CAMHS Clinician - AAP
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 14/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Band 7 CAMHS Clinician within the Autism Assessment Pathway (AAP) in Bedfordshire and Luton. The clinician will conduct specialist autism assessments for young people over 13, using tools like ADOS and 3DI. The position involves providing expert advice, consultation, and training on autism, contributing to service development, and maintaining accurate clinical records. It's an opportunity to join a dynamic CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team.
Essential criteria
- A qualification and professional registration in Child Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy, Nursing, Social Worker, Speech and language Therapy, Occupational Therapy
- Clinical Psychology: Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
- Registration with HPC
- Family Therapy: Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT agreed equivalent
- UKCP Registered
- Child Psychotherapy: Honours degree. Postgraduate Diploma/MA in Psychoanalytical Observational Studies or recognised equivalent. Masters in Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy: Child and Adolescent.
- Registered member of ACP
- Nursing: Mental Health Nurse Level 1 (RN3, RNMH, RNLD, RSCN in sub part 1 of the NMC Register)
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- Social Worker: Recognised Social worker degree qualification or equivalent
- Registered with Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
- Speech and language Therapy: Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
- Occupational Therapy: Occupational Therapy Degree or equivalent
- Registration with Health Professions Council
- Evidence of successful completion of post graduate courses relevant to Autism
- Evidence of successful completion of post graduate diagnostic training such as ADOS, 3DI
Desirable criteria
- Relevant specialist CAMHS trainings or qualifications
- Experience of providing specialist assessment, psychological formulation of problems and interventions using evidence based models of care
- Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes and/or supervision of other staff groups.
- Experience of participating in audit, evaluation and research activities.
- Experience of contributing to policy and service development.
- Additional relevant clinical and / or managerial experience.
- Experience of working with a range of CYP in a CAMHS setting
- Skills and Abilities
- Able to provide a specialist clinical service, including specialist assessments, formulation and therapy from at least one therapeutic modality such as CBT.
- A willingness to supervise assistant psychologists and members of other staff groups as professional registration allows.
- Able to design and deliver teaching/training programs to a range of staff groups.
- Aware of the potential impact of discrimination & disadvantage on mental health.
- Previous experience of delivering CBT and / or nonverbal therapy.
- Previous experience of facilitating group work would be desirable.
- Knowledge of current national guidelines and policies relating to CAMHS
- Knowledge of workforce development initiatives within CAMHS (e.g. CYP IAPT)
- Knowledge of current national priorities/ transformation plan for CAMHS service delivery (eg Future In Mind)
- Knowledge and experience of Child Protection policy and practice
- Knowledge of development in inter agency partnership
- In depth knowledge of CAMHS issues including assessment and interventions
- Knowledge of The Mental Health Act 1983(amended 2007) and associated legislation
- Knowledge of the Children's Act and other appropriate legislation
- Commitment to equal opportunities
- Self-motivated, assertive and flexible
- Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional and physical demands of specialized therapeutic work with disturbed and distressed children, adolescents and their families/carer networks.
- Education, Training and Qualifications
- A qualification and professional registration in Child Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy, Nursing, Social Worker, Speech and language Therapy, Occupational Therapy
- Clinical Psychology: Postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996)
- Registration with HPC
- Family Therapy: Masters or Doctoral level qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy or AFT agreed equivalent
- UKCP Registered
- Child Psychotherapy: Honours degree. Postgraduate Diploma/MA in Psychoanalytical Observational Studies or recognised equivalent. Masters in Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy: Child and Adolescent.
- Registered member of ACP
- Nursing: Mental Health Nurse Level 1 (RN3, RNMH, RNLD, RSCN in sub part 1 of the NMC Register)
- ENB 998 or equivalent
- Social Worker: Recognised Social worker degree qualification or equivalent
- Registered with Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
- Speech and language Therapy: Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
- Occupational Therapy: Occupational Therapy Degree or equivalent
- Registration with Health Professions Council
- Evidence of successful completion of post graduate courses relevant to Autism
- Evidence of successful completion of post graduate diagnostic training such as ADOS, 3DI
- Relevant specialist CAMHS trainings or qualifications
- Experience of providing specialist assessment, psychological formulation of problems and interventions using evidence based models of care
- Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes and/or supervision of other staff groups.
- Experience of participating in audit, evaluation and research activities.
- Experience of contributing to policy and service development.
- Additional relevant clinical and / or ma
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East London NHS Foundation Trust
CAMHS Clinician - AAP
The closing date is 30 August 2026
Job summary
Are you a band 7 clinician who is looking for a new challenge?
Do you have a wealth of knowledge about autism and wanting to improve the experience of the diagnostic processes for young people?
We are really pleased to be offering an exciting new opportunity to a band 7 clinician who has an in-depth understanding of autism, developing ability to work autonomously and an interest in service development. The Autism Assessment Pathway (AAP) accepts referrals for young people living in Bedfordshire and Luton who are over the age of 13. Our aim is to develop a service that effective, innovative and supportive to the young people and families that it serves. If you would like to join us at this pivotal time, we would very much like to hear from you.
The Autism Assessment Pathway is held within the CAMHS Neurodevelopmental team (NDT) who offer assessments and creative interventions to children and young people who have Autism and/or intellectual disabilities. The NDT is part of Bedfordshire CAMHS which is a large, dynamic and successful CAMHs service comprising of 3 emotional and behavioural teams, a LAC team, a CAMHs schools team, a parent-infant psychotherapy team, a paediatric team, a GP team, an adolescent mental health team, a crisis team and an eating disorders serv
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