Clinical Lead

Job summary
An exciting opportunity to work within an innovative and friendly SET CAMHS Eating Disorder Service

The post holder will work with the Band 8b Principal Clinical lead to help support the delivery of psychological support and share clinical oversight across the service. They will be responsible for assessment, treatment and outcome measurement and provide Line and Clinical Supervision to staff as well as development. The post holder would require a Professional registration (HCPC/UKCP/BABCP/AFT) and/or accreditation.

This post would suit clinicians with experience working with young people who present with mental health disorders, adapting support for young people with neurodevelopment issues and working with the wider systems including education, social care, Acute Hospital, Psychiatric Hospitals and family/carers.

We are looking for an compassionate, skilled and experience Psychologist or Cognitive Behaviour Therapist to join our multi disciplinary team and support the development and implementation of a range of NICE concordant interventions for the SET CAMHS Eating Disorder Core Pathway and Day Service.

Main duties of the job

• To provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and specialist psychological service for children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parents and families.
• To contribute to Multi-Disciplinary assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parents and families.
• To undertake a range of highly specialist clinical work, urgent assessment work, parenting support and specialist cases.
• To provide extensive expert supervision and consultation on SET CAMHS cases to other multi-disciplinary staff within SET CAMHS, including junior medical staff.
• To contribute to audit and research.
• To actively engage in treatment and outcome monitoring, including the use of normed measures associated with CYP-IAPT
• To work in clinical practice, making use of supervision, within the overall framework SET CAMHS and the Trusts policies and procedures

We are a friendly and innovative team covering the Essex, South End and Thurrock

You would have experience of supervising and managing others. You would also have a keen interest in developing innovative strategies to support young people and their families.

About us
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex.

We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Details
Date posted: 17 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8c
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: NDD-001346
Job locations: Widford Hall, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8TD

Job responsibilities
Our Values 2025 - 2030 Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT
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 Hospital.

Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

Contact
Jubeida Adams, Team Manager, View phone number on meeveem.com, View email address on meeveem.com

Person Specification
Qualifications - Essential

• Please see attached job description

Experience - Essential

• Please see attached job description

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.

Employer details
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address: Widford Hall, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8TD
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