Job overview
We are thrilled to announce the recruitment of Clinical Leads for our SET CAMHS Locality Teams across West Essex. This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic and passionate psychological professional/Systemic Family Therapist to make a significant impact in the lives of young people and their families.
As a Clinical Lead, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality care within our locality teams. You will be responsible for developing and overseeing a needs-led, evidence-based clinical model. At SET CAMHS, we adopt the iTHRIVE framework, which guides care provision across our teams and services. In this role, you will oversee the quality of clinical care within your hub while maintaining direct involvement in delivering exceptional interventions to young people and their families.
Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Lead, you will:
1. Lead and drive clinical improvements within the service, ensuring the delivery of the highest standards of care.
2. Collaborate with operational managers and partner agencies to provide integrated care.
3. Support and develop the workforce through supervision, consultation, and training.
4. Contribute your expertise within multidisciplinary team (MDT) and leadership meetings.
5. Hold a small caseload of young people with more complex needs.
Skills and Experience Required
6. Extensive knowledge and experience in delivering evidence-based psychological therapies within CAMHS, such as CBT, Family Therapy, DBT, and other psychotherapeutic approaches.
7. A solid understanding of trauma-informed care and attachment-related presentations.
8. A commitment to workforce development and clinical excellence.
What We Offer
The successful candidates will join a supportive Directorate of Psychological Professions, offering a wide range of opportunities for leadership and career development. You will also receive regular clinical supervision from the Clinical and Strategic Lead to support your ongoing professional growth.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of CAMHS services in our region while working with a dedicated and talented team.
Working for our organisation
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.
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
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).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
SET CAMHS has adopted the iTHRIVE Framework, which provides a set of principles for improving mental health and wellbeing support for children, young people and families, with SET CAMHS working in partnership with HCRG Care Group to deliver service to children and young people. The THRIVE Framework is needs-led which means that mental health needs are defined by the children, young people and their families, alongside professionals, through shared decision making. i-THRIVE | Implementing the THRIVE Framework (
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification when completing your application
Person specification
qualification
Essential criteria
9. Successful completion of a post-graduate training in psychological practice ( psychologist, family therapist, child and adolescent psychotherapist)
Desirable criteria
10. To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body ( HCPC, ACP, AFT)
Experience
Essential criteria
11. Extensive experience of working with children and adolescents with co-morbid difficulties and special needs. ( combination of organic and emotional deficits, such as autistic spectrum disorders and trauma).
Desirable criteria
12. Experience of using observation (eg. In school contexts) to contribute to assessments of children.
Experience ad skills
Essential criteria
13. Experience with supervision, training and developing others
Desirable criteria
14. Experience with quality and service Improvement
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure consideration.
If you require any additional support during the application process please contact. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment journey.
Documents to download
15. 8b JD (PDF, KB)
16. Candidate Recruitment Pack (PDF, KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameJubeida AdamsJob titleSET-CAMHS Head of ServiceEmail addressTelephone number07967799994