions.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and services.

Skills

Well-developed clinical skills

Emergency and crisis assessments

Specialist therapeutic modalities

Time and caseload management

Verbal and written communication

Inter-agency collaboration

IT and computer skills

Education

Degree level study or equivalent

Postgraduate qualification: Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy or Clinical/Counselling Psychology or Mental Health Nursing or Creative Therapies or Family & Systemic Psychotherapy

Current professional registration

Job description

Job summary

Specialist Services Directorate
City and Hackney Specialist CAMHS
Specialist CAMHS Practitioner (Family and Systemic Psychotherapist/Psychologist/CBT Therapist) - Emotional & Behavioural Team
Band 7 (those who are due to be qualified soon can apply)
Full time (37.5 hours a week) - Fixed Term for six months from October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Full time (37.5 hours a week) - Bank, for six months from October 2026 to 31 March 2027
For internal candidates, secondment will be considered.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and creative Specialist CAMHS Practitioner with a relevant qualification (Nurse, Family Therapist, Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, CBT Therapist, Psychotherapist) with therapeutic training and experience. We welcome applicants who enjoy working effectively as part of a team, have competencies in working with families from diverse cultures and ethnicities, and have a commitment to delivering high quality, evidence based practice.

Main duties of the job

The E&B team works with young people across the age range with a wide range of presentations from moderate to severe mental illness, including those who have experienced trauma and abuse and those presenting with suicidality and self-harm. The E&B teams are composed of a mix of disciplines including Clinical Psychology, Systemic Family Therapy, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Health Nursing, Creative Therapy and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. There is a broad range of therapy groups offered and the post holder would be supported and encouraged to develop skills in group work, alongside individual clinical work.

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 organisations.

Job responsibilities

City and Hackney specialist CAMHS is a large and vibrant specialist child and adolescent mental health service with a reputation for innovation and flexibility in meeting the complex mental health support needs of City and Hackney's children, young people and families. It provides an extensive and growing range of services including multi-disciplinary specialist teams such as the Emotional & Behavioural Team, Adolescent Mental Health Team, Paediatric Liaison Team, Neurodevelopmental Team, Behaviour Support and Outreach Team and embedded clinicians in local schools. There is a broad spectrum of disciplines and a long tradition of effective multidisciplinary and interagency working.

Person Specification

Education / Qualification / Training

Essential

• Degree level study or equivalent / Further post degree qualification including - Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, Creative Therapies, Family & Systemic Psychotherapy,
• Current Registration with appropriate professional body

Desirable

• Qualifications/ training in specialist skills e.g. systemic therapies, neuropsychology, MBT training, ADOS training, trauma therapies

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience of working in CAMHS
• Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS presentations
• Experience of care planning
• Experience of working in a culturally diverse Inner city area
• Experience of working in a multi- disciplinary way Experience in crisis work

Desirable

• Experience of working with Young People known to Children and Social Care, or having worked in Youth Centres.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
• Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
• Specialist clinical skills within specific therapeutic modalities
• Able to manage own time and caseload
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills Evidence of ability to support others
• Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
• Good knowledge of theories on intersectionality
• Self-reflexivity: ability to reflect how identities and cultures impact work and working relationships and young people's engagement.
• Able to manage inter agency working
• Good IT & computer skills

Desirable

• Teaching skills, both in clinical setting and education centres
• Evidence of ability to lead and influence others

Other

Essential

• A high degree of self-awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback
• Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS
• Specific knowledge of pertinent issues for CAMHS
• In depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
• Knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and associated legislation
• Knowledge of specific inner city issues which impact of care delivery
• Knowledge of the Children's Act and other appropriate legislation
• Knowledge of standard setting and audit implementation
• An awareness of different research methods A working knowledge of Child Protection Guidelines

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.

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 the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).