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26.04.2025
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Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video.
Job overview
Come and work for NELFT’s Children & Young People’s Mental Health Service (CYPMHS), and be part of one of the UK’s most innovative healthcare Trusts.
An exciting opportunity for a developmental post from Band 7 to Band 8 pending accreditation, has arisen for a clinical psychologist, family therapist or Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team based in Thanet CYPMHS. Driven by the principles underpinning the national CYP-IAPT programme (Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies), the service provides the latest evidence-based NICE compliant psychological interventions to children, young people, and their families experiencing emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.
You will be a highly motivated and innovative individual with extensive clinical experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.
Main duties of the job
You will:
* Routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence-based clinical interventions in line with the CY-IAPT programme within CYPMHS.
* Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people, and families in the community through clinical interventions in the care pathway.
* Undertake initial school-based and community-based assessments and deliver a range of early interventions to children and young people with emotional and psychological difficulties where appropriate.
* Assess and develop plans of care to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions.
* Provide clinical leadership and specialist treatment and assessment within your professional sphere of expertise in the service and will be responsible for the extensive clinical supervision of junior clinicians throughout the CYPMHS team.
Working for our organisation
NELFT places great importance on properly welcoming and inducting new starters 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, including mandatory training, systems training, and equipment allocation. As part of this process, new starters will also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend drop-in sessions focused on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from this unless they are currently partway through a probation or are a bank staff member.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
NELFT is an experienced provider of mental health services for children and young people, already delivering these services in Essex, Medway, and four London boroughs. It is also one of England’s largest NHS Foundation Trusts.
Our priority is providing the highest standard of care to all our service users.
NELFT’s CYPMHS is for anyone aged 0-18 living in Kent and is free at the point of entry. The service also caters to young people with special educational needs (SEN) up to age 25. The CAMHS Tier II and Tier III services have been replaced with an integrated CYPMHS.
Any young person experiencing emotional wellbeing or mental health problems, or their parent, guardian, or professional, may access our service.
Structure of Children & Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS):
- Children’s Single Point of Access (SPA)
- Neurodevelopmental & Learning Disabilities Service
- Eight Locality Teams
- Dedicated crisis team and inpatient service based in Staplehurst
Locations include Medway, Dartford, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, South Kent (Folkestone & Dover), Canterbury, Swale, and Ashford.
Referral types include mood and anxiety disorders, behavioral and conduct disorders, emerging personality and attachment disorders, psychotic disorders, self-harm, substance misuse, ASD with co-occurring needs, ADHD with co-occurring needs, and prolonged bereavement.
Referrals are assessed using a care pathways approach based on NICE guidelines, aiming to respond early and prevent escalation to more intensive interventions. The service emphasizes a modern, accessible, and integrated approach, including digital channels and self-help tools.
Each locality team has care pathways, led by clinical leads responsible for assessment, treatment, and outcome measurement, ensuring high-quality, timely, and evidence-based services.
If you are an overseas qualified nurse interested in becoming a UK registered nurse, support is available through NEU Professionals and Capital Nurse London group.
While NELFT is a sponsor organization, sponsorship availability will be clarified during application filtering.
Use of AI: Applications should be written by the applicant. Use of AI tools may lead to application rejection, though support for disabilities is permitted.
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
* Post-graduate training in psychological practice (psychologist, family therapist, child and adolescent psychotherapist)
Job role
* Full-time only
* Ability to lead MDT and senior meetings
Qualification and experience
* Eligibility for registration with HCPC, BABCP, UKCP, AFT, or ACP
Experience
* Extensive experience working with challenging children/young people requiring complex interventions
Experience working therapeutically with families
* Experience working with children and young people with complex mental health issues
We value authenticity and support holistic wellbeing. Our benefits include:
* Recognition as a Top 10 Family Friendly Employer
* Support for work-life balance with flexible working options
* Health and wellbeing programs, employee assistance, and support networks
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