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<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Newham CAMHS is a large and vibrant specialist child and adolescent mental health service with a reputation for innovation and flexibility in meeting the complex mental health support needs of Newham's children, young people and families. It is centrally located on one site in Plaistow, Newham, and provides an extensive and growing range of services including multi-disciplinary specialist teams such as the Emotional &amp; Behavioural Teams, Adolescent Mental Health Team, Paediatric Liaison Team, Neurodevelopmental Team and the Well Being in Newham Schools Team. It meets weekly with community partners and social care as part of the Newham Multi Agency Collective. Practitioners work in Youth Zones and form part of the Vanguard Team - a specialist community psychology led service in Newham, for young people up to 25 years of age impacted by, or at risk of youth violence. There is a broad spectrum of disciplines and a long tradition of effective multidisciplinary and interagency working, outreach and consultation work. </p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The CWP role is to provide support in the Triage and management of families waiting for treatment with our waiting list team E&amp;B3 and also our Front Door Team with referrals. This will also involve delivery of both individual and group interventions for young people and parents under the supervision of a suitably qualified senior clinician. The applicant we be an experienced CWP who can supervise junior CWP staff and CWP trainees. </p>  <p>Additionally, our CWPs run workshops, raise awareness of mental health and emotional wellbeing to parent/carers, young people and professionals to promote positive mental health. CWPs will support clinicians in the running of other therapy groups. The post holder will be required to be creative, flexible, adaptable, professional and motivated in all aspects of their role, both in clinical delivery and within the development of the service provision. The successful candidate would contribute to the MDT, working within the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>05 September 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £44,485 to £52,521 a year
      
        per annum Inc 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>363-SS7449105</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Newham CAMHS</p>
      <p>York House, 411 Barking Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E13 8AL</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p><strong>Key Relationships:</strong></p> <ul>  <li>Clinical Team Lead FDT</li>  <li>Children, young people and their families</li>  <li>FDT Co-ordinator</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>General Manager CAMHS</li>  <li>CAMHS Senior Management Group</li>  <li>Multidisciplinary colleagues in CAMHS</li>  <li>Other professionals working with children and young people in social services, health, education, youth justice system and the voluntary sector</li> </ul> <p>Trust corporate departments including Human Resources, Training and Development,</p>  <p>Please see attached job description for a full breakdown of the role and the essential and desirable criteria.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p><strong>Key Relationships:</strong></p> <ul>  <li>Clinical Team Lead FDT</li>  <li>Children, young people and their families</li>  <li>FDT Co-ordinator</li> </ul> <ul>  <li>General Manager CAMHS</li>  <li>CAMHS Senior Management Group</li>  <li>Multidisciplinary colleagues in CAMHS</li>  <li>Other professionals working with children and young people in social services, health, education, youth justice system and the voluntary sector</li> </ul> <p>Trust corporate departments including Human Resources, Training and Development,</p>  <p>Please see attached job description for a full breakdown of the role and the essential and desirable criteria.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/ Qualification/ Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>To have undertaken a qualification from a recognised CWP or EMHP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate/Diploma).</li>
        
        <li>Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Other relevant postgraduate degree</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties.</li>
        
        <li>CAMHS experience</li>
        
        <li>Experience working as a qualified CWP/EMHP</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Knowledge of the theory and practice of CBT based guided self-help interventions for children with anxiety, low mood and conduct difficulties.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, intervention and Management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of the impact of severe and enduring mental illness on families.</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>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to use CYP IAPT outcome measures and integrate these into interventions</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge / skills in the adaptation of interventions for children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Other
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Demonstrates high standards in written communication</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of child protection and child in need procedures</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Personal experience of mental health problems.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working within a multicultural framework.</li>
          
          <li>Freedom to act:  Physical effort: Confined sitting position (therapy); travelling within community; fine motor skills re injections (for nurses)</li>
          
          <li>Mental effort:  writing reports; planning teaching; concentrating for therapy sessions /clinical supervision;</li>
          
          <li>Emotional effort: Dealing with families in breakdown; experiencing trauma and abuse; occasional patient complaints; conveying of unwelcome news</li>
          
          <li>Working conditions: Occasional verbal and physical abuse; unpredictable clinical scenarios e.g. emergency home visits; travel in community all weathers.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/ Qualification/ Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>To have undertaken a qualification from a recognised CWP or EMHP Training Course (Post Graduate Certificate/Diploma).</li>
          
          <li>Psychology or other health /social care/youth related undergraduate degree</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Other relevant postgraduate degree</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties.</li>
          
