Senior Clinical Practitioner

NHS; Barking; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000

Job description

Job summary

The post-holder will be a post-graduate qualified psychological practitioner (e.g. nurse, clinical psychologist, family therapist, child and adolescent psychotherapist) fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. NMC, HCPC, UKCP, ACP) or a graduate qualified health care professional (e.g. mental health/ Learning disability nurse, social worker, occupational therapist), fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. NMC, Social Work England). Plus an additional post-graduate qualification in either psychological therapies (e.g. CYP IAPT post graduate diploma in systemic family practice/cognitive behavioural therapy) or other post-graduate qualification relevant to CAMHS and mental health.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will provide clinical leadership and specialist treatment and assessment within their professional sphere of expertise in B&D Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS), Front Door Team. They will be responsible for assessment, treatment and systematic outcome measurement and the extensive clinical supervision of junior clinicians.

They will ensure that a high quality, timely, accessible and evidence-based service is available to all service users who need it throughout the CAMHS team. The post-holder will establish and maintain excellent working relationships with wider education, mental health, wellbeing and learning disability support services and ensure adherence to evidence-based treatments by all clinical staff across the CAMHS team.

The post-holder will be directly involved in delivering and supervising a range of therapeutic interventions, which may include parent work, group work, school observations of children, short term input and specialist behavioural and psychological treatments. They will be responsible for all specialist assessments and treatments within their professional sphere of expertise within CAMHS practice.

About us

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 focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

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).

High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

Date posted: 27 March 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £53,755 to £60,504 a year Plus HCAS per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 395-BD027-25

Job location: Child & Family Consultation Service, 79 Axe street, Barking, IG11 7LZ

Job responsibilities

1. To provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and specialist service for children and adolescents with mental health problems, their carers/parents and families.
2. To contribute to multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parents and families.
3. To undertake a range of highly specialist clinical work, urgent assessment work, parenting support and specialist cases.
4. To provide extensive expert supervision and consultation on cases to other multi-disciplinary staff within B&D CAMHS, including junior medical staff where appropriate to do so.
5. To contribute to quality improvement project, audit and research.
6. To actively engage in treatment and outcome monitoring, including the use of normed measures adapted for the client group.
7. To work in clinical practice, making use of supervision, within the overall framework B&D CAMHS and the Trust's policies and procedures.
8. The post-holder will provide clinical leadership within the sphere of their professional expertise.
9. To facilitate the development of a positive and supportive team culture by taking responsibility for dealing effectively with potential conflict.
10. To use an expert clinical understanding in assessing, jointly with colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team, children, adolescents and their families in order to formulate their strengths and difficulties and to determine the most appropriate treatment plan.
11. To be able to effectively communicate with colleagues, peers, senior managers and clinical leads within the Trust.
12. To be able to communicate complex patient related information facilitating positive outcomes and ensuring collaborative working. To present cases to network meetings with professional members of other agencies.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Post-graduate training in psychological practice (e.g. clinical/counselling psychologist, family therapist, child and adolescent psychotherapist) or graduate qualified healthcare professional (e.g. nurse, social worker, occupational therapist).

Knowledge Essential

• Good working knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel, Power point, Access Electronic diary, e-mail and office management systems.
• Excellent knowledge of emotional, developmental, mental health problems and life span issues.
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents and safeguarding procedures and policies.
• Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education structures, national policies and frameworks, evidence based practice.
• Knowledge of risk management and ability to monitor and assess risk and act accordingly to ensure safety.

Skills Essential

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively highly complex and sensitive matters to patients.
• Ability to integrate complex clinical information into a coherent formulation.
• Specialist skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information.
• Ability to tolerate anxiety without recourse to premature action whilst appreciating the role of the supervisor.
• Ability to use outcome monitoring across all clinical work.
• Ability to undertake quality improvement projects and audits.

Experience Essential

• Extensive experience of working with children and adolescents with co-morbid difficulties and special needs.
• Extensive experience of working with difficult, challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions.
• Extensive experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children.
• Experience of carrying out generic and specialist assessment with other colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of initiating, organising and planning inter-agency meetings.
• Experience of providing professional teaching and training for other professionals working with the client group within the service and within related agencies.

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 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).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address: Child & Family Consultation Service, 79 Axe street, Barking, IG11 7LZ

Employer's website: https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)