Job overview

We welcome applications from highly motivated, compassionate and enthusiastic mental health nurses, psychologists, social workers, psychotherapists, family therapists, and other qualified professional staff for the role of senior practitioner within SET CAMHS. 

SET CAMHS  has an exciting opportunity for a qualified professional to step into an established role within a diverse and experienced team delivering mental health interventions to children and young people.  SET CAMHS works to the Thrive model, with this role sitting within the Getting More Help and System Support and Risk management sections of the model.  We are looking for dynamic individuals who are passionate about helping young people and their families to join our experienced, supportive and innovative team covering the locality of South Essex. 

Working as a Senior CAMHS Practitioner in this SET CAMHS  team, you would have a high standard of knowledge and experience of working with young people in CAMHS services who present with a range of mental health difficulties.  The successful candidate will work within the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) to assess, formulate and treat, using the most appropriate evidenced based options to meet the needs of young people and children.  The post-holder would work within the supportive and experienced senior leadership team, and support other members of the team through MDT discussion, case support and supervision. 

Main duties of the job

The role of senior practitioner is to support the delivery of a range of individual therapy within the Thrive Model, as indicated by SET CAMHS & NICE guidance.  You would ideally have experience of supervising & managing others, although additional support & training can be given for this to the right candidate.  You would also have a keen interest in developing innovative strategies to support young people & their families.

Children & young people who are referred to SET CAMHS have a range of presentations which would include: low mood, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders, self-harm, suicidal ideation, trauma related challenges,  emotional difficulties, & other mental health difficulties.  For those with additional neurodevelopmental needs, interventions for their co-morbid mental health issues are provided through adapted interventions, both group and individual.

As well as your own case load, the Senior CAMHS Practitioner supports the wider clinical team to deliver therapeutic interventions, implementation of the Thrive modal through supervision, teaching & mentoring.  Knowledge & experience of delivering interventions within child and adolescent mental health is essential, as is an understanding of the presentations within the context of neurodevelopmental disorders.   Additional therapeutic skills & training such as CBT, Family / Systemic, DBT & other counselling approaches is desirable as is experience of providing adapted interventions. 

Working for our organisation

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 Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.