          <li>CAMHS experience</li>
          
          <li>Experience working as a qualified CWP/EMHP</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Knowledge of the theory and practice of CBT based guided self-help interventions for children with anxiety, low mood and conduct difficulties.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in the use of complex methods of assessment, intervention and Management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of the impact of severe and enduring mental illness on families.</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>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.</li>
            
            <li>Ability to use CYP IAPT outcome measures and integrate these into interventions</li>
            
            <li>Knowledge / skills in the adaptation of interventions for children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Other
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Demonstrates high standards in written communication</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of child protection and child in need procedures</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Personal experience of mental health problems.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working within a multicultural framework.</li>
            
            <li>Freedom to act:  Physical effort: Confined sitting position (therapy); travelling within community; fine motor skills re injections (for nurses)</li>
            
            <li>Mental effort:  writing reports; planning teaching; concentrating for therapy sessions /clinical supervision;</li>
            
            <li>Emotional effort: Dealing with families in breakdown; experiencing trauma and abuse; occasional patient complaints; conveying of unwelcome news</li>
            
            <li>Working conditions: Occasional verbal and physical abuse; unpredictable clinical scenarios e.g. emergency home visits; travel in community all weathers.</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>
    </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="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>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Newham CAMHS</p>
      <p>York House, 411 Barking Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E13 8AL</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
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        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Newham CAMHS</p>
          <p>York House, 411 Barking Road</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E13 8AL</p>
        
      

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

NHS Jobs

Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner

Highly Specialist CAMHS Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking to recruit a Senior Cognitive Analytic Therapist (CAT) to lead our CAT pathway. This post plays a pivotal role in delivering specialist psychological care to adults with complex mental health needs. The post is an established position in Lewisham Integrated Therapies (LIT) and CAT has a long and valued history in the borough as well as in the Trust.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>To lead on Cognitive Analytic Therapy in Lewisham. This involves being responsible for the provision of CAT in Lewisham for complex emotional needs, managing waiting lists, supervising junior staff, conducting assessments and offering Cognitive Analytic therapy. To also work closely with our stakeholders in the community mental health teams.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.</p>
<p>We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide.</p>
<p>We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.</p>
<p>The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role.We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.</p>
<p><strong>Our Values</strong></p>
<p>We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.</p>
      
        
  <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 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £64,156 to £71,148 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>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>334-CLI-7371000</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>The Lind Clinic Deptford</p>
      <p>St James Road, London SE8</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE8 3RA</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see The Job description document for a more detailed description of the roles and responsibilities.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please see The Job description document for a more detailed description of the roles and responsibilities.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A recognised qualification in a core mental health professions eg. psychiatric nursing or social work, doctoral level clinical or counselling psychology, qualified psychotherapist with demonstrable competence to practice in mental health in the NHS.</li>
        
        <li>ACAT accredited CAT Practitioner</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>ACAT accredited supervisor</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oEvidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in Cognitive Analytic Therapy. (A/I)</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in Cognitive Analytic Therapy and complex emotional needs.  Experience of holding and managing a waiting list.</li>
        
        <li>oExperience of supervising assistants and trainees having completed the relevant training</li>
        
        <li>oExperience in offering clinical and managerial supervision to junior therapists.</li>
        
        <li>oExperience working with community mental health teams and other stakeholders</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oTheoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment for those presenting with complex emotional needs.</li>
        
        <li>oKnowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.</li>
        
        <li>oTo deliver psychological/psychotherapeutic therapy across cultural and other differences</li>
        
        <li>oTo select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources.</li>
        
        <li>oKnowledge of a range of a range of therapeutic ideas/approaches systemic models in assessment and treatment relevant to CAT discipline</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_4">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oTo communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.</li>
        
        <li>oTo plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers</li>
        
        <li>oTo plan allocation of tasks to assistants/trainees as appropriates</li>
        
        <li>oWell-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data</li>
        
        <li>oConsultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups and sensitively managing, a number of people's needs simultaneously within the context of therapeutic work/consultation.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_5">
        
          Ability
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>oAbility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate</li>
        
        <li>oAbility to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A recognised qualification in a core mental health professions eg. psychiatric nursing or social work, doctoral level clinical or counselling psychology, qualified psychotherapist with demonstrable competence to practice in mental health in the NHS.</li>
          
          <li>ACAT accredited CAT Practitioner</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>ACAT accredited supervisor</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oEvidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in Cognitive Analytic Therapy. (A/I)</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in Cognitive Analytic Therapy and complex emotional needs.  Experience of holding and managing a waiting list.</li>
          
