Senior CAMHS Practitioner | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 06 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 22 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Dunstable, LU6 3SD |
| Cwmni: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7705103/363-SSLB7705103 |
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We are looking for a creative, forward thinking and motivated Mental Health Practitioner to join our friendly and professional multi-disciplinary Emotional & Behavioural (core) CAMHS Team. The team is based in Dunstable, within the South Bedfordshire Specialist CAMHS Service. Our work is underpinned by strong values to treat each other, service users and agency partners with respect and care. We would be happy to consider requests for flexible working.
The post-holder will be offering assessment and therapeutic treatment to young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties and their families/carers. You will involve parent/carers, schools and other agencies as required. You will require a high degree of professional autonomy, organization, and self management, with the ability to work well in a team. You will be supported by regular specialist clinical and management supervision sessions, access to a variety of internal CPD sessions, and annual performance appraisals. You will also participate in weekly clinical discussions with the team. There are opportunities to take part in discipline-specific meetings within Bedfordshire CAMHS and ELFT.
We work alongside other CAMHS teams that offer more specialist support, for example for clients in crisis, or those with eating disorders or learning disabilities. We also work closely with our growing local community teams that have staff working in schools, GP practices and Early Help teams. The team is made up of: Administrative staff, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, a Senior Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, CBT Psychotherapists, an Arts Psychotherapist, Systemic Therapists, a Counsellor and Mental Health Nurse. We are also passionate about supporting trainees from all disciplines.
The team leader is committed to staff development and there are regular opportunities for staff to apply for appropriate training courses and to get involved with Quality Improvement projects. We enjoy working with our excellent service user participation team, for example involving service users in recruitment and service development. There are frequent new developments in the service, offering staff the chance to work at a higher banding during the time of the project. As part of the East London Foundation Trust (ELFT), there are a significant number of positions in the trust for clinicians up to band 8D, opening up paths for promotion for ambitious members of staff. ELFT also prioritizes staff wellbeing and we haveintroduced a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this.
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.
This post is basedclose to the M1 and easily reached by car from North London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. The clinic has the added benefit of free parking and all clinicians are supported by very dedicated and efficient administrative staff. Most of the work will be based in the clinic when not remote working (currently up to 25% of hours can be worked from home). Access to a car would be very helpful given the location. The Trust has an arrangement for 50% discount on season ticket fares with Thameslink, the rail provider, for its staff. A generous relocation package is available if you need to move to access this job.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Dr Louise Scrivener, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Team Lead, Dunstable CAMHS, tel 01582 707635 or emaillouise.scrivener1@nhs.net
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Mar 2026