Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the post, please find attached job description. If you have any questions relating to the post, please contact temporary staffing recruitment team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Health Visiting

Experience

Essential

• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health/social care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Various/Trust Wide

London

London

IG11 7LZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

NELFT is the largest providers of Mental Health Support Teams in England. Our services cover 144 schools. Children experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties aged 5 to 18 years old. The teams also have a strong focus on whole school approaches to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people.

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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes, Essex.

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).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Working for Us 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 and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see attached job description

Experience

Essential

• Please see attached job description

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Skyline Plaza

Southend on Sea

Essex

SS2 6BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

- Provide senior strategic and operational leadership across Brookside Adolescent Inpatient Unit, the Young People’s Home Treatment Team (YPHTT) and CAMHS Psychiatric Liaison and Assessment Service, ensuring the three services operate effectively as an integrated acute and crisis pathway. - Lead and oversee patient flow across the pathway, including admission, discharge, bed management, alternatives to admission and early supported discharge, working closely with NCEL Patient Flow, Community CAMHS and partner organisations. - Establish and maintain effective interfaces, escalation arrangements and transfer-of-care processes between Psychiatric Liaison, YPHTT, Brookside, Community CAMHS and the NCEL Provider Collaborative. - Hold senior operational accountability for service quality, patient safety, clinical and operational performance, demand and capacity, workforce, finance and regulatory compliance. - Work in partnership with medical, nursing, psychological, social work and allied health professional leads to ensure effective multidisciplinary clinical governance, quality assurance and safe service delivery across the pathway. - Lead the performance management of the services, using activity, quality, demand, capacity, workforce, financial and patient-experience information to identify pressures, address variation and drive continuous improvement. - Provide leadership for service transformation and development, implementing evidence-based improvements and ensuring services respond effectively to national policy, local population needs and commissioned service requirements. - Ensure effective workforce planning and management, including appropriate staffing levels and skill mix, recruitment, supervision, appraisal, staff development, mandatory training and performance management. - Manage delegated budgets and resources, ensuring services operate within agreed financial plans and contribute to efficiency and Cost Improvement Programme requirements while maintaining quality and safety. - Ensure robust risk management, safeguarding, incident management and escalation arrangements, with significant operational and clinical risks identified, managed and escalated appropriately. - Develop and maintain strong relationships with children, young people and families, Community CAMHS, acute hospitals, local authorities, commissioners, the ICB, NCEL Provider Collaborative and other system partners, ensuring their views inform service development. - Promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, continuous learning and improvement, supporting interoperability and joint working across the three services. - Represent the services and NELFT at relevant internal, external and system-level meetings, providing assurance on service delivery, performance, quality and improvement. - Deputise for the Assistant Director for CYP ONEL Acute Services and undertake delegated strategic, operational and corporate responsibilities as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Head of Service will provide senior operational and strategic leadership for NELFT’s integrated Children and Young People’s acute and crisis mental health pathway, comprising Brookside Adolescent Inpatient Unit, the Young People’s Home Treatment Team (YPHTT), and the CAMHS Psychiatric Liaison and Assessment Service. The post holder will ensure that the three services operate as an integrated pathway, providing timely crisis assessment, effective alternatives to admission, safe inpatient care, early supported discharge and seamless transition back to community services.

Key responsibilities will include:

- Strategic and operational leadership: Provide visible and effective senior leadership across the three services, setting clear priorities and ensuring high-quality, safe and responsive service delivery. Support the strategic direction of CYP acute and crisis services and lead the implementation of service developments, transformation programmes and new models of care in response to evidence-based practice, national policy, local population needs and commissioned requirements. - Integrated pathway and patient flow: Ensure Brookside, YPHTT and Psychiatric Liaison and Assessment operate as a coordinated pathway. Establish effective interfaces, escalation arrangements and transfer-of-care processes between the three services, Community CAMHS and NCEL Patient Flow. Provide senior oversight of admissions, discharges, bed management, pathway capacity and operational bottlenecks, ensuring barriers to timely care are identified, escalated and resolved. - Quality, safety and clinical governance: Hold senior operational accountability for service quality and patient safety, working in partnership with medical, nursing, psychology, social work and allied health professional leads to maintain effective multidisciplinary clinical governance. Ensure services meet required care-quality standards, regulatory requirements, Trust policies and commissioned service specifications, with robust arrangements for safeguarding, incident reporting, risk management, audit and learning from incidents and complaints. - Performance, demand and capacity: Establish and maintain an integrated performance framework across the three services, bringing together activity, demand, capacity, quality, workforce, finance and patient-experience information. Analyse performance and quality information, identify emerging pressures or variation and ensure timely corrective action and improvement plans are implemented. Hold operational leads to account for delivery against agreed KPIs, quality standards, workforce measures, budgets and improvement trajectories. 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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Essex.

