Specialist CAMHS Practitioner

We are looking for an experienced clinician to work in our socially and culturally diverse borough. We want the very best services for our children and young people. That is why we are looking for someone like you!

Tower Hamlets CAMHS is a busy, innovative and vibrant service with good relationship with our partner agencies in Social Care, Education and 3rd sector. Our main clinic is in Whitechapel, with a second clinic in Limehouse, both of which have excellent transport links. ELFT is rated 'outstanding' by CQC with first-class personal and professional development opportunities.

Clinicians work in a hybrid model of direct face-to-face and remote working as appropriate. We are looking for: good communicators with energy, motivation and enthusiasm; the ability to work with individuals and families with complex difficulties and to work effectively with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency contexts; flexibility of approach; commitment to evidence-based practice; and the pursuit of the highest possible quality of service.

We welcome applicant interested in full or part time hours.

The post is based in one of our multidisciplinary Emotional and Behavioural Teams. We aim to deliver timely and comprehensive assessment and treatment service, offering goal-based episodes of care to children and young people and families. Alongside individual casework there are a range of groups such as DBT, NVR parenting and Behaviour Management for parents of children with Neurodevelopmental Difficulties. There are opportunities to have consultations from colleagues to support casework (such as Trauma, Psychotherapy consultations).

We also have well established People Participation groups for parents and young people. The service embraces continual improvement and the staff and management team have a high degree of enthusiasm for quality improvement.

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.

You can see what our service users want from you at:

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

For further information and/or an informal discussion, please contact Dr Katie Salucci, E&B2 Clinical Team Lead -

• Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or equivalent), Systemic Family Therapy (or equivalent), or a qualification as a Community Mental Health Nurse (CMHN) or Psychological Therapist, with registration with the HCPC, UKCP, BACP, BABCP, NMC, or another relevant professional body
• Master's level post registration training in child & adolescent or adult mental health
• DBT training

• Significant experience of working in CAMHS/Adult Mental Health Service settings
• Experience of working with a wide range of CAMHS presentations
• Experience of facilitating group therapy in CAMHS
• Experience of care and safety/risk management planning & treatment
• Experience of working in a culturally diverse Inner-city area
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary way
• Experience in crisis work
• Experience of the assessment/ treatment and management of YP with complex mental disorders
• Experience of working with YP out of School/Education
• Experience of working collaboratively with Children Services and other agencies
• Experience of managing/ supervising and providing appropriate Teaching & Training for supervises in Mental Health services
• Experience of working collaboratively with new referrals/ front door services
• Coordination and facilitation of therapeutic group delivery
• Leading in pathways in CAMHS/AMH services
• Leading/ working collaboratively with front door services
• Senior role in established pathways in CAMHS/AMH services
• Experience of consultation/Lead role in Conduct & Emotional behavioural pathways
• NVR trained
• Systemic work with parents, families, carers
• Experiences of Home treatment Team delivery for young people
• Experiences of early intervention/ prevention work in Mental health for young people/adults
• Experience of facilitating Group work for Yong people i.e., DBT
• Experience of facilitating parent/carer group work, systemic work to the parents/carers of YP in CAMHS
• Experience of leading and support…