Specialist Camhs Practitioner E&B

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.

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.

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.

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.

• 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

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

• 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

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

• Evidence of well-developed clinical skills and knowledge in CAMHS
• Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
• Specialist clinical skills…