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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is an exciting opportunity for two qualified EMHPs, with two years of post-qualification experience, to join Lambeth MHST as a Band 6 Trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner in January 2026. You are required to enrol in the KCL CYP MH Low Intensity Advanced Practice PGDip Course (for Senior Wellbeing Practitioners), which starts on <strong>19</strong><strong>January</strong><strong>2026.</strong></p> <p>EMHP candidates must be fully registered or awaiting accreditation with the relevant professional body (e.g., BABCP or BPS) and have at least 2 years of post-qualification experience as of January 2026.</p> <p>Applicants must apply simultaneously with KCL for this training course and be accepted.</p> <p>We have 2 trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner roles available.</p> <p><strong>The university portals are open until November 24, 2025. If a candidate has not applied to the university before the portal closing date, they will be ineligible for the course.</strong></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>
<li>Work as part of the Lambeth MHST to manage a defined caseload, complete holistic assessments, and provide evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>
<li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a school's whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>
<li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings.</li>
<li>Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.</li>
<li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.</li>
<li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong><em>Lambeth MHST mission statement:</em></strong> <em>Through early support and working with children, young people, families and staff, we help to enable healthy minds and thriving school communities. We offer a safe space to work with you collaboratively and with transparency. We value who you are and where you are.</em>  We are an early intervention service supporting mild to moderate mental health needs in 40 primary and secondary schools in Lambeth. Our service will be expanding to more schools in Lambeth in January 2026.  The team is consists of multidisciplinary professionals who come from a variety of training backgrounds bringing in a wealth of experience and expertise. This includes: Systemic Family Therapist, Systemic Family Practitioners, Social Work, Education Psychologists, Arts Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapy, CBT Therapists, Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, Education Mental Health Practitioners, Quality Assurance and Communications Lead and Senior Administrative Support.  <strong>About our locations:</strong> Our main office is at St John's Angell Town Primary School but we also work across several MHST schools in Lambeth. We offer flexibility and home working.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>20 October 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 6</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £46,419 to £55,046 a year
      
        per annum Incl. of HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>334-CLI-7514245</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>St John's Angell Town</p>
      <p>85 Angell Road</p>
      <p>Lambeth</p>
            <p>SW9 7HH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The post holder will:</p> <ul>  <li>Be expected to fulfil the requirements of and complete the 2-year Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Post Graduate Diploma at Kings College London to enable progression to a fully qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner.</li>  <li>Work as part of the [insert Borough] MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>  <li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a schools whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>  <li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings. Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.</li>  <li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.</li>  <li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li> </ul> <p>A further detailed job description including a brochure of the university training is attached.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The post holder will:</p> <ul>  <li>Be expected to fulfil the requirements of and complete the 2-year Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Post Graduate Diploma at Kings College London to enable progression to a fully qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner.</li>  <li>Work as part of the [insert Borough] MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>  <li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a schools whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>  <li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings. Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.</li>  <li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.</li>  <li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li> </ul> <p>A further detailed job description including a brochure of the university training is attached.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>CYP - IAPT Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (EMHP) with two years post  qualification experience within the CYP-IAPT  model by January 2026</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>vidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings</li>
          
          <li>Formal training in parenting interventions i.e. Incredible Years</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate  mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived  experience, systemic functioning and  managing difference in the clinical space.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Working with families in a diverse environment</li>
          
          <li>Experience in working as part of an MDT</li>
          
          <li>Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Knowledge / Skills /abilities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Mental Health disorders in children and  young people</li>
        
        <li>The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act  2005</li>
        
        <li>Information governance including rules around GDPR as it relates to clinical confidentiality, information sharing and academia</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work to short deadlines, take on new concepts and be innovative.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability to work flexibly within a changing environment</li>
          
          <li>Skills in teaching and supporting trainees</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>CYP - IAPT Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (EMHP) with two years post  qualification experience within the CYP-IAPT  model by January 2026</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>vidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings</li>
            
            <li>Formal training in parenting interventions i.e. Incredible Years</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate  mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived  experience, systemic functioning and  managing difference in the clinical space.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Working with families in a diverse environment</li>
            
