Clinical Psychologist (NDT/ADHD) | East London NHS Foundation Trust

We areseekingan enthusiastic and creativeClinical Psychologistwithconsiderable Neurodevelopmental CAMHS experience, to come and work in the socially and ethnically diverse borough of Tower Hamlets. Tower Hamlets CAMHS is a friendly,thrivingand innovative service; ELFT has a strong ethos of QualityImprovement,and we are keen to continually develop our service. The service includes professionals from various disciplines including psychiatry, nursing, social workers, psychology, occupational therapy,psychotherapyand family therapy, who come together to providehigh-qualityholistic care for young people and their families.

This is a community-based post, acrossthe Neurodevelopmental Teamand the ADHD pathwaywithin Tower Hamlets CAMHS. The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environmentwithin the service. The post holder willrequirea high degree of professional autonomy and self-management andwill berequiredto account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit.

Within theNeurodevelopmental Team, thepost holder will provideevidence-basedepisodes of care,assessmentsand treatment to young people with moderate to severe Learning Disability. The post holder will bring clinical psychology knowledge and skills to this team.NDT provide abroad range of evidence-based interventions including an established groupprogramme(supportingbehaviour, sleep, and aneuroaffirmativegroup for YP who have received recent diagnosis of ASC), PositiveBehaviourSupport, ASC assessment clinic, consultation to CAMHS colleagues and schools, and direct work with children and their families, which the post holder will contribute towards. The post holder will join committed and enthusiastic colleagues.

Within the ADHD pathway, the post holder will contribute to the assessment and treatment of young people and families in this pathway, as well as leading on service development/quality improvement projects in the service. The post holderwillprovide assessments andevidence-basedinterventions for children and young people with suspected neurodevelopmental disorders.

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.

Clinicians work in a hybrid model of direct face to face and remote working as appropriate.

We are looking for

good communicators with energy, motivation and enthusiasm; the ability to work with individuals and families with complex difficulties and to work effectively with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency contexts; flexibility of approach; commitment to evidence-based practice; and the pursuit of the highest possible quality of service. We welcome applicants interested in full or part-time hours.

You can see what our service users want from you at

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What we want in a CAMHS health professional - ELFT CAMHS video recruitment

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Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

For more information and/or an informal discussion, please contact: Dr Farjana Nasrin- Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Team Lead, NDT - farjana.nasrin1@nhs.net

This advert closes on Sunday 2 Aug 2026