          <li>oExperience of supervising assistants and trainees having completed the relevant training</li>
          
          <li>oExperience in offering clinical and managerial supervision to junior therapists.</li>
          
          <li>oExperience working with community mental health teams and other stakeholders</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oTheoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment for those presenting with complex emotional needs.</li>
          
          <li>oKnowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.</li>
          
          <li>oTo deliver psychological/psychotherapeutic therapy across cultural and other differences</li>
          
          <li>oTo select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources.</li>
          
          <li>oKnowledge of a range of a range of therapeutic ideas/approaches systemic models in assessment and treatment relevant to CAT discipline</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oTo communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.</li>
          
          <li>oTo plan and schedule assessment and interventions for individual clients and groups and carers</li>
          
          <li>oTo plan allocation of tasks to assistants/trainees as appropriates</li>
          
          <li>oWell-developed IT skills including entry and analysis of research data</li>
          
          <li>oConsultation skills to work with the multi-professional team or other professional groups and sensitively managing, a number of people's needs simultaneously within the context of therapeutic work/consultation.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_5">
          
            Ability
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>oAbility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles</li>
          
          <li>oAbility to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate</li>
          
          <li>oAbility to manage emotionally stressful situations such as working with victims of abuse or trauma, or with people who engage in severe self-harming or aggressive behaviour</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>
    </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="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>The Lind Clinic Deptford</p>
      <p>St James Road, London SE8</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SE8 3RA</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>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>The Lind Clinic Deptford</p>
          <p>St James Road, London SE8</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>SE8 3RA</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>

Highly Specialist Cognitive Analytic Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Bexley MHST seeks to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic individual who are passionate about mental health support in schools, with a demonstrable track record of MHST clinical experience. This is a fixed term contract to cover the existing staff member's annual leave.</p> <p>This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified SWP, who has at least two year's post qualification experience as an EMHP, to build their experience as a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (SWP) within a highly supportive, creative and dynamic team with the Bexley Mental Health Support Team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will:</p> <p>o Work as part of the Bexley 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.</p> <p>o Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a school's whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</p> <p>o Provide advice and guided signposting to education settings. </p> <p>o Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service.</p> <p>o Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. </p> <p>o Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.</p> <p>o 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.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.</p> <p>Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:</p> <ul>  <li>We're Kind</li>  <li>We're Fair</li>  <li>We Listen</li>  <li>We Care</li> </ul>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £44,485 to £52,521 a year
      
        pa inc
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Fixed term</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>7 months</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>277-7409659-CYP-A</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Goldie Leigh</p>
            <p>Welling, Kent</p>
            <p>DA16 1BL</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>
<li>Work as part of the Bexley 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>Ensure that all members of the multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others are informed/updated of changes involving current care plans, progress, mental state, and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.</li>
<li>Liaise with and advise CYP and families, schools, local authority and other statutory bodies and third sector agencies including childrens safeguarding as necessary.</li>
<li>Communicate sensitive information to carers and relatives.</li>
<li>Use a range of communication styles and channels as appropriate to the task.</li>
<li>Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate.</li>
<li>Maintain accurate written records on the electronic record system of the service.</li>
<li>Undertake assessments, culminating in an agreed plan of action and/or care and intervention.</li>
<li>Undertake complex risk assessments and develop a formulation of risk which will lead to the development of risk management plans which have taken into consideration a range of possible options.</li>
<li>Undertake and continuously re-evaluate complex bio-psycho-social assessments and develop a working formulation and/or diagnosis which will lead to the development of personalised needs-led care plan in line with evidence based and routine outcome measures.</li>
<li>Ensure that practice is evidence-based, paying attention to the services and NICE guidelines, policies, protocols and pathways and other professional standards.</li>
<li>Be available for and participate in individual supervision with agreed clinical supervisor.</li>
<li>Comply with information governance policies.</li>
<li>Comply with the relevant professional standards.</li>
<li>Act in accordance with the NICE Guidelines, data protection and organizational information governance policies and protocols.</li>
</ul>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>
<li>Work as part of the Bexley 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>Ensure that all members of the multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others are informed/updated of changes involving current care plans, progress, mental state, and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.</li>
<li>Liaise with and advise CYP and families, schools, local authority and other statutory bodies and third sector agencies including childrens safeguarding as necessary.</li>
<li>Communicate sensitive information to carers and relatives.</li>
<li>Use a range of communication styles and channels as appropriate to the task.</li>
<li>Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or children and young people in treatment, where appropriate.</li>
<li>Maintain accurate written records on the electronic record system of the service.</li>
<li>Undertake assessments, culminating in an agreed plan of action and/or care and intervention.</li>
<li>Undertake complex risk assessments and develop a formulation of risk which will lead to the development of risk management plans which have taken into consideration a range of possible options.</li>
<li>Undertake and continuously re-evaluate complex bio-psycho-social assessments and develop a working formulation and/or diagnosis which will lead to the development of personalised needs-led care plan in line with evidence based and routine outcome measures.</li>
<li>Ensure that practice is evidence-based, paying attention to the services and NICE guidelines, policies, protocols and pathways and other professional standards.</li>
<li>Be available for and participate in individual supervision with agreed clinical supervisor.</li>
<li>Comply with information governance policies.</li>
<li>Comply with the relevant professional standards.</li>
<li>Act in accordance with the NICE Guidelines, data protection and organizational information governance policies and protocols.</li>
</ul>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>CYP-MH Post-Graduate Diploma or  Certificate (EMHP)</li>
        
