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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>Parenting
Programmes Facilitator (Bank)</strong></p><p><strong>Seeking Qualified
Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist (Child or Adult trained),
CAMHS Clinician.</strong></p><p><em>This is a remote, sessional role taking place during term-time only (minimum commitment: 2.5 hours per session including admin time).</em></p><p>This is an exciting new opportunity to facilitate online parent support groups at Brandon Centre. The groups support parents and carers of children and young people
between the ages of 5 to 16 years-old. The aim of the groups is to create a supportive and
safe environment for parents and carers who are impacted by the mental health of the children and young
people they are responsible for. The groups help to bridge the gap
between traditional mental health services for young people and parental
support services in Camden and Islington.</p><p>The candidate for this role will be qualified and experienced in
delivering parent groups, they should be aware of cultural
sensitivities and be competent in recording and managing safeguarding concerns.</p><p>The successful candidate will have the opportunity
to collaborate with the Brandon Centre team, and input on service design and development in our organisation.</p><p>A clinician who has a Microsoft Teams account and a
strong and reliable internet connection is essential. A working space may be
available within Brandon Centre premises if necessary.</p><p>We welcome and encourage applications from
under-represented groups.</p><p><strong>N.B This vacancy may close early if the volume of applications is high.</strong></p><ul></ul>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES</p><ul><li><p>Facilitate weekly parenting group sessions (six in total).</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Create a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for all participants.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Use existing curriculum and materials to guide discussions and skill-building activities.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Monitor group dynamics and provide support to parents with a variety of needs.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Maintain clear and confidential attendance records in accordance with organisational policies.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Engage with the broader team (e.g. Parenting Programmes Lead).</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Identify any concerns or safeguarding risks and follow organisational protocols for escalation.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Participate in training, debriefing, and termly meetings as required.</p></li></ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Brandon Centre is a friendly and welcoming place to work that prioritises and is passionate about the young people and families it supports. It has a local reputation for providing a very high standard of therapeutic interventions.</p><p>The principal objective of the Brandon Centre is to provide a professional, accessible and flexible service which responds to the psychological, wellbeing and social needs of young people under 25 years and their families.</p><p>Services include:</p><ul><li><p>Counselling and Psychotherapy for young people</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Systemic Integrative Treatment (SIT) for families</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Parenting Programmes</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Therapeutic work in community settings (outreach)</p></li></ul><p><strong>Important Note:</strong>
Please be advised that, due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we may close this vacancy earlier than the stated closing date if we receive a sufficient number of qualified applicants. Therefore we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>01 September 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Other</p>

    
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £72.68 a session
      
        Equates to £52,912 pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Bank</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>B0129-25-0019</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>26 Prince of Wales Rd</p>
      <p>Kentish Town</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>NW5 3LG</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The post holder will be responsible for the following:</p><ul><li>Delivering online parenting groups of up to 20 parents and carers per session and manage group settings.</li></ul><ul><li><p>Assist with data collection and reporting.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Keep accurate records of all sessions.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Attend regular team meetings (termly).</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Support in the development of the service and input to service design.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Work in collaboration with Brandon Centre partners and with other Brandon Centre staff.</p></li><li><p>Be aware of cultural sensitivities.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Record and manage safeguarding concerns as appropriate and in line with Brandon Centre safeguarding policies and procedures.</p></li></ul><p><strong>IT responsibilities i</strong><strong>nclude:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Using a computer/laptop to write notes and keep records of sessions and data reports.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Using Brandon Centre electronic diary system to book appointments and meetings.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Using email to communicate with other professionals as required.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Be aware of and use password protection and data protection when recording or sending identifiable information within or across services.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Using Microsoft Office Programmes including Excel, PowerPoint, Word to record data, write reports and develop training.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Where appropriate, attend meetings and training via video platforms such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams.</p></li></ul>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The post holder will be responsible for the following:</p><ul><li>Delivering online parenting groups of up to 20 parents and carers per session and manage group settings.</li></ul><ul><li><p>Assist with data collection and reporting.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Keep accurate records of all sessions.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Attend regular team meetings (termly).</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Support in the development of the service and input to service design.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Work in collaboration with Brandon Centre partners and with other Brandon Centre staff.</p></li><li><p>Be aware of cultural sensitivities.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Record and manage safeguarding concerns as appropriate and in line with Brandon Centre safeguarding policies and procedures.</p></li></ul><p><strong>IT responsibilities i</strong><strong>nclude:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Using a computer/laptop to write notes and keep records of sessions and data reports.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Using Brandon Centre electronic diary system to book appointments and meetings.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Using email to communicate with other professionals as required.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Be aware of and use password protection and data protection when recording or sending identifiable information within or across services.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Using Microsoft Office Programmes including Excel, PowerPoint, Word to record data, write reports and develop training.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Where appropriate, attend meetings and training via video platforms such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams.</p></li></ul>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Other requirements
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Able to prioritise, work independently and on own initiative. </li>
        
