CBT Practitioner in Schools

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Newham CAMHS is recruiting a full time Children & Young People's CBT Practitioner within the Wellbeing in Newham Schools Team (Mental Health Support Team - MHST). The post-holder works within Newham CAMHS WINS providing assessments and interventions in and around local schools. The successful candidate will be a registered EMHP and confident in delivering CBT evidence based interventions to children and young people within schools.

The community served is multi‑ethnic and culturally diverse. We welcome applicants skilled at working with this multicultural context.

We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued. You will be supported directly by senior colleagues as we develop the service together.

• Delivery of CBT based interventions for low mood and anxiety in educational settings across the borough, as per the MHST model and supporting development of the service.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with professionals, agencies, charities and teams who also provide services to children and young people.
• Action the 3 core functions of an MHST: deliver evidence‑based interventions for mild‑to‑moderate mental health issues, support the senior mental health lead in each school or college to introduce or develop a whole‑school approach, and give timely advice to school and college staff while liaising with external specialist services to ensure children and young people get the right support and stay in education.

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 – we look for people who live and breathe these qualities in supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Date posted: 12 January 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £35,763 to £43,466 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time
Reference number: 363-SS7377268-A
Job location: Newham CAMHS, 411 Barking Road, London, E13 8AL

Please see the attached job description to review the main elements of the role including Clinical Care, Administration, Performance and Quality plus training and supervision.

• A registerable professional qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. EMHP, CWP, CBT Therapy) from a UK university or overseas equivalent standard.
• Commitment to equal opportunities.
• Self‑motivated, assertive and flexible.
• Ability to practice autonomously.
• Physical effort: confined sitting position (therapy); travelling within the community.
• Mental effort: writing reports; planning teaching; concentrating for therapy sessions / clinical supervision; managing pupil distress.
• Emotional effort: dealing with families in breakdown; experiencing trauma and abuse; occasional patient complaints; conveying unwelcome news.
• Working flexibly across different education settings, CAMHS clinic and work from home delivering virtually.

• Ability and willingness to work outside office hours to suit pupils.
• Working conditions:
  
  occasional verbal and physical abuse; unpredictable clinical scenarios; travel in all weathers; based on different sites on different days.

• Experience working with children and young people with mild to moderate emotional and behavioural needs.
• Experience with a wide range of social, emotional, behavioural and mental health needs.
• Experience working with families, schools and partner organisations to support young people with challenging behaviours.
• Experience delivering evidence‑based parent groups and psychoeducation groups.
• Experience of risk assessment and risk management.
• Experience, skills and flexibility to contribute to and facilitate effective multidisciplinary teamwork.

• Previous experience of working in CAMHS, education or community organisation focusing on social, emotional and mental health…