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).

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Working for Us 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 and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact:

Name: Ashok Kakati

Job title: Assistant Director

Contact Number: 07803203629

Email: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters level qualification

Experience

Essential

• Extensive CAMHS Experience
• Management experience at 8a level
• working within CAMHS services

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Brookside - Child and adolescent inpatient unit

Goodmayes

Essex

IG3 8XQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

About North East London NHS Foundation Trust

North East London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to delivering outstanding healthcare services to diverse communities. Our values of inclusivity, respect, and innovation guide our work as we strive to make a positive impact on the lives of those we serve. We prioritise professional development, collaboration, and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported.

• Registered nurse with extensive experience in the assessment and care of individuals with limb loss or pre-amputation.
• Proven ability to lead and manage clinical teams, ensuring alignment with organisational policies and standards.
• Expertise in developing and implementing clinical pathways and innovative practices within specialist services.
• Strong knowledge of infection control, risk assessment, wound care, and safeguarding practices.
• Ability to work across diverse clinical settings and adapt to the needs of service users.

• Make a meaningful impact by leading a specialist service that transforms lives.
• Benefit from competitive pay and opportunities for professional development.
• Work in an inclusive organisation committed to equality, diversity, and career progression.

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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

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).

High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,303 to a maximum of £2,198 p.a. pro rata for part time)

Working for Us 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 and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT (delete for internal only)

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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,303 to a maximum of £2,198 p.a. pro rata for part time)

Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.

Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.

We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact:

Name: Sue Patterson

Job title: Senior Manager Regional Services

Email: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse with extensive experience in the assessment and care of individuals with limb loss or pre-amputation.

Experience

Essential

• Expertise in developing and implementing clinical pathways and innovative practices within specialist services.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Mayflower Community Hospital

Billericay

Essex

CM12 9SA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

About North East London NHS Foundation Trust

At North East London NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to delivering high-quality healthcare that makes a real difference to our community. Our values of inclusivity, innovation, and patient-centred care guide everything we do. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to achieve their potential.

• Make a meaningful impact by leading innovative services that transform the lives of individuals with limb loss.
• Enjoy a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in a flexible, part-time role within a supportive and dynamic environment.
• Be part of an organisation committed to inclusivity, professional development, and career progression.

Working for Us 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 and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT (delete for internal only)

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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,303 to a maximum of £2,198 p.a. pro rata for part time)

Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.

Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.

We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact:

Name: Sue Patterson

Job title: Senior Manager Regional Services

Email: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC Registration

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience in the specialist assessment and provision of care for individuals with limb loss, including prosthetic rehabilitation.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Mayflower Community Hospital

Billericay

Essex

CM12 9SA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work Across Systems

Develop your expertise by working closely with colleagues from health, education, social care and the local authority, gaining a unique understanding of integrated services and population health approaches. You will be a key part of the NELFT CAMHS Team in B&D, working closely with colleagues across NELFT and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD)

Develop Your Career

NELFT is committed to supporting professional growth through:

Structured supervision and mentoring.

Leadership and quality improvement opportunities.

Service development and innovation projects.

Access to training and continuing professional development.

Opportunities to progress into advanced clinical, specialist and operational leadership roles.

Experience of working within system-wide transformation programmes alongside NHS and Local Authority leaders.

Make a Lasting Impact

Be part of a team dedicated to improving:

Early intervention.

Educational inclusion.

Family experience and confidence.

Access to therapy services.

Long-term outcomes and readiness for adulthood for children and young people with SEND.

Who We Are Looking For

We welcome applications from enthusiastic and forward-thinking people, who are team workers and want to make a difference at a local level.