        <li>SWP PG. Dip.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Two years post qualification experience within a MHST</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and their families using CBT informed guided self help.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of managing and prioritising  a caseload.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
        
        <li>Experience in design and delivery of  workshops, groups and whole school approach interventions.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising junior staff or  trainees</li>
          
          <li>Experience in working with children and  adolescents with Special Educational Needs</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>CAMHS  assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived experience, systemic functioning and managing difference in the clinical space.</li>
        
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        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>CYP-MH Post-Graduate Diploma or  Certificate (EMHP)</li>
          
          <li>SWP PG. Dip.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Two years post qualification experience within a MHST</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate mental health problems and their families using CBT informed guided self help.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing and prioritising  a caseload.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in design and delivery of  workshops, groups and whole school approach interventions.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of supervising junior staff or  trainees</li>
            
            <li>Experience in working with children and  adolescents with Special Educational Needs</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>CAMHS  assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived experience, systemic functioning and managing difference in the clinical space.</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>
    </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="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>Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Goldie Leigh</p>
            <p>Welling, Kent</p>
            <p>DA16 1BL</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Goldie Leigh</p>
                    <p>Welling, Kent</p>
                    <p>DA16 1BL</p>
        
      

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

Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Band 8b registered clinical psychologist to work across the City and Hackney EQUIP and Heads Up Teams. EQUIP provides an assertive and responsive service to adults aged 18 - 65 for up to 3 years during their recovery from a first episode of psychosis. The service covers the City of London and London Borough of Hackney. Emphasis is placed on maximising wellbeing and on social, psychological, physical and educational/vocational recovery. The team works to standards set for early intervention in psychosis teams and participates in the annual National Clinical Audit on Psychosis. The team also works closely with the early detection team, HEADS UP, which provides support to those who are at risk of developing psychosis, and actively connects with local community groups in order to improve detection rates of this group.</p> <p>This post would be suitable for someone with significant experience, a strong interest in psychosis and early intervention and a collaborative approach to leadership. The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of psychology across EQUIP and Heads Up. They will also work closely with the operational lead and consultant psychiatrists as a member of the senior management team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
   <p>The principal psychologist role provides leadership to and management of the psychology staff within the service, as well as contributing to the senior management team within the service. The post holder will work alongside clinical and/or counselling psychologists already in post to support individuals who are experiencing or at risk of developing first episode psychosis and their families/carers.</p> <p>The post holder will supervise and line manage the psychological professions in the team and lead on other aspects of governance required to deliver an effective service. </p> <p>Whilst there may be opportunities for a small caseload as well as supporting the team with complex assessments and psychological consultations, the main focus of the role is on the team's provision of effective and timely psychological interventions in accordance with NICE guidelines for Early Intervention in Psychosis, and ensuring that the psychological professionals are suitably led and supported towards that aim. </p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>05 September 2025</p>

