Therapeutic Practitioner

NHS Jobs

London WC1N 3JH, UK

Children's Wellbeing Practitioner

Full time

£56,276 - £63,176 per year

Job summary

We are looking for compassionate and skilled individuals to join the NHS Children and Young People's Gender Service (London) on a full time or part time basis.

The role will play an important part in delivering a specialist psychological service within the CYPGS, including holistic assessment, treatment planning, therapy, and monitoring of outcomes.

We are keen for our workforce to represent a variety of skills and experiences, and welcome applicants for the Therapeutic Practitioner role from a range of professional backgrounds, including Arts Therapists, Family Therapists, Clinical, Counselling, Educational, and Health Psychologists, and Social Workers.

Applicants must be qualified in a core profession as per BABCP criteria (BABCP | British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies > Accreditation > Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist Accreditation > Core Professions > Core Professions list and criteria) and additional, accredited training in a specific therapeutic modality OR recognised degree level broad based health & social care qualification which will require completion of BABCP Knowledge Skills and Attributes Guidelines as part of the application process. Applicants must also have training in a relevant therapeutic modality to an accreditable level with registration, and a post qualification study in a mental health field. Current registration with an appropriate regulatory body is essential.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations and interventions for clients in the CYP Gender Service - London including generic psychosocial and mental health assessments with an exploration of gender in CYP with low to medium complexity.
To provide culturally appropriate psychological interventions with carers or families of referred clients when required.
To assess and monitor risk and draw up appropriate risk management plans.
To act as key workertaking responsibility for initiating, planning and reviewing care plans with CYP with low to medium complexity, including liaison with local services when required.
To contribute to the effective working of the CYP Gender Service - London and to a psychologically informed framework for the service.
To contribute to the team or service's delivery of accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities.
To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services.
To liaise with referrers, GPs and other professionals concerned with clients in order to develop and review care plans.

About us

In 2020, NHS England commissioned Dr Hilary Cass to review gender identity services for children and young people, which were being delivered by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust' Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS).

The Cass Review emphasised the need to establish regional services that work to a new clinical model that can meet the holistic needs of children and young people accessing the service. The Children and Young People's Gender Service (CYPGS London), is one of three nationally networked services commissioned by NHS England to provide gender related care and support to children, young people, and those in their network.

Additional centres are expected to open in the future, further expanding the service's reach and ensuring timely access to care for young people across the UK.

We are committed to promoting an environment that embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Staff should apply the values above in all that they do. We would like all our families and staff to feel valued and respected as we try to understand and provide for their individual needs.

Details

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year pro rata, per annum inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

271-CYPGS-7463752

Job locations

London

WC1N 3JH

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential

Qualified in core profession as per BABCP criteria BABCP | British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies > Accreditation > Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist Accreditation > Core Professions > Core Professions list and criteria
Recognised degree level broad based health & social care qualification which will require completion of The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Knowledge Skills and Attributes KSA Guidelines (babcp.com) as part of the application process
Training in a relevant therapeutic modality to an accreditable level with registration (where registration is applicable)
Post qualification study in a mental health field.
oCurrent registration with appropriate regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC, BABCP, UKCP, MBACPaccred).

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

Experience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs.
Working in specialist mental health services for children and young people
Experience of psychological/mental health assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature relevant to the needs of CYP with Gender Diversity
Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience.
Experience of developing and carrying out research projects.
Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment of mental health conditions common in young people with gender diversity
Knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics.
Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.

Desirable

oThe Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable and recognise the positive impact this experience can have on the work we do.

Skills/Abilities

Essential

To deliver psychological therapy across cultural and other differences.
To select and administer specialist psychological/mental health assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources.
To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and for meetings such as CPA and case reviews.
To plan allocation of tasks to assistant psychologists/pre-qualified grades.
Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.
Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological interventions, and to deal with unexpected interruptions or changes during these.
Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.
Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self.

Person Specification

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential

Qualified in core profession as per BABCP criteria BABCP | British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies > Accreditation > Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist Accreditation > Core Professions > Core Professions list and criteria
Recognised degree level broad based health & social care qualification which will require completion of The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Knowledge Skills and Attributes KSA Guidelines (babcp.com) as part of the application process
Training in a relevant therapeutic modality to an accreditable level with registration (where registration is applicable)
Post qualification study in a mental health field.
oCurrent registration with appropriate regulatory body (e.g. HCPC, NMC, BABCP, UKCP, MBACPaccred).

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

Experience of receiving clinical supervision across a range of client needs.
Working in specialist mental health services for children and young people
Experience of psychological/mental health assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature relevant to the needs of CYP with Gender Diversity
Experience that supports working with, and addressing issues of, diversity within local communities. This may have been gained through work, research, volunteering and / or lived experience.
Experience of developing and carrying out research projects.
Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment of mental health conditions common in young people with gender diversity
Knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics.
Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities.
Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.

Desirable

oThe Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable and recognise the positive impact this experience can have on the work we do.

Skills/Abilities

Essential

To deliver psychological therapy across cultural and other differences.
To select and administer specialist psychological/mental health assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources.
To communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
To plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers, and for meetings such as CPA and case reviews.
To plan allocation of tasks to assistant psychologists/pre-qualified grades.
Well-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data.
Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate.
Ability to maintain concentration and to remain in restricted positions for long periods during observations, assessments and psychological interventions, and to deal with unexpected interruptions or changes during these.
Ability to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour.
Ability to manage verbal aggression and hostility directed at self.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Address

London

WC1N 3JH

Employer's website

https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Address

London

WC1N 3JH

Employer's website

https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Salary range

£56,276 - £63,176 per year