Who are passionate about:

Early intervention and prevention.

Inclusive practice.

Working collaboratively across organisational boundaries.

Empowering families, schools and communities.

Innovation and service transformation.

Whether you are an experienced clinician seeking a new challenge or an emerging therapist looking to develop your skills in a supportive and ambitious environment, we would love to hear from you.

About Barking & Dagenham

Barking & Dagenham is ambitious for every child and young person to achieve their full potential. The borough has a strong commitment to inclusive education and partnership working, supported by innovative neighbourhood and family hub approaches and a growing investment in SEND transformation. The Experts at Hand programme is a key part of this vision, bringing together the expertise of NELFT, the Local Authority and wider system partners to create a more joined-up and responsive service for children and families.

Be Part of Something Different

If you want to be part of an ambitious partnership that is redefining, how SEND support is delivered, improving outcomes for children and creating new opportunities for professional growth, then we invite you to join the Experts at Hand team.

Together, we can build a more inclusive future for children and young people across Barking & Dagenham.

Working for Us 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 and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

We are kind.

We are respectful.

We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people. 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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital. Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, Goodmayes) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.

Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.

We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact: Name: Ronan Fox / Chris Scalzo Job title: Head of Service Children's Integrated Care B&D / Professional Clinical Lead CAMHS B&D Contact Number: 07939 453362 (Ronan) / 0300 300 1751 (Chris) Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Successful completion of a post-graduate training in therapy practice (e.g. Systemic Family Therapist fully registered with the appropriate professional regulatory body (e.g.
• UKCP/AFT) and further qualified to masters level or equivalent (degree, diploma and supplemented by specialist training, experience, short courses)
• To be eligible for registration as a full member of the Appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC)

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working with difficult,
• challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions.
• Extensive experience of working with children and adolescents with comorbid difficulties and special needs. (i.e. combination of organic and emotional deficits, such as autistic spectrum disorders and trauma).
• Extensive experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems
• Experience of using observation & assessment skills (eg. In school and home contexts) to contribute to assessments of children.
• Experience of carrying out generic assessment with other colleagues in the multi -disciplinary team
• Experience of initiating, organising and planning inter agency meetings aimed at
• setting in place a treatment package tailored to the individual needs of a child/young person.
• Experience of specialist assessment carried out autonomously in order to determine the most appropriate treatment plan from a range of options for the child/young person.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Axe Street Child & Family Centre

Barking

Essex

IG11 7LZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work Across Systems

Develop your expertise by working closely with colleagues from health, education, social care and the local authority, gaining a unique understanding of integrated services and population health approaches. You will be a key part of the NELFT CAMHS Team in B&D, working closely with colleagues across NELFT and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD)

Develop Your Career

NELFT is committed to supporting professional growth through:

Structured supervision and mentoring.

Leadership and quality improvement opportunities.

Service development and innovation projects.

Access to training and continuing professional development.

Opportunities to progress into advanced clinical, specialist and operational leadership roles.

Experience of working within system-wide transformation programmes alongside NHS and Local Authority leaders.

Make a Lasting Impact

Be part of a team dedicated to improving:

Early intervention.

Educational inclusion.

Family experience and confidence.

Access to therapy services.

Long-term outcomes and readiness for adulthood for children and young people with SEND.

Who We Are Looking For

We welcome applications from enthusiastic and forward-thinking people, who are team workers and want to make a difference at a local level.

Who are passionate about:

Early intervention and prevention.

Inclusive practice.

Working collaboratively across organisational boundaries.

Empowering families, schools and communities.

Innovation and service transformation.

Whether you are an experienced clinician seeking a new challenge or an emerging therapist looking to develop your skills in a supportive and ambitious environment, we would love to hear from you.

About Barking & Dagenham

Barking & Dagenham is ambitious for every child and young person to achieve their full potential. The borough has a strong commitment to inclusive education and partnership working, supported by innovative neighbourhood and family hub approaches and a growing investment in SEND transformation. The Experts at Hand programme is a key part of this vision, bringing together the expertise of NELFT, the Local Authority and wider system partners to create a more joined-up and responsive service for children and families.