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

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8b</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £72,921 to £83,362 a year
      
        per annum pro rata Inc 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>363-CH7345423</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Vivienne Cohen House</p>
      <p>230 Homerton High Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E9 6AT</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p> Provide and/or coordinate clinical &amp; managerial supervision for the psychologists in EQUIP and Heads Up (henceforth referred to as the teams), placing the service user at the centre of service planning and delivery</p> <p> Ensure that staffing provision within the psychological profession is in line with service need and the established budget and to develop relevant and meaningful job plans for that group</p> <p> Lead on recruitment processes for psychological professionals</p> <p> Oversee the effective administration of the waiting list, including allocation of work to specific team members</p> <p> Oversee and lead on the development of psychology provision for first episode psychosis in EQUIP and Heads Up in line with national guidance and other early intervention services across East London</p> <p> Provide specialist assessment and formulation of service users with complex presentations</p> <p> Potentially provide specialist evidence-based intervention to service users, including CBT for psychosis and Family Intervention</p> <p> Offer psychotherapeutic insights, consultation, supervision and teaching to team members as appropriate</p> <p> Participate as an active member of the EQUIP and Heads Up senior leadership team in regards to service development, evaluation and research</p> <p> Represent EQUIP and Heads Up psychology in Psychological Professionals Leadership meetings, both within City and Hackney as well as trust wide in East London</p> <p> Leading on innovation in the team with regards to developing care pathways that best meet the needs of the service users in collaboration with users, carers, other statutory and voluntary sector organisations</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p> Provide and/or coordinate clinical &amp; managerial supervision for the psychologists in EQUIP and Heads Up (henceforth referred to as the teams), placing the service user at the centre of service planning and delivery</p> <p> Ensure that staffing provision within the psychological profession is in line with service need and the established budget and to develop relevant and meaningful job plans for that group</p> <p> Lead on recruitment processes for psychological professionals</p> <p> Oversee the effective administration of the waiting list, including allocation of work to specific team members</p> <p> Oversee and lead on the development of psychology provision for first episode psychosis in EQUIP and Heads Up in line with national guidance and other early intervention services across East London</p> <p> Provide specialist assessment and formulation of service users with complex presentations</p> <p> Potentially provide specialist evidence-based intervention to service users, including CBT for psychosis and Family Intervention</p> <p> Offer psychotherapeutic insights, consultation, supervision and teaching to team members as appropriate</p> <p> Participate as an active member of the EQUIP and Heads Up senior leadership team in regards to service development, evaluation and research</p> <p> Represent EQUIP and Heads Up psychology in Psychological Professionals Leadership meetings, both within City and Hackney as well as trust wide in East London</p> <p> Leading on innovation in the team with regards to developing care pathways that best meet the needs of the service users in collaboration with users, carers, other statutory and voluntary sector organisations</p>
    
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology</li>
        
        <li>HCPC registration</li>
        
        <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
        
        <li>Trained in Behavioural Family Therapy/other family interventions</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Management Training</li>
          
          <li>Other relevant specialist training or qualifications</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Substantial experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist in a community mental health setting</li>
        
        <li>Substantial experience of providing CBTp in a community setting</li>
        
        <li>Work within at least 2 therapy modalities</li>
        
        <li>Research experience</li>
        
        <li>Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care</li>
        
        <li>Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes</li>
        
        <li>Experience of supervising professional and clinical practice of qualified and unqualified staff</li>
        
        <li>Identification of need and development of services to meet need</li>
        
        <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Management skills</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in an early intervention service with first episode psychosis</li>
          
          <li>Experience in systemic interventions/working with families</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Skills
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, as a mentor and supervisor, and in multi-disciplinary and team settings</li>
        
        <li>Competent in use of keyboard skills and basic IT packages - word processing, excel, e-mail and internet, powerpoint</li>
        
        <li>Ability to provide a culturally-competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Aptitude/Values
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, and an interest in models of service delivery</li>
        
        <li>Able to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/highly emotional circumstances and exposure to traumatic circumstances</li>
        
        <li>Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals</li>
        
        <li>Able to articulate the value added by psychological interventions within the context of multi-disciplinary mental health services, while showing respect for the expertise of others</li>
        
        <li>Must be capable of accountability for own work, of autonomous clinical practice, of being guided by precedent and of working towards defined results</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology</li>
          
          <li>HCPC registration</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
          
          <li>Trained in Behavioural Family Therapy/other family interventions</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Management Training</li>
            
            <li>Other relevant specialist training or qualifications</li>
            
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Substantial experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist in a community mental health setting</li>
          
          <li>Substantial experience of providing CBTp in a community setting</li>
          
          <li>Work within at least 2 therapy modalities</li>
          
          <li>Research experience</li>
          
          <li>Experience of representing psychology within the context of multi-disciplinary care</li>
          
          <li>Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising professional and clinical practice of qualified and unqualified staff</li>
          
