Highly Specialist CAMHS Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £59,490 - £66,239 Pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, E13 8AL |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7209317/363-SS7209317 |
Summary
The Highly Specialist CAMHS NMP will join the Neurodevelopmental team in Newham CAMHS to provide assessments and interventions in the specialist area of neurodivergent children and young people’s (CYP) mental health care.
The purpose of the post is to provide a highly specialist non-medical prescribing within NDT to children and young people with mental health problems and their families. This is a part time (8 session) community-based NMP post, located within a comprehensive Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service within East London NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will:
· contribute to the positive working environment within the Neurodevelopmental Pathway multi-disciplinary team.
· require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management, and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.
· provide specialist advisory, training, consultation and liaison to support staff, teachers and nurses across the LEA, and Children and Young People’s Services.
· provide supervision and management, in agreement with the Clinical Team Lead, to junior colleagues within CAMHS, as applicable.
This postrequires a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management. The post holder will be supervised by the Clinical Team Leads. There is a strong commitment to clinical supervision and professional development within CAMHS and the wider NHS Foundation Trust including many learning and teaching opportunities.
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.
Newham CAMHS is a large and vibrant specialist child and adolescent mental health service with a reputation for innovation and flexibility in meeting the complex mental health support needs of Newham's children, young people and families. It is centrally located on one site in Plaistow, Newham, and provides an extensive and growing range of services including multi-disciplinary specialist teams such as the Emotional & Behavioural Teams, Adolescent Mental Health Team, Paediatric Liaison Team, Neurodevelopmental Team, and Mental Health in Schools Team. There is a broad spectrum of disciplines (over 50 whole time equivalent clinical staff) and a long tradition of effective multidisciplinary and interagency working. The service undertakes considerable outreach and consultation work and training.
Please watch this video to learn more about Newham CAMHS from our service users and families:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q_HEZhhybQ
The provisional date for interviews is - TBA
Please contact Dr Bethanne Willingham on 0208 430 9000 if you would like further information
This advert closes on Friday 27 Jun 2025