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Job requirements
Essential
20 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management
- Skills
Skills in the assessment of mental health for children’s young people and their parents
- Skills
Competent IT skills, including the use of Microsoft Office and clinical record-keeping systems
- Skills
Ability to manage own clinical case load
- Skills
Ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues and work flexibly with others in multidisciplinary and multi-agency settings
- Qualifica
Appropriate qualification as: either a Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist (Doctoral level training and relevant UK Professional Registration (HCPC/BPS). Or as a Systemic Family Psychotherapist (MA/MSc qualification with full registration as a Systemic Psychotherapist with UKCP) Or Appropriate qualification to be an existing CAMHS clinician at band 7 for example, clinical nurse specialist or mental health social worker. This must equate to a Master’s degree in the relevant clinical area.
- Experience
A clear track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery
- Experience
Experience of working with evidence based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behavior problems.
- Experience
Formulation and treatment of children and young people with mental health difficulties.
- Experience
Some experience of providing supervision
- Experience
Experience of working with and within schools (primary and secondary).
- Experience
Knowledge and understanding of child and adolescent mental health difficulties, their assessment, and current evidence based intervention strategies.
- Experience
Skills for assessing and communicating complex client conditions and applying appropriate clinical treatments
- Experience
A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS and Social Care environment and the challenges they face
- Personal Qualities
Evidence of personal resilience and aptitude for dealing with potentially distressing and highly emotional clinical work.
- Personal Qualities
A high degree of self-awareness and the ability to reflect on issues related to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Personal Qualities
Proactive, positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Personal Qualities
Ability to work effectively within a team
- Personal Qualities
Ability to remain calm whilst under pressure
- Personal Qualities
Ability to travel
Desirable
13 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifica
Post-graduate qualification in a relevant field of mental health or social welfare and demonstrate significant practice.
- Qualifica
CYP IAPT Trainings, e.g. CBT, Systemic Family Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy [IPT], Under 5’s, Parent Training
- Qualifica
Additional training and qualification in providing supervision
- Qualifica
Additional Training in Group intervention such as Incredible Years, Solihull Approach, etc
- Qualifica
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with relevant UK Professional registration (e.g. BABCP) Plus accreditation as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the BABCP
- Experience
Some experience of undertaking delegated leadership tasks Some experience of clinical management of staff
- Experience
Some experience of involvement in project work e.g. quality improvement
- Experience
Some experience of working at all levels of the system with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience
Personal duty of care in relation to equipment or resources
- Experience
Willingness to contribute to strategic and business planning
- Personal Qualities
Evidence of an organised approach to dealing with a high volume workflow
- Personal Qualities
Committed to personal development.
- Personal Qualities
Flexible approach to working hours to meet Services needs
Job overview
The successful post holder will be joining Camden’s Mental Health Support Team (MHST). Camden was a national trailblazer site for the mental health support team (MHST) in school initiative. We are a well-established multi-disciplinary team that provides high quality support to children, young people, and families, presenting with mild to moderate concerns. Support to schools includes advice and sign posting, consultation, delivering brief evidence-based interventions through universal (e.g. whole school approach), targeted (e.g. class or small group intervention) and individual one to one therapeutic support.
Main duties of the job
The role of Specialist Clinician and Supervisor includes consultation, assessment, therapy/intervention, supervision as well as service development, evaluation and training. This will be a community-based post, with most of the work taking place in school settings or other community settings. The post holder must be able to work collaboratively with other members of the team, staff from other teams as well as with our allied partners across education, health, social care and the charity sector.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for MHST Specalist Clinican and Supervisior with North London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 role. The advertised salary is £58,133 - £65,261 Per annum including HCAS (pro-rata). The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (22.5 Hours per week for 1 year). The application deadline is 20 Oct 2026.
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