Gateway Worker/CAMHS Practitioner | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 25 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,419 - £55,046 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 August 2025 |
| Location: | London, E1 5NF |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7351068/363-SS7351068 |
Summary
The post holder will assist our service users in moving smoothly through the referral, treatment and discharge processes within the Tower Hamlets CAMHS service and to and from other services in their designated Borough. They will play a pivotal role in ensuring that families experience ease of entrytoandaseamlesstransitionbetweenservices,andthattheyfeelsupportedtoaccess the right service at the right time even when their needs are complex and may involve input from multiple teams.
This involves ensuring that service users in any stage of the care pathway are suitably risk assessed and, when not suitable, are referred to appropriate agencies that the post holder will liaise with, for example voluntary and education-based services. The post holder will also act as the main point of contact (in addition to the Clinician On Duty) for day-to-day risk issues by conducting triage assessments, risk calls,andliaisondiscussionswithcrisisservicesasappropriate.Theywillalsosupportotherclinicians in signposting and making onward referrals to other services. Playing a key role in enhancing inter-agency relationship and interface, the post holder will be supported, where appropriate, to attend team meetings and deliver collaborative projects/ interventions in identified settings as guided by the service’s needs.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our valuesare:We Care, We Respect,Weare Inclusive – so we are looking for people who liveand breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
The service offers hybrid working and therefore, there will be flexibility to do some remote working. This is subject to change in line with service needs.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Dr Lisa J. Walker, Triage Clinical Team Lead on lisajayne.walker@nhs.net / 0207 426 2375.
This advert closes on Sunday 17 Aug 2025