            <li>Experience in working as part of an MDT</li>
            
            <li>Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge / Skills /abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Mental Health disorders in children and  young people</li>
          
          <li>The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act  2005</li>
          
          <li>Information governance including rules around GDPR as it relates to clinical confidentiality, information sharing and academia</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work to short deadlines, take on new concepts and be innovative.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines</li>
            
            <li>Proven ability to work flexibly within a changing environment</li>
            
            <li>Skills in teaching and supporting trainees</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>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>St John's Angell Town</p>
      <p>85 Angell Road</p>
      <p>Lambeth</p>
            <p>SW9 7HH</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>St John's Angell Town</p>
          <p>85 Angell Road</p>
          <p>Lambeth</p>
                    <p>SW9 7HH</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

Trainee Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Psychology Lead (Clinical / Counselling Psychologist)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Younger Adults Psychological Service in Mental Health Together PLUS, in the West Kent Directorate.</p>
<p>This post would suit someone who has a genuine interest in working therapeutically with this varied and rewarding client group. An understanding of and ability to work with people with severe and complex mental health difficulties is essential.</p>
<p>At KMPT, we are serious about diversity and about inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>
<li>To be responsible for the systematic provision of a range of evidence-basedpsychological interventions to working age adults with severe and enduring mentalhealth difficulties referred by the Community Mental Health teams within thelocality.</li>
<li>To undertake high quality direct (assessment and therapeutic) and indirect(consultative, advisory and evaluative) specialist psychology interventions withinthe service and taking substantial professional responsibility and exercisingautonomous judgement in their professional practice.</li>
<li>To ensure the clinical effectiveness of own practice and of service functioning byundertaking research and development relevant to the service area.</li>
<li>To be regularly responsible for providing and contributing to training placements for trainee clinical/counselling psychologists and for providing professional support and line-management to basic/senior psychologists in this specialism</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.</p> <p>We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.</p> <p>Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.</p> <p>We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.</p> <p>You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.</p> <p>The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.</p> <p><strong>Our strategy</strong><strong>Our mission is what we set out to do every day</strong>We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people</p> <p><strong>Our vision is where we want to be in the future</strong>To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.</p> <p><strong>Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTube</strong></p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>15 October 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
      
    </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>380-WK0326-A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Highlands House</p>
      <p>10-12 Calverley Park Gardens</p>
      <p>Tunbridge Wells</p>
            <p>TN1 2JN</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>This is a varied and busy post, which will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop invaluable skills, both clinically and organisationally. We look forward to welcoming you to the team.</p>
<p><strong>Please see Job Description &amp; Person Specification for full details. This is essential reading for all applicants.</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>This is a varied and busy post, which will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop invaluable skills, both clinically and organisationally. We look forward to welcoming you to the team.</p>
<p><strong>Please see Job Description &amp; Person Specification for full details. This is essential reading for all applicants.</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Post Graduate Qualification in Counselling or Clinical Psychology or equivalent Psychotherapy Training</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience in working in adult mental healthcare services</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrable experience working as a qualified specialist psychologist / psychotherapist for a minimum of one year.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Post Graduate Qualification in Counselling or Clinical Psychology or equivalent Psychotherapy Training</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience in working in adult mental healthcare services</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Demonstrable experience working as a qualified specialist psychologist / psychotherapist for a minimum of one year.</li>
            
