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Salary for this role£49,387 – £56,515 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

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Role description

Job summary

We are recruiting a part-time (22.5 hours per week) fixed term contractBand 7 CAMHS Clinicianto join the Adolescent Mental Health Team (AMHT)within ELFT South Bedfordshire CAMHS, based in Luton. This is a community-focused role providing a highly specialist mental health service to children, young people, and their families presenting with complex mental health needs.

As part of the ELFT AMHT, the post holder will deliver comprehensive specialist assessments and formulation-driven treatment packages, offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care for adolescents presenting with a range of complex and high-risk mental health difficulties. You will work collaboratively within a well-established, supportive, and dynamic multidisciplinary team (MDT) to ensure that young people receive the highest standard of care.

We are ideally looking for a Social Worker or Registered Mental Health Nursewho also has a background in therapeutic practice, such as Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, or Family/Systemic Therapy. The successful candidate will be able to provide specialist therapeutic interventions within an adolescent CAMHS setting, tailoring evidence-based approaches to meet the needs of young people with complex mental health difficulties and supporting their families.

Main duties of the job

Working as a care coordinatorwithin ELFT AMHT, you will hold a defined caseload and provide both direct clinical work and care coordination, ensuring safe and effective care planning, risk management, and multi-agency liaison. The post offers opportunities to contribute to service development, engage in reflective practice, and deliver specialist therapeutic interventions aligned with ELFT's commitment to high-quality, person-centred, and recovery-focused care.

The AMHT is a well-functioning multi-disciplinary team within South Bedfordshire CAMHS. The team includesPsychiatrists, Mental Health Nurses, a Systemic Family Therapist, a Clinical Psychologist, an OccupationalTherapist, and a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist.The team model includes both joint and individual work with young people and their families. We offer arange of interventions, including:- Therapeutic care coordination- Systemic family therapy- Individual therapy (CBT, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, narrative therapy)- Psychiatric assessment and management

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Date posted

25 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

363-SSLB8286688

Job locations

Charter House

alma

Alma Street

LU1 2PJ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information please see attached job description and person specification or contact

Lee Gillard

Lee.gillard1@nhs.net

01525 638614

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualification in Family Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Nursing, Counselling Psychology, Social Work, or equivalent

Experience

Essential

oExperience working with children, adolescents, and families
oExperience in a CAMHS setting
oExperience using specialist clinical skills for therapeutic interventions
oExperience with psychosis, high-risk, and complex cases

Desirable

oExperience in MDT and joint working
oExperience providing care coordination within CPA
oExperience working with diverse populations

Knowledge

Essential

oKnowledge of psychosis and other mental health difficulties
oUnderstanding of adolescent development
oHighly developed interpersonal and therapeutic skills
oAbility to adapt communication for adolescents with communication difficulties

Desirable

oKnowledge of working with neurodevelopmental disorders
oKnowledge of relevant legislation, NICE guidelines, and mental health frameworks

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.

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.