NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
SET-CAMHS Crisis and HTT Mental Health Worker
The closing date is 19 November 2026

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within The Southend, Essex and Thurrock Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (SET-CAMHS) Crisis and Home Treatment Team to recruit an enthusiastic, person-centred SET-CAMHS Crisis Mental Health Worker within the North Essex locality of Colchester, base is 900 The Crescent, Colchester.

This post is open to Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN's), Occupational Therapists (OT), Social Workers, Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Psychological Therapists and those with experience in working with children and young people who experience mental health difficulties-this can include counselling, working with charities or within educational settings with a focus on pastoral support. Any experience of working with Children Looked After or those with complex needs would be advantageous. The post holder will be responsible for providing intervention and support to young people experiencing a mental health crisis with the support of a multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder will benefit from being part of a friendly, supportive, dynamic and developing service based within Essex. The successful candidate will work alongside highly motivated colleagues and have access to effective supervision, both individually and group formats, and be supported with CPD requirements through relevant training. There will also be additional training and development opportunities as the service grows and develops.

Main duties of the job
The Postholder should be:

• Experienced in the delivery of therapy/ therapeutic support to people experiencing acute mental health crisis in both community and hospital settings.
• Experienced in assessing and managing clinical risk, drawing on dynamic case formulation skills and working collaboratively with young people and their families to agree their treatment and safety plans.
• Have an awareness of evidence-based approaches to therapy (including DBT/CBT/Systemic and Creative therapies). Or have experience in working with CAMHS /children's mental health services and providing interventions.
• Having knowledge of the legal frameworks which relate to the care and treatment of children and young people, with particular reference to Children Act 1989, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended in 2007).
• The candidate will possess the ability to work independently as well as being a collaborative and supportive member of the Multidisciplinary Team and have an understanding and appreciation of the networks that surround young people, especially in relation to mental health & mental health crisis.
• Are flexible in practice and approach and are able to carry out high quality assessments of risk & deliver therapeutic interventions in a variety of settings.

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: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: NDD-002519
Job locations: The Crescent, Colchester, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9YQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Working for Us Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

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.

Use of AI
We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.
Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.
We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

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.

For an informal chat about the role please contact:
Name: Abbie O'Sullivan
Job title: SET-CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team Manager
Contact Number: 07970154629
Email: abbie.osullivan@nhs.net

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential: Please refer to JD
Desirable: Please refer to JD

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
Employer name: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address: The Crescent, Colchester, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9YQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Manager: Abbie O'Sullivan, nem-tr.recruitment@nhs.net

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