Senior Intensive Community Support Clinician

Senior Intensive Community Support Clinician
Service Area: Edge of Care
57402 - 60573 per annum
12 months Secondment

Overall Purpose of Job

Were launching a transformative Intensive Community Support Programme in Newham and were looking for up to two Senior Clinicians to be part of this new model of care.

About the Role

Youll be part of a small specialist team delivering flexible therapeutic community-based support to young people aged 1318 who are at risk of family or placement breakdown based within Newham Councils Edge of Care Service. The structure of this new team will be an 8b service lead these 2 posts a band 7 post and an OT role. This is not a traditional crisis or inpatient role this is a unique opportunity to part of a service that offers early intensive support in the community tailored to the needs of young people with complex presentations.

You will be based within Newham Councils Edge of Care Service and work closely with partners across health social care and education to deliver high-impact interventions and reduce the need for restrictive practices.

What Youll Be Doing

• Lead on complex assessments formulations and interventions
• Be supported by up to four staff from a range of specialisms
• Offer consultation supervision and training to professionals and care teams
• Foster strong multi-agency partnerships and system-wide collaboration
• Champion inclusive trauma-informed and neurodiversity-aware care pathways
• Be part of service development evaluation and quality improvement

What Were Looking For

Essential:

• Professional registration (e.g. Clinical Psychologist Systemic Psychotherapy RMN OT Social Worker Child Psychotherapist)
• Experience in CAMHS or related services
• Expertise in working with young people with complex needs neurodiversity and trauma
• Clinical supervision skills
• Experience in safeguarding and risk management
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care models

Desirable:

• Experience in service evaluation audit and quality improvement
• Knowledge of Positive Behavioural Support care models

Why Join Us

• Join a new innovative pilot programme with real impact
• Work in a supportive multi-disciplinary team with strong clinical governance
• Access ongoing supervision training and professional development
• Make a lasting difference in the lives of some of Newhams most vulnerable young people
• The role will be based within Newham Councils Edge of Care Service with close links to CAMHS.
• The role will retain NHS terms and conditions although based with Newham Councils Edge of Care Service.
• Travel within the borough and home visits will be required
• Travel to neighbouring boroughs may be required
• We welcome applications from professionals with diverse clinical backgrounds

This role is available on a12monthsecondmentwith the possibility of extensionfor clinicians currently employed individual secondment agreement will be drafted with your current employerto ensure all rights you are not currently employed byaNHS setting but feel this is the perfect role for you please contact us to explore options.

IMPORTANT: If you are an LBN member of staff and applying for this role as a secondment you should note that secondments are subject to the agreement of your current employing service. Please ensure that you inform your line manager of your intention to apply for the post in the first instance.

For more information please contact Emma Kinghorne Senior Project Manager on or Kathy Tumilty Edge of Care Service Manager

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closing date: 24th April 2026

Additional Information

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