Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist CAMHS Clinician to join the First Steps Community Psychology Service (part of Homerton Community CAMHS).   The overall aim of the service is to promote the psychological and emotional wellbeing of children and families by intervening before psychological problems become severe and disabling.  We are looking for skilled clinician who are passionate about early intervention and community psychology. 

The post-holder will be locality team lead for a team of Child Mental Health Specialists. They will provide managerial and operational support to the team. They will  have oversight of a locality teams within First Steps, ensuring the best possible care is provided to children, young people and families within.

The post holder will also be required to have a clinical case load within the service.

We are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates from underrepresented groups, including those from a Global Majority background and male colleagues, to better reflect the diversity of our community.

Main duties of the job

• Post holder will be responsible and accountable for ensuring the provision of an autonomous and systematic Early Intervention and Community Psychology Service in a geographical area of City and Hackney
• The post holder will work within a Locality Management Group to plan, monitor, review and ensure implementation of the service
• The post holder will ensure the managerial and clinical supervision of members of the locality team and will have oversight of the teams work
• The post holder will will deal with both strategic and operational issues.
• The post holder will provide teaching, training, consultation and supervision to other staff groups where relevant and will participate in CPD and other training activities.  He or she will keep abreast of relevant research and national guidance and will follow broadly defined policies and agreed objectives. Interventions might include direct clinical work with children and their families, as part of prevention and early intervention initiatives, providing consultation/teaching/training to professionals or contributing to the development of services that affect children’s psychological and emotional well being.
• The post holder will hold a caseload and both direct and direct clinical provision.

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond. We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home. Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff.

This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times. We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits. Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

We are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates from underrepresented groups, including those from a Global Majority background and male colleagues, to better reflect the diversity of our community