        <li>Ability to work well under pressure and/or in times of crisis. </li>
        
        <li>Ability to be reliable, co-operative and consistent both as an independent clinician and in team settings.  </li>
        
        <li>Be able and willing to work online.</li>
        
        <li>Possess a Microsoft Teams account and a strong, reliable internet connection.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to demonstrate commitment to own personal &amp; professional development. </li>
          
          <li>Flexibility, creativity, and preparedness to be innovative in a developing organisation.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrate experience facilitating psychoeducational, or parenting groups.</li>
        
        <li>Experience in delivering therapeutic support within a family setting. </li>
        
                
        <li>Experience of working with sensitive data and data record keeping. </li>
        
        <li>A working knowledge of safeguarding children and young people </li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with diversity and cultural sensitivity</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of clinically supervising other professionals.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing consultation to non-psychological professionals.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Professional Qualification in Clinical/Counselling Psychology, Systemic, Family, Child and Adolescent or Adult Psychotherapy.</li>
        
        <li>Must be a Registered Member of a relevant professional body (e.g, BACP, BPC, ACP).</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Other requirements
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Able to prioritise, work independently and on own initiative. </li>
          
          <li>Ability to work well under pressure and/or in times of crisis. </li>
          
          <li>Ability to be reliable, co-operative and consistent both as an independent clinician and in team settings.  </li>
          
          <li>Be able and willing to work online.</li>
          
          <li>Possess a Microsoft Teams account and a strong, reliable internet connection.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to demonstrate commitment to own personal &amp; professional development. </li>
            
            <li>Flexibility, creativity, and preparedness to be innovative in a developing organisation.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrate experience facilitating psychoeducational, or parenting groups.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in delivering therapeutic support within a family setting. </li>
          
                    
          <li>Experience of working with sensitive data and data record keeping. </li>
          
          <li>A working knowledge of safeguarding children and young people </li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with diversity and cultural sensitivity</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of clinically supervising other professionals.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of providing consultation to non-psychological professionals.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Professional Qualification in Clinical/Counselling Psychology, Systemic, Family, Child and Adolescent or Adult Psychotherapy.</li>
          
          <li>Must be a Registered Member of a relevant professional body (e.g, BACP, BPC, ACP).</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
    </p>
  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Brandon Centre</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>26 Prince of Wales Rd</p>
      <p>Kentish Town</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>NW5 3LG</p>
    
  

  
    <br>
    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://brandon-centre.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://brandon-centre.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Brandon Centre</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>26 Prince of Wales Rd</p>
          <p>Kentish Town</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>NW5 3LG</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://brandon-centre.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://brandon-centre.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

NHS Jobs

Parenting Programmes Facilitator (Bank)

Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>To provide a qualified specialist child and adolescent psychotherapy service to children and young people with mental health problems across all sectors of care as part of a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team. Providing specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and therapy to service users and their families/carers and advice and consultation on their care to non-psychotherapist colleagues and the professional network involved in their support. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures. They will utilise research skills for audit to support policy and service development; and undertake research within the area served by the service and of relevance to young people their families and carers.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will provide generic CAMHS assessment and intervention as well as providing specialist psychotherapeutic interventions and contributing to specialist support plans for the care of children and young people who are looked after. They will contribute to highly specialist assessments of children with complex mental health presentations.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <ul>  <li>Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group</li>  <li>To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.</li>  <li>Contribute directly and indirectly to a framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all children and young people of the service, across all settings and agencies serving children and young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems/challenging behaviour</li>  <li>To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people.</li>  <li>Act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of CAMHS care plans including children and young people, their carers, referring agents and others involved in the network of care.</li>  <li>Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni and multi-disciplinary care.</li> </ul>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>03 September 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £53,751 to £60,651 a year
      