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    <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>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Highlands House</p>
      <p>10-12 Calverley Park Gardens</p>
      <p>Tunbridge Wells</p>
            <p>TN1 2JN</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Highlands House</p>
          <p>10-12 Calverley Park Gardens</p>
          <p>Tunbridge Wells</p>
                    <p>TN1 2JN</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk" target="_blank">https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist/Psychotherapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for a permanent Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapistto join the Emotional Health Service and become part of our team.</p><p>If you have the skills that will enable us to continue to enhance our practice and improve outcomes for children further, we want to hear from you. We are looking for bright, enthusiastic people who have the passion and the drive to make a positive difference to childrens lives. By recognising and championing strengths we know we can make a real difference. Its a genuine team effort in AfC. Thats why we want talented people, like you, to join us and help create a brighter future for children and families.</p><p>This role is eligible for a Market Supplement.</p><p>You will work across the Kingston and Richmond boroughs.</p><p>The working hours for this role are 30 hours per week (Part-Time).</p><p>We support flexible working and offer hybrid working. For full-time roles, this typically includes 3 days a week in the office, with potential for home working based on service needs.</p><p><strong>Please note the salary advertised is full-time equivalent and will be pro rata.</strong></p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As a mental health clinician in the Emotional Health Service you will be passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people and putting them at the centre of all you do. In this role you will be part of a small team who are focused on supporting mental health in schools for our most vulnerable pupils. Part of the role will be dedicated to children who experience Emotionally Related School Avoidance (ERSA). You will co-deliver our innovative ERSA groups for parents and young people and provide consultation and advice to education colleagues. The remainder of your role will be to deliver buy-in services to schools. This will involve delivering bespoke packages of support to school communities involving the delivery of consultation, training, assessments, group and individual therapy and reflective space for staff.</p><p>You will be part of a team of clinicians providing access to peer supervision and many exciting development opportunities. You will also receive clinical supervision and line management within the service.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor &amp; Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>22 October 2025</p>

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

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £45,750 to £52,194 a year
      
    </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>B0458-OCT25-2157</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>44 York Street</p>
            <p>Twickenham</p>
            <p>TW1 3BZ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>The Emotional Health Service (EHS</strong>) is a dynamic and progressive multi-disciplinary team of Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Systemic Psychotherapists and Art Psychotherapists. We have teams at Richmond (Twickenham base), and Kingston (Chessington and Kingston based) and work closely with our colleagues in Early Help, Social Care, Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) and Education. We have a strong sense of team and work together to support children and young peoples emotional wellbeing. We also work to prioritise the wellbeing of the staff team. As a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist for EHS you will be passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people and putting them at the centre of all you do. You will be part of a team and be afforded many different opportunities to use your skills, including undertaking consultations, delivering interventions, working alongside schools and partner agencies and delivering training.</p><p><strong>Emotionally Related School Avoidance - ERSA.</strong>This role will have a particular focus on adding capacity to the support for children and young people with emotionally related school avoidance (ERSA) and their families and schools. Locally we have been focusing on this current issue, particularly post pandemic, and this role will be central to providing both direct therapy work with children and their families, support to schools and partnership work.</p><p>ERSA work will be combined with some EHS Buy In work which is offering Emotional health support to schools who buy in our service. You will have access to peer supervision and many exciting development opportunities. You will also receive clinical supervision and line management within the service.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>The Emotional Health Service (EHS</strong>) is a dynamic and progressive multi-disciplinary team of Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Systemic Psychotherapists and Art Psychotherapists. We have teams at Richmond (Twickenham base), and Kingston (Chessington and Kingston based) and work closely with our colleagues in Early Help, Social Care, Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) and Education. We have a strong sense of team and work together to support children and young peoples emotional wellbeing. We also work to prioritise the wellbeing of the staff team. As a Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist for EHS you will be passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people and putting them at the centre of all you do. You will be part of a team and be afforded many different opportunities to use your skills, including undertaking consultations, delivering interventions, working alongside schools and partner agencies and delivering training.</p><p><strong>Emotionally Related School Avoidance - ERSA.</strong>This role will have a particular focus on adding capacity to the support for children and young people with emotionally related school avoidance (ERSA) and their families and schools. Locally we have been focusing on this current issue, particularly post pandemic, and this role will be central to providing both direct therapy work with children and their families, support to schools and partnership work.</p><p>ERSA work will be combined with some EHS Buy In work which is offering Emotional health support to schools who buy in our service. You will have access to peer supervision and many exciting development opportunities. You will also receive clinical supervision and line management within the service.</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working therapeutically with complex and vulnerable families, in the community.</li>
        
        <li>This therapeutic experience will be with individuals and groups presenting with a range of needs including suspected or diagnosed Autistic Spectrum Disorder and/or ADHD.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge and experience in delivering evidenced-based treatment for a range of mental health difficulties.</li>
        
        <li>Proven ability to undertake assessments of emotional well-being and risk assessments</li>
        
        <li>Experience of providing consultation and training to a wide range of professionals including school staff</li>
        
        <li>Ability to assess, formulate and implement plans for therapy with young people and families in line with an evidence-based approach to clinical intervention, across the full range of care settings</li>
        
