Mood and Anxiety Pathway Lead

2 weeks ago

Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Come and work for NELFT's Children and Young People's Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) in Maidstone, Kent, and be part of one of the UK's most innovative healthcare Trusts.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a graduate qualified health professional (e.g nurse, social worker, occupational therapist BACP Accredited CBT Therapist) to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team.

Driven by the principles underpinning the national CYP-IAPT programme (Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) the service provides the latest in evidence based NICE compliant psychological interventions to children, young people and their families experiencing emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.


You will be a highly motivated and innovative individual with clinical experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.

Be responsible for managing the referrals within the mood and anxiety Pathway and you will undertake mental health assessments and routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence-based clinical interventions in line with the CY-IAPT programme within CYPMHS

Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community through clinical interventions in the care pathway

Undertake initial school based and community based assessments and deliver a range of early interventions to children and young people with a range of emotional and psychological difficulties where appropriate

Assess and develop plans of care to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions.

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster.

We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.

All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.

As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.

The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

There is one Children's Single Point of Access (SPA), a Neurodevelopmental & Learning Disabilities Service, and a Crisis Team.

What difficulties can be referred to the service?

  • Mood and anxiety disorders
  • Behavioural and conduct disorders
  • Emerging personality and attachment disorders
  • Psychotic disorders
  • Deliberate selfharm and suicidal ideation
  • Substance misuse with coexisting mental health needs (dual diagnosis)
  • Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) with cooccurring mental health needs
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with cooccurring mental health needs
  • Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Prolonged bereavement problems All referrals to the service are assessed using a care pathways approach, developed in line with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance criteria (NICE) and based on a best practice model of treatment.


The aim of our service is to respond earlier to children and young people's needs in order to help prevent, reduce or delay the need for more specialist interventions.

This transformation of children and young people's mental health services has a clinical focus, integrated with local authorities to deliver a long term collaborative approach to planning and delivering services.


CYPMHS focuses on emotional wellbeing as well as mental health and includes access to self-help tools and services based in schools and the community.

The CAMHS Tier II and Tier III service no longer exist, replaced with an integrated CYPMHS. Training and support is available to other professionals and agencies. We are creating a modern service that fits with children's lives in a way that best suits them.

Key new features include a Children's Single Point of Access (SPA) into the service, clear early signposting, and use of digital channels such as Big White Wall to access support and services.

The locality team have care pathways.

Each care pathway is clinically led, with care pathway leads operationally managing all YPWS practitioners working in that care pathway.

With the support of the team manager, care pathway leads are responsible for assessment, treatment and systematic outcome measurement in that care pathway.


Care pathway leads and practitioners ensure that a high quality, timely, accessible and evidence-based service is available to all children and young people who need it.

This means establishing and maintaining excellent working rela

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