        Pro rota per annum incl. HCAS
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>333-G-CA-1588</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Minet Clinic Hillingdon CAMHS</p>
      <p>23 Avondale Drive</p>
      <p>Hayes</p>
            <p>UB3 3NR</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li>Provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessments of children and young people referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources </li>  <li>Formulate and implement plans for the formal treatment and/or management of the child/young persons problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings</li>  <li>Be responsible for implementing a range of psychotherapeutic interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, grounded in the principles and techniques of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. These will include long and short-term interventions as appropriate to need</li>  <li>Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group</li> </ul>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>  <li>Provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessments of children and young people referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources </li>  <li>Formulate and implement plans for the formal treatment and/or management of the child/young persons problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings</li>  <li>Be responsible for implementing a range of psychotherapeutic interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, grounded in the principles and techniques of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. These will include long and short-term interventions as appropriate to need</li>  <li>Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group</li> </ul>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Training and Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Masters level preclinical training at an  Association of Child Psychotherapists  recognised training school; - post graduate  doctoral level training in clinical child  psychotherapy at a training school accredited  by the Association of Child Psychotherapy or  Association of Child Psychotherapists  Statement of Equivalence</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Pre-qualification training and  qualifications in relevant fields in  health, social care or education  settings</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of specialist psychotherapeutic  assessment and treatment of children,  adolescents and their parents as a full  member of a multidisciplinary team located in  community, primary care, outpatient or  inpatient setting</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety  children, adolescents across the whole age  range (0-18) and their parents, and presenting  problems that reflect the full range of clinical  severity and complexity</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in different  CAMHS Tiers.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of  child psychotherapy in different  cultural contexts.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills and Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Skills in the use of complex methods of  psychotherapeutic assessment, intervention  and management.</li>
        
        <li>Well-developed skills in the ability to  communicate effectively, orally and in writing,  complex, highly technical and/or clinically  sensitive information to clients, their families,  carers and other professional colleagues both  within and outside the NHS.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of legislation in relation to children  and adolescents including child protection  procedures and policies</li>
        
        <li>Ability to tolerate anxiety without recourse to  premature action whilst appreciating the role  of the supervisor</li>
        
        <li>Awareness of the implications of working  within a managed system</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of NHS, Social Care  and Education Structures,  National policies and frameworks</li>
          
          <li>Skills in providing consultation to  other professional and non-professional groups</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of research  methodology and outcome  research design and ability to  critically interpret research  findings</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Other
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to form good working relationships with  others in a multidisciplinary setting</li>
        
        <li>Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of  clinical governance as appropriate, to support  and maintain clinical practice.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to teach and train others  and present the work of child  psychotherapists within public,  professional and academic  settings</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Training and Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Masters level preclinical training at an  Association of Child Psychotherapists  recognised training school; - post graduate  doctoral level training in clinical child  psychotherapy at a training school accredited  by the Association of Child Psychotherapy or  Association of Child Psychotherapists  Statement of Equivalence</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Pre-qualification training and  qualifications in relevant fields in  health, social care or education  settings</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of specialist psychotherapeutic  assessment and treatment of children,  adolescents and their parents as a full  member of a multidisciplinary team located in  community, primary care, outpatient or  inpatient setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety  children, adolescents across the whole age  range (0-18) and their parents, and presenting  problems that reflect the full range of clinical  severity and complexity</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working in different  CAMHS Tiers.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of the application of  child psychotherapy in different  cultural contexts.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills and Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Skills in the use of complex methods of  psychotherapeutic assessment, intervention  and management.</li>
          
          <li>Well-developed skills in the ability to  communicate effectively, orally and in writing,  complex, highly technical and/or clinically  sensitive information to clients, their families,  carers and other professional colleagues both  within and outside the NHS.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of legislation in relation to children  and adolescents including child protection  procedures and policies</li>
          
          <li>Ability to tolerate anxiety without recourse to  premature action whilst appreciating the role  of the supervisor</li>
          
          <li>Awareness of the implications of working  within a managed system</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge of NHS, Social Care  and Education Structures,  National policies and frameworks</li>
            
