Job summary
Tower Hamlets Specialist CAMHS CAMHS Specialist Practitioner Complex Needs Team - Band 7- substantive Do you have the tenacity and skills to hit the ground running? Full time 37.5hours

Child and Adolescent Mental Health services in Tower Hamlets are evolving and changing, wanting the very best services for our children and young people.

We are developing and transforming our local Tower Hamlets CAMHS Services offers with the increased need for support to young people with severe and complex mental health needs, including early signs of psychosis.

We are looking for someone like you to join our CAMHS Complex Needs team! Do you have what it takes?

Main duties of the job
The post holders will be part of a multidisciplinary team offering goal-based and outcome focused episodes of care to young people, children and families presenting with various severe and complex mental health difficulties. The post will give the successful candidates a unique perspective and ability to work collaboratively with other clinical pathways in TH CAMHS, providing care to young people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties with underlying vulnerabilities and/or contextual adversity and accompanied high risk requiring more than routine care over a longer period of time.

We are looking for good communicators who are motivated, enthusiastic, skilled and have the ability to work with complex cases and can work effectively within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency contexts and deliver treatment tailored to CYP needs. If you have a flexible and adaptive approach to your work; a commitment to solid evidence-based practice; and strive to give the highest possible quality of service; this post is for YOU!

About us
In conjunction with partners in commissioning, health, social care, and education, we are delivering an evidence-based and outcome-focused service where all provider agencies will work together to provide the highest quality service to our clients.

As a service we embrace continual improvement with staff and the management team having a high degree of enthusiasm for quality improvement. The successful candidates will offer as part of our complex needs team an accessible, flexible, timely and responsive CAMHS service. The service offer comprises a comprehensive needs assessment, including a risk assessment which will inform holistic care plans, in joint collaborative with other agencies.

Our Ethos is to provide the right treatment, at the right time and in the right place for the CYP of Tower Hamlets.

Details
Date posted
25 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£58,133 to £65,261 a year
per annum inc HCA Pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
363-SS7305566-F
Job locations
Tower Hamlets CAMHS
18 Greatorex Street
London
E1 5NF
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for details.

You will have the qualifications and experience to work in a busy and sometimes challenging Tier 3 CAMHS service.For more information please contact: Dr Hanspeter Dorner, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Clinical Team Lead hanspeter.dorner1@nhs.net / Tel: 02074262375.

Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, or MSc PG Diploma or Doctorate in Counselling Psychology or equivalent family therapy qualification or a BSc, Diploma, or Postgraduate Masters in Occupational Therapy
• Current and unrestricted registration with the HCPC and equivalent professional registration with AFT, UKCP, NMC or RCOT
• Additional training in psychotherapeutic interventions (A/I)
• Evidence of continuous and relevant professional training and development (CPD) in keeping with qualification period
• Specific therapeutic modality training and qualification e.g., CBT, DBT, Family therapy etc.

Experience
Essential

• Substantive experience in working with children and young people with complex mental health difficulties
• Experience in the delivery of specific therapeutic interventions (CBT, DBT, FT, OT)
• To have the ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working with various other agencies in support of children and young people with complex mental health needs
• Experience of assessing and managing risk in service users with complex mental health needs and/or EIS
• Experience of working with young people with acute mental health difficulties in different community settings (outreach)

Knowledge
Essential

• Mental health issues relating to children, young people and families.
• Legislation relating to children & young people
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to the cultural differences within the ethnic community of East London
• An understanding of equal opportunities

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• To conduct comprehensive mental health and risk assessments including specialist assessments e.g. cognitive assessments, neurovariance assessments etc.
• Be familiar with case formulation and appropriate care planning
• To manage own caseload effectively
• Willing to embrace change creatively
• Able to sensitively liaise and consult to fellow professionals and other agencies

Desirable

• To have teaching 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).

Employer details
Employer name
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Tower Hamlets CAMHS
18 Greatorex Street
London
E1 5NF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clincial Lead of Complex Needs Team
Dr Hanspeter Dorner
hanspeter.dorner1@nhs.net
02074262375

Details
Date posted
25 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£58,133 to £65,261 a year
per annum inc HCA Pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
363-SS7305566-F
Job locations
Tower Hamlets CAMHS
18 Greatorex Street
London
E1 5NF
United Kingdom

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