Psychological Clinical Lead
| Posting date: | 28 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £79,504.00 to £91,609.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £79504.00 - £91609.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2026 |
| Location: | Walthamstow, E17 3LA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9395-26-0253 |
Summary
Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time 8c Psychological Professional. This post is suitable for an experienced psychological professional to join the Waltham Forest CAMHS leadership team. The NELFT values lie at the core of our work, alongside the wellbeing of staff, good working relationships and a focus on children and young people and their families/carers being at the heart of our care. This role is required to develop, refine, and implement our clinical strategic vision for the services, which includes promoting best clinical practice, and working towards clear objectives for the service. We are committed to co-production with our children and young people and their families. You will provide clinical leadership sharing a portfolio with other senior clinicians and working closely with the Assistant Director of Children’s services, Deputy Director of Psychological Professions and Head of CAMHS . Also working alongside peers within NELFT to ensure parity of provision for Children and Young People in our services You will require a post-graduate psychological practitioner qualification (e.g. Clinical / Counselling Psychologist, Family Therapist, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist). You will require strategic understanding and excellent communication skills to develop effective relationships with key partners, including the ICB, local authority, GPs, voluntary sector organisations, and other statutory agencies. You will have extensive clinical and operational leadership experience to support the teams, acting as an effective team member whilst working on your own initiative. You will be responsible for the overall clinical supervision structure of qualified staff. You will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social care professionals and agencies. Main Duties of the Job: Provide clinical leadership to Children’s Mental Health Services, working closely with the Assistant Director/Head of Service Oversee clinical pathways and clinician activity to ensure patient flow through the service pathways To provide clinical quality control and to ensure adherence and competence to evidence based models in clinical staff To ensure that the skills mix is correct and is used effectively to produce a high-quality service, and contribute to the development of workforce planning. 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, 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.