            <li>Skills in providing consultation to  other professional and non-professional groups</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge of research  methodology and outcome  research design and ability to  critically interpret research  findings</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Other
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to form good working relationships with  others in a multidisciplinary setting</li>
          
          <li>Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of  clinical governance as appropriate, to support  and maintain clinical practice.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to teach and train others  and present the work of child  psychotherapists within public,  professional and academic  settings</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Minet Clinic Hillingdon CAMHS</p>
      <p>23 Avondale Drive</p>
      <p>Hayes</p>
            <p>UB3 3NR</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work" target="_blank">https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Minet Clinic Hillingdon CAMHS</p>
          <p>23 Avondale Drive</p>
          <p>Hayes</p>
                    <p>UB3 3NR</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work" target="_blank">https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist

Clinical/Forensic/Counselling Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Priory Hospital, Southampton are looking for an enthusiastic clinical or counselling psychologist to join the psychology team in delivering individual therapy, group therapies and assessments as part of delivering excellent standards of care for NHS service users requiring inpatient hospital admission.</p><p>This role could cater for someone seeking flexible working alongside another job role or other commitments as we are looking to recruit a psychologist for 15 hours per week in a part-time permanent role.</p><p>The individual therapy delivered at our hospital is exclusively with the service users on our specialist eating disorder ward, Skylark, therefore we are seeking a psychologist with an interest or previous experience in working with those suffering with an eating disorder.</p>  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The successful candidate will be welcomed into a passionate and positive team of professionals, headed by a Counselling Psychologist within the psychology team, and made up of a Therapist, Clinical Psychologist, Creative Arts Therapist, and an Assistant Psychologist. This team isoverseen within the wider therapy services umbrella headed by therapy manager and Occupational Therapist, Sarah Marsh.</p><p>There will be opportunities for continuing professional development and your passion, style and ambitions would be taken into account as you grow within the role. Particular professional development would see the candidate gaining distinct experience in working with acute distress and eating disorders, allowing for the possibility of specialism.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>In addition to the above, we are routinely involved in delivering carer support, assessments and written psychological formulations for the adult acute wards, facilitating training for staff, holding consults/peer supervision,and holding reflective practice sessions for staff;a candidate enthusiastic towards these aspects of delivering a psychology service for a hospital would be welcomed as they would form an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team and would sit alongside a number of other allied health professions, including occupational therapy, psychiatry, medicine, dietetics and social work.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>14 May 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Hospital medical and dental staff</p>

    
       
        <h3>Grade</h3>
      
      <p>Specialist</p>
  
  

  
  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      Depending on experience
      
        £48,250 - £58,250 Depending on experience
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>E0358-25-0006Shampton</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>The Priory Hospital</p>
      
      <p>Marchwood Park</p>
      <p>Marchwood</p>
      <p>Southampton</p>
            <p>SO40 4DA</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Group therapy takes place across our three wards, with groups for eating disorder difficulties, and too groups for adults on an acute admission on either our Starling or Sandpiper wards which both serve adults with acute mental health difficulties requiring hospital admission. Experience of delivering groups deriving from CBT, DBT and/or ACT approaches would be desirable.</p>  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Group therapy takes place across our three wards, with groups for eating disorder difficulties, and too groups for adults on an acute admission on either our Starling or Sandpiper wards which both serve adults with acute mental health difficulties requiring hospital admission. Experience of delivering groups deriving from CBT, DBT and/or ACT approaches would be desirable.</p>    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>The successful candidate will be an HCPC registered practitioner psychologist.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience in outpatient or inpatient NHS services would be desirable owing to the nature of this role being NHS facing and within an inpatient context. </li>
          
          <li>This role will be on-site and therapies delivered in-person.</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>The successful candidate will be an HCPC registered practitioner psychologist.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience in outpatient or inpatient NHS services would be desirable owing to the nature of this role being NHS facing and within an inpatient context. </li>
            
            <li>This role will be on-site and therapies delivered in-person.</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Priory Healthcare</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>The Priory Hospital</p>
      
      <p>Marchwood Park</p>
      <p>Marchwood</p>
      <p>Southampton</p>
            <p>SO40 4DA</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/" target="_blank">https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Priory Healthcare</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>The Priory Hospital</p>
          