Be Part of Something Different

If you want to be part of an ambitious partnership that is redefining, how SEND support is delivered, improving outcomes for children and creating new opportunities for professional growth, then we invite you to join the Experts at Hand team.

Together, we can build a more inclusive future for children and young people across Barking & Dagenham.

Working for Us 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 and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

We are kind.

We are respectful.

We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people. 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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital. Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications. Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience. We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact:

Name: Ronan Fox / Chris Scalzo Job title: Head of Service Children's Integrated Care B&D / Professional Clinical Lead Contact Number: Ronan - 07939 453362 - Chris - 0300 300 1751 Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Successful completion of a post-graduate training in psychological practice (e.g. clinical/counselling psychologist fully registered with the appropriate
• professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC) and further qualified to masters
• level or equivalent (degree, diploma and supplemented by specialist training, experience, short courses)
• To be eligible for registration as a full member of the Appropriate
• professional body (e.g. HCPC)

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working with difficult, challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions.
• Extensive experience of working with children and adolescents with co
• morbid difficulties and special needs. (i.e. combination of organic and emotional deficits, such as autistic spectrum disorders and trauma).
• Extensive experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems
• Experience of using observation & assessment skills (eg. In school and home contexts) to contribute to assessments of children.
• Experience of carrying out generic assessment with other colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of initiating, organising and planning inter agency meetings aimed at setting in place a treatment package tailored to the individual needs of a child/young person.
• Experience of specialist assessment carried out autonomously in order to determine the most appropriate treatment plan from a range of options for the child/young person.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Axe Street Child & Family Centre

Barking

Essex

IG11 7LZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

To provide key contacts as per the Healthy Child programme, identifying and assessing health needs. Working within the wider multidisciplinary team to provide appropriate support for families.

To identify and assess children 0-5 with complex health needs, offering an enhanced integrated service within the multi agency team.

To identify possible safeguarding concerns and escalate for support as required, working with other agencies across the borough.

You will need to have the ability to work autonomously and as part of an integrated skill mix team. You need to have excellent communication skills and experience of working in partnership across organisational boundaries. You need to be willing to facilitate and support change in service delivery..

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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

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).

High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,303 to a maximum of £2,198 p.a. pro rata for part time)

Working for Us Joining Healthy Family 0-19 Service NELFT 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 and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see attached Job description

Experience

Essential

• Please see attached Job description

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Grays Health Centre

Grays

Essex

RM17 5BY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day-to-day allocation of work. • To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff. • To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them. • To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes. • To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.

Clinical Skills: • To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols. • The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice on the General Medical Council (GMC). • Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes. • To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients. • To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This includes chronic, acute, and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes. • To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies. • To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life. • To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review.

Training & Supervision: • To act as clinical supervisor to junior colleagues (FY/CT/GPVTS/ST), providing effective education, facilitating their development, and promoting high standards of medical care. • Ensure junior colleagues are actively supported to enable them to achieve their learning needs. • To ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning in self and others. • To undertake, and assist, in the planning of own mandatory training and workshops. • To undertake a regular appraisal, developing a personal development plan that includes clinical competencies reflecting the health needs of the local population and relates to Trust strategy. • To support new staff and their integration within the team. • To support training as part of the role including changes to professional development and implementation of new policies and guidelines.

Who to contact for informal inquiries:

Medical Director: Dr Sarah Dracass, email [email protected]

Associate Medical Director: Dr Viviana Porcari,, email [email protected]

Medical Staffing: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register for Psychiatry or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it.

Desirable

• Endorsement in Liaison Psychiatry
• Postgraduate qualification

Experience

Essential

• Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in adults
• Application Form
• Interview
• Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds.
• Working with interpreters and translators.

Desirable

• An awareness of NHS strategic and clinical governance priorities.
• Understanding of change management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Stapleford House

Chelmsford

Essex

CM2 0QX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day-to-day allocation of work.
• To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff.
• To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
• To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
• To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.

Clinical Skills:

• To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.
• The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice on the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes.
• To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients.
• To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This includes chronic, acute, and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes.
• To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
• To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.
• To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review.