        <li>Ability to provide high quality consultation to identified professionals</li>
        
        <li>Ability to manage high levels of emotional distress and think clearly in emotionally charged situations</li>
        
        <li>Proven ability to effectively use data, intelligence and evidence to create meaningful insight and to inform own decision making.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations, and written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people).</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of statutory legislation (for example Childrens Act, SEND Code of Practice) and national policy drivers that will affect childrens services and your role.</li>
        
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Postgraduate mental health qualification e.g PsychD Clinical or Counselling Psychology</li>
        
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working therapeutically with complex and vulnerable families, in the community.</li>
          
          <li>This therapeutic experience will be with individuals and groups presenting with a range of needs including suspected or diagnosed Autistic Spectrum Disorder and/or ADHD.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge and experience in delivering evidenced-based treatment for a range of mental health difficulties.</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability to undertake assessments of emotional well-being and risk assessments</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing consultation and training to a wide range of professionals including school staff</li>
          
          <li>Ability to assess, formulate and implement plans for therapy with young people and families in line with an evidence-based approach to clinical intervention, across the full range of care settings</li>
          
          <li>Ability to provide high quality consultation to identified professionals</li>
          
          <li>Ability to manage high levels of emotional distress and think clearly in emotionally charged situations</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability to effectively use data, intelligence and evidence to create meaningful insight and to inform own decision making.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations, and written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people).</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of statutory legislation (for example Childrens Act, SEND Code of Practice) and national policy drivers that will affect childrens services and your role.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Postgraduate mental health qualification e.g PsychD Clinical or Counselling Psychology</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>Achieving For Children</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>44 York Street</p>
            <p>Twickenham</p>
            <p>TW1 3BZ</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Achieving For Children</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>44 York Street</p>
                    <p>Twickenham</p>
                    <p>TW1 3BZ</p>
        
      

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

Mental Health Clinician - CBT Therapist / Psychologist 

Senior Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/ CBT Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are pleased to be recruiting to a trauma specialist 8a psychological therapist post (0.8 wte) to work within our multi-modality therapy team in secondary care for adults with moderate-severe mood, anxiety and personality disorders. The post holder will be an experienced clinician for service users with PTSD and complex PTSD offering trauma-focussed CBT (may additionally be experienced in EMDR), also with significant experience using CBT for adults with moderate to severe mood and anxiety disorders. The post holder will have experience of line managing and supervising junior psychologists trainees, as well as offering consultation and link-working with colleagues.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The successful applicant will demonstrate experience and skill in working with PTSD and cPTSD with adults in secondary care with moderate-severe presentations, using trauma-focussed CBT, as well as other mood and anxiety disorders. The role requires supervision and line management of more junior psychologists and trainees. The post holder will contribute to service audits and development projects, and consultation within the team and to other professionals.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>1. The successful applicant will work alongside other Clinical/Counselling Psychologists delivering assessment and therapy, with some of the staff also employed in specialist trauma posts. They will also work alongside psychotherapists offering Cognitive Analytic Therapy and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy as part of this well-established multi-modality team. There are line management and supervisory responsibilities, as well as link-working with CMHTs to provide consultation, teaching, co-working. The team is based in central Croydon (Jeanette Wallace House) and face-to-face sessions are provided at this base and at other Croydon sites. Wednesdays are an essential team day.Development opportunities: The Trust provides access to a wide range of CPD opportunities and all staff are encouraged to undertake development opportunities and activities relevant to their post. As a multi-modality team there are opportunities for learning and development alongside other modalities.</p>


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

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £61,631 to £68,623 a year
      
        per annum pro rata inclusive of 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>334-CLI-7474419</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Jeanette Wallace House</p>
      <p>1 Edridge Road</p>
      <p>Croydon</p>
            <p>CR0 1FE</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p> To provide a highly specialist psychological interventions to adults in secondary care with moderate to severe mood, anxiety and personality disorders and provide highly specialist clinical input, particularly for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD, including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.</p> <p> To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</p> <p> To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a specialist in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.</p> <p> To promote service evaluation, audit and research.</p> <p> To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.</p> <p> To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.</p> <p> To be active in the provision of staff support within their area, including but not limited to Critical Incident Staff Support and Reflect-Support-Resolve. To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work when appropriate.</p>   