          <p>Marchwood Park</p>
          <p>Marchwood</p>
          <p>Southampton</p>
                    <p>SO40 4DA</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/" target="_blank">https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist

Highly Specialist Psychotherapist, Practitioner Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you ready for a new challenge and a real opportunity to make a difference?</p>
<p>Are you interested in working in early intervention services in child and adolescent mental health services?</p>
<p>An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic clinical/counselling psychologist or CBT Therapist, with a background working in child and adolescent services to join our Peterborough Mental Health Support Teams.</p>
<p>The successful candidate will work closely across the 5 Peterborough MHST's, to ensure that the MHST is a success. They will join a dynamic service in a creative environment where evidence-based interventions, new ideas, ways of working and supporting children and young people are actively encouraged.</p>
<p>This is a unique opportunity to engaging in important clinical work within schools and colleges at an early intervention level across Peterborough.</p>
<p>Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 5th September 2025.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>This role will support the emotional wellbeing of children and young people across Peterborough, within an early intervention service. The successful applicant will provide psychological assessments and interventions to children, young people and their families, consultation with education establishments, training internally to the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) within the Emotional Health Wellbeing Service (EHWS) and externally to education staff, and staff from the wider professional network.</p>
<p>This work will be in accordance with clinical governance processes and professional standards.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.</p>
<p>There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff - who, for the eighth year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.</p>
<p>If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>28 August 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £47,810 to £54,710 a year
      
        per annum, pro-rata
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time,
        
      
        
          Part-time,
        
      
        
          Flexible working
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>448-CCYP-7434282</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Peterborough</p>
      <p>2 Phorpres Close, Cygnet Park, Hampton</p>
      <p>Peterborough</p>
            <p>PE7 8FZ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>In January 2020, Cambridgeshire Community Services (CCS) NHS Trust launched two MHSTs in Huntingdon and Cambridge. A further ten MHSTs have been launched since then, with two more planned, bringing our total to 14 MHSTs by 2026. By 2030, all schools across England and Wales will have access to a MHST, as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, therefore the successful candidates will be part of an exciting, expanding early intervention service.</p> <p>The project is a collaboration with between NHS England, Health Education England and the Department for Education, following on from the 2017 Green Paper Transforming children and young peoples mental health provision. This is a roll out of the work to improve access to mental health care for young people.</p> <p>You will join a supportive service that will have 25 MHST's across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk, so a ready support system is available. The MHSTs sit within CCS NHS Trusts Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service.</p> <p>Please see the job description for further information. We welcome informal conversations about this vacancy.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>In January 2020, Cambridgeshire Community Services (CCS) NHS Trust launched two MHSTs in Huntingdon and Cambridge. A further ten MHSTs have been launched since then, with two more planned, bringing our total to 14 MHSTs by 2026. By 2030, all schools across England and Wales will have access to a MHST, as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, therefore the successful candidates will be part of an exciting, expanding early intervention service.</p> <p>The project is a collaboration with between NHS England, Health Education England and the Department for Education, following on from the 2017 Green Paper Transforming children and young peoples mental health provision. This is a roll out of the work to improve access to mental health care for young people.</p> <p>You will join a supportive service that will have 25 MHST's across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk, so a ready support system is available. The MHSTs sit within CCS NHS Trusts Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service.</p> <p>Please see the job description for further information. We welcome informal conversations about this vacancy.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications &amp; Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Qualified Practitioner Psychologist or CBT Therapist</li>
        
        <li>Appropriate UK Registration</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Supervisor qualification</li>
          
          <li>Further therapeutic qualification</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge &amp; Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of legislation relating to childrens mental health (MHA, MCA, Safeguarding)</li>
        
        <li>Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and understanding of CYP mental health</li>
        
        <li>Excellent communication and report writing skills</li>
        
        <li>Ability to formulate and communicate information on risk</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and application of clinical governance</li>
        
        <li>Skilled in providing consultations to other staff groups</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Understanding of mental health stressors in education settings</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of impact of trauma</li>
          
          <li>Understanding of attachment</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience working with children and/or adolescents with mild-moderate mental health problems</li>
        
        <li>Experience working in a MDT</li>
        
        <li>Experience of clinical supervision</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with and managing risk</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with clients with presenting problems reflecting full range of clinical severity</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of supporting young people in an education setting</li>
          
