NCEL CAMHS Clinical Bed Manager

Job summary
The North Central and East London Collaborative (NCEL PC) is formed of four mental health Trusts; East London Foundation Trust (lead provider), North London NHS Foundation Trust, Whittington Health NHS Trust and North East London Foundation Trust. NCEL has a delegated budget from NHSE through which it funds all CAMHS inpatient and alternative to admission provisions for the population of North Central and East London. The post holder will be the NCEL Clinical Bed Manager for the Single Point of Access (SPoA) service which is responsible for processing CAMHS inpatient/alternative to admission requests overseeing the clinical quality and clinical performance of all NCEL providers and for all patients who originate from North Central East London regardless of which provider the placement is with.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be responsible for the reviewing and processing of day to day co-ordination of requests for CAMHS inpatient and alternative to admission requests.
• Provide clinical advice to all referrers from across the NCEL collaborative regarding appropriate clinical pathway for inpatient/alternative to admission requests.
• To receive referrals from clinicians requesting inpatient/alternative to admission interventions, to negotiate appropriate placement taking into account service user presentation, organisational policy and organisation resources.
• To liaise with services across the collaborative to facilitate organisation of NCEL resources to ensure the availability of beds for admissions. This will include supporting discussions and decisions regarding transfers between wards and to community services to facilitate new admissions as required.
• To work proactively with NCEL services, social care services and other providers to support discharge, transition and contingency plans to ensure capacity across services in scope.

About us
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.

Job responsibilities
For full details of the job being advertised, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse or Allied Health professional
• Current professional registration

Desirable

• Evidence of post qualification study and personal development

Knowledge and Experience
Essential

• Significant experience of working within a CAMHS inpatient setting
• Evidence of crisis and risk management
• Experience of MDT working within clinical services.

Desirable

• Experience of a variety of clinical areas (e.g. HTT, Paediatric liasion)
• Experience of Positive Risk Taking

Skills and Competencies
Essential

• Excellent communication skills and liaison skills.
• Organisational and time management skills.
• negotiation and resolution skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Details
Date posted: 27 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £56,276 to £63,176 a year (per annum inc HCA)
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 363-CP8155834
Job locations: Health E1 Medical Centre, 9-11 Brick Lane, London, E1 6RF, United Kingdom

Employer details
Employer name: East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Health E1 Medical Centre, 9-11 Brick Lane, London, E1 6RF, United Kingdom
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
NCEL Clinical Bed Manager – Service lead
Katie Sheahan
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