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p> To provide a highly specialist psychological interventions to adults in secondary care with moderate to severe mood, anxiety and personality disorders and provide highly specialist clinical input, particularly for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD, including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes.</p> <p> To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</p> <p> To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a specialist in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.</p> <p> To promote service evaluation, audit and research.</p> <p> To work as an autonomous professional within registration body guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters.</p> <p> To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.</p> <p> To be active in the provision of staff support within their area, including but not limited to Critical Incident Staff Support and Reflect-Support-Resolve. To participate, as a recipient, in staff support work when appropriate.</p>     
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Registered with HCPC/APC/BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP</li>
        
        <li>Significant core / further training in CBT and tf-CBT</li>
        
        <li>Training course in supervision</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Training in EMDR parts I, II and III</li>
          
          <li>Training in NET</li>
          
          <li>Accredited as a CBT practitioner with BABCP</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experienced
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Adult secondary care experience mood, anxiety and personality disorders with CBT</li>
        
        <li>Adult secondary care experience of tf-CBT for PTSD or cPTSD</li>
        
        <li>Supervision of psychologists or trainees</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of treating PTSD with EMDR</li>
          
          <li>Experience of post-qualification service level audit</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with refugees and asylum seekers</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Abilities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability and experience of working in an MDT</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Registered with HCPC/APC/BPC/UKCP/BACP/BABCP</li>
          
          <li>Significant core / further training in CBT and tf-CBT</li>
          
          <li>Training course in supervision</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Training in EMDR parts I, II and III</li>
            
            <li>Training in NET</li>
            
            <li>Accredited as a CBT practitioner with BABCP</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experienced
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Adult secondary care experience mood, anxiety and personality disorders with CBT</li>
          
          <li>Adult secondary care experience of tf-CBT for PTSD or cPTSD</li>
          
          <li>Supervision of psychologists or trainees</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of treating PTSD with EMDR</li>
            
            <li>Experience of post-qualification service level audit</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with refugees and asylum seekers</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Ability and experience of working in an MDT</li>
          
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    <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>
      

      
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        <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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    <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Jeanette Wallace House</p>
      <p>1 Edridge Road</p>
      <p>Croydon</p>
            <p>CR0 1FE</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.slam.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Jeanette Wallace House</p>
          <p>1 Edridge Road</p>
          <p>Croydon</p>
                    <p>CR0 1FE</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.slam.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

8a Psychologist/Psychological Therapist/Psychotherapist - Trauma

Senior Cognitive Behaviour Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <ul>
<li>This is an opportunity for qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) who will be two years post-qualification by January 2026.</li>
<li>You will have completed the one-year EMHP Postgraduate Diploma</li>
<li>You will hold professional registration with either the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) or the British Psychological Society (BPS).</li>
</ul>
<p>The post holder will be expected to complete the requirements of the 2-year Senior Wellbeing Practitioner Post Graduate Diploma at Kings College London to enable progression to a fully qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner. </p>
<p>The KCL CYP MH Low Intensity Advanced Practice PGDip Course (for Senior Wellbeing Practitioners) start date is Monday 26th January 2026.</p>
<p>Applicants will need to apply simultaneously with KCL for this training course. The university portals are open until the 25 of November 2025. If a candidate has not applied to the university before the portal closing date, then they will be ineligible for the course.</p>
<p>KCL application portal - <a href="https://apply.kcl.ac.uk/" target="_blank">https://apply.kcl.ac.uk/</a></p>
<p>KCL site with useful information on applying, deadline dates for applying (but please do try and submit as soon as possible so that we confirm your eligibility): <a href="https://www.kings-cyp.com/page/swp" target="_blank">https://www.kings-cyp.com/page/swp</a></p>
<p>We aim to be an inclusive service, so please contact us about any access needs related to the recruitment process. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds and our organisation is committed to becoming an inclusive workplace.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>  <li>Work as part of the Lewisham MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>  <li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a school's whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>  <li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings.</li>  <li>Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.</li>  <li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. Promote the participation of CYP families, carers and the wider school community.</li>  <li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Lewisham MHST is a growing service designed to help meet the mental health needs of CYP in education settings. As an early intervention service, the MHST delivers interventions in schools for those with mild to moderate mental health issues and supports schools with developing their whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing. The team will also help CYP with more severe needs access the right support, working with schools to provide a link to specialist NHS services.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>21 October 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 6</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £46,419 to £55,046 a year
      
