Psychologist, Family Therapist/Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist

Job summary

Children & Young People's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS)

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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical psychologist, family therapist or Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team based in Thanet CYPMHS. 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 extensive clinical experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.

This is a Part Time position.

Main duties of the job

You will:

1. Routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence-based clinical interventions in line with the CY-IAPT programme within CYPMHS.
2. Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community through clinical interventions in the care pathway.
3. 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.
4. Assess and develop plans of care to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions.
5. Provide clinical leadership and specialist treatment and assessment within your professional sphere of expertise in the service and will be responsible for the extensive clinical supervision of junior clinicians throughout the CYPMHS team.

About us

NELFT places 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 on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Date posted: 08 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8a

Salary: £53,755 to £60,504 a year pa pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 395-PP259-24-C

Job locations

Orchard House, 17 Church Street, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2TT

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge Essential

• Successful completion of a post-graduate training in psychological practice (e.g. psychologist, family therapist, child and adolescent psychotherapist).

Job role Essential

• Full-time post only.
• Role requires being on site.
• To be able to lead MDT, senior meetings etc.

Qualification and experience Essential

• To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, BABCP, UKCP, AFT, ACP).

Qualifications and experience Essential

• Extensive experience of working with difficult, disturbed or challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions.

Qualifications and Experience Essential

• Extensive experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

Employer name: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address: Orchard House, 17 Church Street, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2TT

Employer's website: https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/