As Clinical Team Lead, you'll lead a small, specialist team delivering flexible, therapeutic, community-based support to young people aged 13-18 who are at risk of family or placement breakdown based within Newham Council's Edge of Care Service. This is not a traditional crisis or inpatient role, this is a unique opportunity to lead a service that offers early, intensive support in the community, tailored to the needs of young people with complex presentations. You will be based within Newham Council's Edge of Care Service and work closely with partners across health, social care, and education to deliver high-impact interventions and reduce the need for restrictive practices.
What You'll Be Doing
* Provide clinical leadership and operational oversight for the Intensive Community Support team
* Lead on complex assessments, formulations, and interventions
* Be supported by up to four staff from a range of specialisms
* Offer expert consultation, supervision, and training to professionals and care teams
* Drive service development, evaluation, and quality improvement
* Foster strong multi-agency partnerships and system-wide collaboration
* Champion inclusive, trauma-informed, and neurodiversity-aware care pathways
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.
Are you an experienced and passionate clinician ready to lead a pioneering service for young people with complex needs? Do you thrive in innovative, multi-agency environments where your leadership can drive real change?
Essential
* Professional registration (e.g. Clinical Psychologist, Systemic Psychotherapy, RMN, OT, Social Worker, Child Psychotherapist)
* Substantial experience in CAMHS or related services, including leadership roles
* Expertise in working with young people with complex needs, neurodiversity, and trauma
* Strong clinical supervision and service development skills
* Experience in safeguarding and risk management
* Knowledge of trauma-informed care models
Desirable
* Experience in service evaluation, audit, and quality improvement
* Knowledge of Positive Behavioural Support care models
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