        per annum inclusive of HCAs
      
    </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>334-CLI-6993488</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Kaleidoscope</p>
      <p>32 Rushey Green</p>
      <p>Lewisham</p>
            <p>SE6 4JF</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Working with schools to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people, including planning and delivering activities as part of a whole school/college approach, providing assessment and intervention using evidence-based approaches and providing guided signposting and liaison with other services. Providing supervision to qualified and or trainee EMHPs</p>
<p>A detailed job description including a detailed description of the training is attached.</p>
<p>Application guidance document -  KCL CYP MH Senior Wellbeing Practitioner PGDip (SWP) Jan 2026 - Application Guidance.pdf</p>
<p>Programme brochure link -  KCL CYP MH Senior Wellbeing Practitioner PGDip (SWP) Jan 2026 - KCL Programme Brochure.pdf </p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Working with schools to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people, including planning and delivering activities as part of a whole school/college approach, providing assessment and intervention using evidence-based approaches and providing guided signposting and liaison with other services. Providing supervision to qualified and or trainee EMHPs</p>
<p>A detailed job description including a detailed description of the training is attached.</p>
<p>Application guidance document -  KCL CYP MH Senior Wellbeing Practitioner PGDip (SWP) Jan 2026 - Application Guidance.pdf</p>
<p>Programme brochure link -  KCL CYP MH Senior Wellbeing Practitioner PGDip (SWP) Jan 2026 - KCL Programme Brochure.pdf </p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>CYP - IAPT Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (EMHP) with two years post qualification experience within an MHST service by January 2026.</li>
        
        <li>Professional registration with the BPS or BABCP</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings (e.g., Formal training in parenting interventions/Incredible Years)</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experince
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and   their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.</li>
        
        <li>Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services (e.g., assessment, risk assessment/management, use of ROMS, record keeping, case management, MDT)</li>
        
        <li>Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and interventions to CYP target audience.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees</li>
          
          <li>Experience in working with Special Educational Needs and neurodivergent CYP</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge / Skills /abilities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of CYP mental health needs, statutory guidance and literature (e.g., The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005, London Child Protection Procedures, Information Governance, GDPR)</li>
        
        <li>Ability to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as necessary</li>
        
        <li>Ability to provide virtual and face to face   interventions according to target audience needs.</li>
        
        <li>Proven ability as a reflective practitioner and ability to effect change based on lessons learnt.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Skills in teaching and supporting trainees.</li>
          
          <li>Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>CYP - IAPT Post-Graduate Diploma or Certificate (EMHP) with two years post qualification experience within an MHST service by January 2026.</li>
          
          <li>Professional registration with the BPS or BABCP</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings (e.g., Formal training in parenting interventions/Incredible Years)</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experince
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and   their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.</li>
          
          <li>Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services (e.g., assessment, risk assessment/management, use of ROMS, record keeping, case management, MDT)</li>
          
          <li>Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and interventions to CYP target audience.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees</li>
            
            <li>Experience in working with Special Educational Needs and neurodivergent CYP</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge / Skills /abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of CYP mental health needs, statutory guidance and literature (e.g., The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005, London Child Protection Procedures, Information Governance, GDPR)</li>
          
          <li>Ability to analyse risk and respond appropriately, seeking support as necessary</li>
          
          <li>Ability to provide virtual and face to face   interventions according to target audience needs.</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability as a reflective practitioner and ability to effect change based on lessons learnt.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Skills in teaching and supporting trainees.</li>
            
            <li>Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies</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>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Kaleidoscope</p>
      <p>32 Rushey Green</p>
      <p>Lewisham</p>
            <p>SE6 4JF</p>
    
  

  
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        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Kaleidoscope</p>
          <p>32 Rushey Green</p>
          <p>Lewisham</p>
                    <p>SE6 4JF</p>
        
      

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

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