Training & Supervision:

• To act as clinical supervisor to junior colleagues (FY/CT/GPVTS/ST), providing effective education, facilitating their development, and promoting high standards of medical care.
• Ensure junior colleagues are actively supported to enable them to achieve their learning needs.
• To ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning in self and others.
• To undertake, and assist, in the planning of own mandatory training and workshops.
• To undertake a regular appraisal, developing a personal development plan that includes clinical competencies reflecting the health needs of the local population and relates to Trust strategy.
• To support new staff and their integration within the team.

• To support training as part of the role including changes to professional development and implementation of new policies and guidelines.

Education:

• To provide in-service training to junior doctor, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• To contribute to the teaching of Medical Students and Trainee Doctors.
• To engage in the weekly Academic Teaching Programme

Who to contact for informal inquiries:

Medical Director: Dr Sarah Dracass [email protected]

Associate Medical Director: Dr Viviana Porcari [email protected]

Medical Staffing: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register for Psychiatry or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it.

Desirable

• Endorsement in Liaison Psychiatry
• Application Form
• Postgraduate qualification

Experience

Essential

• Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in adults
• Application Form
• Interview
• Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds.
• Working with interpreters and translators.

Desirable

• An awareness of NHS strategic and clinical governance priorities.
• Understanding of change management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Stapleford House

Chelmsford

Essex

CM2 0QX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others workload in the day-to-day allocation of work.
• To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff.
• To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
• To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes.
• To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register.

Clinical Skills:

• To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.
• The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice on the General Medical Council (GMC).
• Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes.
• To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients.
• To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This includes chronic, acute, and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes.
• To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
• To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.
• To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review.

• Training & Supervision:

• To act as clinical supervisor to junior colleagues (FY/CT/GPVTS/ST), providing effective education, facilitating their development, and promoting high standards of medical care.
• Ensure junior colleagues are actively supported to enable them to achieve their learning needs.
• To ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning in self and others.
• To undertake, and assist, in the planning of own mandatory training and workshops.
• To undertake a regular appraisal, developing a personal development plan that includes clinical competencies reflecting the health needs of the local population and relates to Trust strategy.
• To support new staff and their integration within the team.
• To support training as part of the role including changes to professional development and implementation of new policies and guidelines.

Who to contact for informal inquiries:

Medical Director: Dr Sarah Dracass [email protected] Associate Medical Director: Dr Viviana Porcari [email protected] Medical Staffing: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register for Psychiatry or within 6 months of obtaining CCT
• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it.

Desirable

• Endorsement in Liaison Psychiatry
• Application Form
• Postgraduate qualification

Experience

Essential

• Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in adults
• Application Form
• Interview
• Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds.
• Working with interpreters and translators.

Desirable

• An awareness of NHS strategic and clinical governance priorities.
• Understanding of change management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Brentwood Community Hospital

Brentwood

Essex

CM15 8DR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes, Essex.

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).

Working for Us 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 and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

We are seeking to recruit Supervisors to specifically support the supervision of the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) within the MHSTs. These post holders must have a good understanding of CBT and have clinically practiced using this model. We want our post holder to be able to lead by example in clinical practice and be able to support junior staff to develop their skills and knowledge of the evidence bases for our low intensity interventions.

The successful applicant will be enrolled on the CYP's Mental Health and Wellbeing Services supervisor course. This training is funded as part of the MHST program and a fundamental requirement for the post.

The Senior Clinician will be a graduate qualified health care professional, and ideally have formal CBT training for example:

· Qualified CBT Therapist

· Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)

· Children and Young People-IAPT (CYP-IAPT)

Or will have substantial Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) clinical experience which includes CPD in delivering evidence-based psychological interventions.

Applicants need to be fully registered/accredited with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC, BABCP).

This Senior Clinician and Supervisor role will work closely with the MHST Locality Clinical Leads, the MHST Operational Manager, and other clinical colleagues/partner agencies.

The role is predominantly supervisory. However, the post holder will deliver clinical interventions, both targeted and under the Whole School Approach, to maintain professional registrations and continue to develop. The post holder will need to remain current in evidence-based interventions and have a good working knowledge of CBT. Supervisors are also key to service development in progressing and adapting interventions to ensure we are an inclusive service and contributing to research and development of the MHST's nationally.

