Operational Lead - CAS North (FTC 12 months maternity cover) | East London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	East London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£57,528 - £64,750 pa pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Luton, LU1 2PJ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	7 Aug 2026
Closing date:	6 Sept 2026

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Summary

Operational Lead – MHST Clinical (or Family of) Psychology, Systemic Family Psychotherapy, Child Psychotherapy, Community Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Art Psychotherapist or other core CAMHS profession registered with a governing body.

Luton CAMHS are looking for a B8a Operational Lead for the North CAS (MHST) for 12 months maternity cover. The MHSTs are part of an exciting project funded by NHS England, Health Education England and partners with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in the community in response to the government’s Green Paper for Young People’s Mental Health. Bedfordshire & Luton have been successful in having several MHST sites benefiting from significant investment in this area. This post is an opportunity to work with school staff and school cultures in developing school environments that are more conducive to supporting sustainably better emotional health and wellbeing. The main day to day focus of the role will be the clinical operational management of the MHST, whilst working alongside the Operational lead to develop and implement a wide range of interventions and projects within local schools and provisions.

The posts will be based in Luton (based at Charter House)

We are looking for a confident CAMHS professional with a demonstrable track record of providing good quality evidence-based interventions, experienced in offering clinical supervision and improving service quality with a strong interest in service development. You will be either a Nurse, Social worker, Art Psychotherapist, Psychotherapist or Psychologist with the requisite professional registration.

The community served is multi-ethnic and culturally diverse and we welcome applicants who are skilled at working with the richness and complexity of this multicultural context. You will also provide triage, mental health assessments, effective brief therapeutic support, group work and workshops to prevent moderate to severe mental health problems developing, using the Thrive model. You will be required to be flexible, and be able to travel across Bedfordshire.

The post is embedded in the community, and you will have an attached base in Bedfordshire CAMHS, and be an integrated part of the CAMH Access Services multi-disciplinary services and the wider CAMH Specialist Service. You will need a relevant professional registration, with excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. You will need experience in working with children and families, preferably in a primary care setting.

You will need to be able to operate confidently in an environment where IT is the main method of record keeping, communication and program management.

You will be supported by regular, separate clinical and management supervision sessions, access to a variety of CPD sessions, and annual performance appraisal. You will also participate in weekly clinical discussions with the team. East London NHS Trust prioritises staff wellbeing and we are introducing a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this. The team leader is committed to staff development: there are regular opportunities for staff to apply for appropriate training courses and to get involved in quality improvement initiatives, research, and new developments in the service. We also have a strong clinical leadership structure within ELFT with significant number of positions in the trust for clinicians up to band 8D, opening up paths for promotion for ambitious members of staff. The East London NHS Foundation Trust prioritizes staff wellbeing and we have introduced a range of staff wellbeing initiatives to support this.

You will be working with schools in the North Luton area

For further information regarding this post, please contact:

Laura Gill, Central Bedfordshire Integrated Schools Lead / Systemic Family Psychotherapist laura.gill14@nhs.net

Amanda Wallace Integrated Schools Lead amanda.wallace2@nhs.net

This advert closes on Sunday 23 Aug 2026

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