Job Description

Job overview



Waltham Forest CAMHS have an exciting opportunity to welcome a new full time (37.5hrs) CAMHS Access Lead. This post-holder will have strong operational and clinical leadership role for the Access team, the front door of the CAMHS service. They will be accountable for the performance of the Access Team and will be responsible for ongoing development of the team, in liaison with the CAMHS service lead and wider management team. The post holder will engage with all relevant stakeholders for ensuring that the model of assessment and care is adapted as required to meet current demands and priorities. The base for the post is Wood Street Health Centre, 6 Linford Road, London, E17 3LA, and the post holder will be required working across various sites within NELFT (if required).



Main Duties of the job



To act as a member of the CAMHS management team, contributing to overall service development. To offer strong operational oversight and management of the Access Team. To provide clinical and strategic leadership to the Access Team. To be accountable for the performance of the Access Team. To monitor performance against current Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and service priorities and to ensure that service delivery is planned in a way that meets these priorities. To work collaboratively with other professionals and services as a representative of Waltham Forest CAMHS.

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.



Probationary Period



This post will be subject to a probationary period.



Starting with Us



NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend several drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.



High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London



This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of 4,714 and a maximum payment of 5,941



Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.



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



Use of AI



Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.