Please see person specification and job description for full details and responsibilities required for this role.

This role appeals to clinicians who want to lead and influence practice while staying clinically grounded. It offers the opportunity to use CBT expertise to supervise and develop EMHPs, shape highquality, evidencebased interventions, and support children and young people at scale through the wholeschool approach. Candidates may also value the balance between supervision and clinical work, strong collaboration across MHST leadership, and the chance to contribute to service development, inclusion, and national MHST research and innovation—all while maintaining professional registration and growth.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• The successful applicant will be enrolled on the CYP's Mental Health and Wellbeing Services supervisor course. This training is funded as part of the MHST program and a fundamental requirement for the post.

Experience

Essential

• The successful applicant will be enrolled on the CYP's Mental Health and Wellbeing Services supervisor course. This training is funded as part of the MHST program and a fundamental requirement for the post.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Skyline Plaza

Southend on Sea

Essex

SS2 6BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Trainee EMHP, you will work alongside experienced mental health professionals to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Through evidence-based interventions and close collaboration with schools, families and young people, you will help build resilience, improve emotional wellbeing and ensure support is available when it is needed most.

This is a full-time, year-long employment and training programme, leading to qualification as an Education Mental Health Practitioner.

You will undertake a fully funded Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma with:

• University of East Anglia (UEA)

The programme combines academic learning with supervised clinical practice, enabling you to develop both professionally and academically while making a real difference from day one.

University of East Anglia offers both a PGDip and a PGCert.

Postgraduate Route

Applicants for the Postgraduate Diploma must provide evidence of academic attainment at degree level or above.

Graduate route

We welcome graduate entry applicants. Applicants for the Graduate Diploma will need to demonstrate their ability to work at degree level and should provide evidence in their application of their previous academic attainment; this should include good basic numeracy and literacy qualifications at a minimum of level 2. Successful applicants to the graduate route will be offered access to additional support throughout their training to ensure that they are able to meet the academic requirements of the course.

PGDip Educational Mental Health Practitioner 2026/27 | UEA

What We're Looking For

We are seeking enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated individuals who:

Have the ability to study successfully at postgraduate level

Are passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people

Have an understanding of mental health and emotional wellbeing

Can build positive and supportive relationships with young people, families and professionals

Ideally have experience working with children and young people

Experience within education settings is welcomed but not essential.

You'll be joining a well-established and highly experienced Mental Health Support Team, where learning, development and wellbeing are at the heart of what we do.

We offer:

• Comprehensive clinical and educational supervision
• Dedicated mentorship throughout your training
• Strong peer support from fellow trainees and practitioners
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development
• The chance to make a meaningful impact in local communities every day

Location

This role is based in North East Essex during your training year, supporting children and young people across:

Colchester

Tendring

Ready to Make a Difference?

This is more than a training programme. It's an opportunity to launch a fulfilling career while helping children and young people access the support they need to thrive.

Join us and become part of a passionate team committed to transforming mental health support in schools and shaping brighter futures for young people across Essex.

• Training and Development:

• Attend and complete all academic components of the Postgraduate Diploma.

• Engage in university-based teaching, self-directed study, and supervised practice placements.

• Apply course content to clinical work and demonstrate progression through assessments and supervision.

• Participate in reflective practice and personal development to enhance clinical competence.

Teamwork and Leadership:

• Participate in service development, audits, and quality improvement projects.

• Share knowledge through supervision, peer learning, and training activities.

• Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Successful candidates will be offered a full-time educational programme specifically for the role. The course fees are fully funded (with employees signing a training contract), and the salary support for the job post will be funded at NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) at beginning Band 4. You will gain credits towards completing with a postgraduate degree diploma level qualification, plus guaranteed employment on successful completion of training, with a starting salary projected to be based on the NHS AfC Band 5 scale. For the training year, successful candidates will be employed by NELFT based in educational settings in across Essex. Due to the vast area covered by North East Essex, including rural and urban school sites, an ability to travel independently to school settings and university is essential.

Please note: The EMHP posts are training positions subject to 18 months fixed term contracts, successful candidates will be expected to travel to the University of East Anglia in the first year to complete their training.

*Please note the training will be provided by University of East Anglia (UEA). 100% attendance is required to complete the course, please only proceed to application if you are able to meet this requirement.