          <li>Experience of delivering training to other professionals regarding mental health and children</li>
          
          <li>Experience working with schools and colleges.</li>
          
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            Qualifications &amp; Training
          
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        <ul>
          
          <li>Qualified Practitioner Psychologist or CBT Therapist</li>
          
          <li>Appropriate UK Registration</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Supervisor qualification</li>
            
            <li>Further therapeutic qualification</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Knowledge &amp; Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of legislation relating to childrens mental health (MHA, MCA, Safeguarding)</li>
          
          <li>Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and understanding of CYP mental health</li>
          
          <li>Excellent communication and report writing skills</li>
          
          <li>Ability to formulate and communicate information on risk</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and application of clinical governance</li>
          
          <li>Skilled in providing consultations to other staff groups</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Understanding of mental health stressors in education settings</li>
            
            <li>Understanding of impact of trauma</li>
            
            <li>Understanding of attachment</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience working with children and/or adolescents with mild-moderate mental health problems</li>
          
          <li>Experience working in a MDT</li>
          
          <li>Experience of clinical supervision</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with and managing risk</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with clients with presenting problems reflecting full range of clinical severity</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of supporting young people in an education setting</li>
            
            <li>Experience of delivering training to other professionals regarding mental health and children</li>
            
            <li>Experience working with schools and colleges.</li>
            
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>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.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>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.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>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. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Peterborough</p>
      <p>2 Phorpres Close, Cygnet Park, Hampton</p>
      <p>Peterborough</p>
            <p>PE7 8FZ</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/careers" target="_blank">https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Peterborough</p>
          <p>2 Phorpres Close, Cygnet Park, Hampton</p>
          <p>Peterborough</p>
                    <p>PE7 8FZ</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/careers" target="_blank">https://www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

MHST Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist

Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical or Counselling) or Psychotherapist

<p><strong>Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child's Life</strong><strong>Step Forward Foster Carer - Plymouth &amp; Surrounding Areas</strong><strong>Employer</strong>: Sanctuary Personnel (in partnership with Plymouth City Council)<strong>Location</strong>: Plymouth &amp; surrounding areas<strong>Salary</strong>: From £840 per week when a child is placed<strong>Employment Type</strong>: Full-time Self-employed<strong>Sector</strong>: Social Care Mental Health Therapeutic Care</p> <p><strong>Is it time to use your skills differently?</strong>Whether you've worked as a psychotherapist, providing therapeutic support to children and young people to help them process trauma and develop resilience, your experience could change a child's life in ways you never imagined.Right now, there's an urgent need for foster carers in Plymouth, especially for young people transitioning out of residential care. Through our Step Forward programme, you can provide the safety, consistency, and emotional support these children need to heal, grow and thrive.This role is about more than providing a roof over a child's head, it's about offering them the stability, love, and security they need to rebuild their lives. It's a full-circle role that blends professional care with personal commitment, right in your own home.</p> <p><strong>Why Consider Step Forward Fostering?</strong>This specialist role is designed for experienced professionals who are ready to make a deeper impact. You'll work as part of a close-knit, fully supported team, helping a young person move forward from trauma into stability and trust.This isn't just a job, it's a chance to change lives, including your own.</p> <p><strong>What You'll Receive as a Step Forward Foster Carer:</strong>? From £840 p/week (when a child is placed)? Extra allowances for birthdays, holidays, and celebrations? 100% Council Tax exemption (eligibility criteria applies)? Up to 28-nights of paid respite p/year? Bespoke training in trauma-informed and therapeutic care? 24/7 out-of-hours support and a dedicated social work team? Access to Mockingbird Fostering Model and The Fostering Network? Be part of a local community, helping Plymouth's children stay close to home</p> <p><strong>Could this be you?</strong>We're looking for people who are:• Based in Plymouth or surrounding areas• Ready to offer full-time care and a dedicated bedroom• Skilled in supporting children with emotional or behavioural needs• Emotionally resilient and reflective• Willing to become self-employed• Ideally with no children under 12 at home (though we'll assess on a case-by-case basis)</p> <p><strong>Is it time for a change?</strong>If you're ready to apply your skills in a new and deeply rewarding way, then this is your opportunity.</p> <p><strong>Apply now to speak with our team and take your first step toward becoming a Step Forward Foster Carer in Plymouth.</strong></p>

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