CAMHS Principal Clinical Lead

Overview

In this Clinical Lead role, you guide high-quality CAMHS care within SET CAMHS Locality Teams in MID Essex. You will shape and oversee a needs-led, evidence-based clinical model aligned with the iTHRIVE framework. You remain hands-on with complex cases while driving clinical improvements and ensuring consistent standards across the hub. You collaborate with partners to deliver integrated care and support workforce development. This is a chance to lead transformational, evidence-based mental health care for children and families.

Pay / Benefits

• Comprehensive induction for new starters
• Extensive CPD and leadership development opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Staff health and wellbeing initiatives
• Equality and diversity initiatives
• Carers UK accreditation (per organization)

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical improvements and maintain high standards of care
• Collaborate with operational managers and partner agencies for integrated care
• Supervise, consult, and train the workforce
• Contribute to MDT leadership meetings and clinical governance
• Hold a small caseload of complex cases

Key requirements

• Extensive experience delivering evidence-based psychological therapies (CBT, Family Therapy, DBT) in CAMHS
• Solid understanding of trauma-informed care and attachment-related presentations
• Commitment to workforce development and clinical excellence

• collaboration
• leadership
• communication
• evidence-based psychological therapies delivery (CBT, Family Therapy, DBT)
• trauma-informed care
• iTHRIVE/THRIVE framework knowledge

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