Face to face interviews will be completed by NELFT. Please do not apply if you cannot attend face to face on one of the following dates:

26th October

27th October

28th October

Working for Us

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 and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see attached Job description

Desirable

• Please see attached Job description

Experience

Essential

• Please see attached Job description

Desirable

• Please see attached Job description

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

The Crescent

Colchester

Essex

CO4 9YQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working for Us 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 and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT (delete for internal only)

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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Select One:

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,303 to a maximum of £2,198 p.a. pro rata for part time)

Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.

Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.

We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact:

Name: Claire Parker

Job title: MSK Pathway Lead

Contact Number: 0300 300 1559

Email: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see attached Job description

Experience

Essential

• Please see attached Job description

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Brentwood Community Hospital

Brentwood

Essex

CM15 8DR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

About North East London NHS Foundation Trust

At North East London NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to providing high-quality, inclusive care that makes a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals and communities. Our values centre on collaboration, innovation, and respect, fostering a culture where everyone feels supported and empowered to grow. We are dedicated to creating an environment that champions diversity and equality, ensuring that every team member can thrive.

• Make a tangible impact by empowering clients to live more independently through innovative assistive technologies.
• Benefit from structured career development opportunities and a supportive team environment.
• Join an organisation that values inclusion, diversity, and professional growth, ensuring you can thrive both personally and professionally.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,346 to a maximum of £2,270 p.a. pro rata for part time)

Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact:

Name: Sue Patterson

Job title: Senior Manager Havering Regional Services

Contact Number: 07946 343835

Email: [email protected]

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy and registration with the Health Care Professionals Council.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of two years post-graduate experience, including working with clients with neurological conditions and within an Electronic Assistive Technology Team.
• Please refer to the JD attached.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Mayflower Community Hospital

Billericay

Essex

CM12 9SA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to children and young people with mental health needs, across Redbridge.

Main responsibilities: To be responsible for organising and prioritising own and others’ workload in the day-to-day allocation of work. To deputise when required in the team manager’s absence and delegate appropriately to other medical staff. To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them. To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes. To ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risk and ensuring residual risks are added to the Trust’s risk register. Clinical Skills: To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for their own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols. The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice from the General Medical Council (GMC). Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes. To be responsible, and accountable, for service delivery to clients/patients. To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes. To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies. To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life. To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MRCPsych or equivalent. Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it.
• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it.
• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification

Experience

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidence-based treatment interventions.
• An understanding of system leadership and evidence of how this has been put into practice.
• An awareness of NHS strategic and clinical governance priorities.

Desirable

• Clear thoughts on how to involve service users and carers in service development and quality improvement

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

The Grove

Chadwell Heath

Essex

RM6 4XH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes hospital.

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).

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, Goodmayes) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Working for Us 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 and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant required Qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Please refer to the Job description attached.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Harold Wood Clinic

Romford

Greater London

RM3 0QA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Brookside Services include the Brookside Unit (general acute mixed ward, 15 beds) and the Young People’s Home treatment Team (up to 25 patients supported in the community). The services provide assessment and treatment of all mental disorders associated with the child and adolescent population between the ages of 12 to 18 years. You will join another full-time consultant and share responsibility for the service. The inpatient ward and the YPHTT have separate managers and supported by a modern matron. Both pathways benefit from occupational therapy, psychology, and safeguarding input onto the ward. Supervision arrangements for the resident and SAS doctor will be the responsibility of the consultants in the team.

General Duties

To organise and prioritise your own and others workload in the day-to-day allocation of work.

To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and

adhere to them.

To ensure effective risk management at clinical and team level.

Clinical skills

To assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This includes chronic, acute, and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes.

To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.

To provide patients and relatives with information and education thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.

To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCT in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification

Experience

Essential

• Extensive knowledge and experience working with children and young people, and the biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidence-based treatment interventions in this age group.
• An understanding of system leadership and evidence of how this has been put into practice.
• An awareness of NHS strategic and clinical governance priorities.

Desirable

• Clear thoughts on how to involve service users and carers in service development and quality improvement

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Goodmayes Hospital

Ilford

Essex

IG3 8XJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)