          <li>Identification of need and development of services to meet need</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Management skills</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working in an early intervention service with first episode psychosis</li>
            
            <li>Experience in systemic interventions/working with families</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to work creatively, co-operatively, reliably and consistently as an independent practitioner, as a mentor and supervisor, and in multi-disciplinary and team settings</li>
          
          <li>Competent in use of keyboard skills and basic IT packages - word processing, excel, e-mail and internet, powerpoint</li>
          
          <li>Ability to provide a culturally-competent and non-stigmatising service including an awareness of the potential impact of discrimination and disadvantage on mental health</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Aptitude/Values
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Enthusiasm for a broad range of psychological phenomena, and an interest in models of service delivery</li>
          
          <li>Able to manage effectively frequent exposure to highly distressing/highly emotional circumstances and exposure to traumatic circumstances</li>
          
          <li>Respectful approach to service users, families, carers, colleagues and other professionals</li>
          
          <li>Able to articulate the value added by psychological interventions within the context of multi-disciplinary mental health services, while showing respect for the expertise of others</li>
          
          <li>Must be capable of accountability for own work, of autonomous clinical practice, of being guided by precedent and of working towards defined results</li>
          
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    <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>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Vivienne Cohen House</p>
      <p>230 Homerton High Street</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E9 6AT</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Vivienne Cohen House</p>
          <p>230 Homerton High Street</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E9 6AT</p>
        
      

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

Early Intervention in Psychosis Lead Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This post is an exciting opportunity to join an established team of Parent Infant Therapists within the Community Perinatal Team and to contribute to the development of parent infant interventions in this thriving, supportive and well-regarded specialist multi-disciplinary team.</p> <p>The team serves the county of Hertfordshire, supporting women with mental health needs, through pregnancy and the postnatal period as well as working closely with maternity staff and providers of primary, secondary and inpatient care. Whilst the team covers the whole of Hertfordshire, the postholder will cover a geographical patch within Hertfordshire and the location of this is open to negotiation. As the parent infant therapists mainly offer home visits, driving is essential to the role.</p> <p>You will receive specialist supervision and support for your development from the Clinical Lead for Parent Infant Interventions and the Community Perinatal Service Manager.</p>   <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will join an established, supportive team of Parent Infant Therapists to deliver specialist parent infant therapeutic interventions as well as offering consultation, training and supervision to the wider workforce. We are looking for someone who is</p>
<p>a flexible and enthusiastic team member</p>
<p>has experience of therapeutic work with parent - infant dyads</p>
<p>has a good knowledge of infant mental health</p>
<p>is passionate about making a difference to the wellbeing of families with young children</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.</p> <p>Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.</p> <p>The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:</p> <p>Our Trust values are:</p> <p>Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.</p> <p>These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!</p> <p>Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?</p> <p>Then please read on..."</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £50,008 to £56,908 a year
      
        per annum, pro rata  (Inclusive of 5% HCAs)
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>367-SS-9677</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Thumbswood Mother and Baby Unit</p>
      <p>2 Bowlers Green, Harper Lane</p>
      <p>Radlett</p>
            <p>WD7 9HQ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The post holder will join an established specialist parent infant therapy team within Hertfordshire inpatient Perinatal Mental health team based in Thumbswood Team (MBU). Thumbswood provides perinatal mental health care for women who are pregnant, or up to 12 months postnatal, with, or at risk of, a wide range of mental health problems, including complex and severe presentations (including postnatal depression and psychosis).</p> <p>The post holder will be responsible for</p> <p>-offering therapeutic interventions to parent infant dyads. </p> <p>-offering advice / consultation to members of the multi-disciplinary team, liaising with colleagues within the inpatient mother and baby unit, the community perinatal mental health team, psychology, psychiatry , as well as non-professional carers and other agencies on matters related to the psychological needs of parent/ infant dyads and issues relevant to the service and its users.</p> <p>-providing supervision and training to other staff, enabling the provision of high quality psychologically informed practice within the Inpatient Perinatal Mental Health Team and other community services.</p> <p>- supporting the wider health and social care environment in raising awareness around infant mental health issues. </p> <p>-working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of team policies and procedures. </p> <p>- commuting across sites and attending home visits. </p> <p>All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.</p>    

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The post holder will join an established specialist parent infant therapy team within Hertfordshire inpatient Perinatal Mental health team based in Thumbswood Team (MBU). Thumbswood provides perinatal mental health care for women who are pregnant, or up to 12 months postnatal, with, or at risk of, a wide range of mental health problems, including complex and severe presentations (including postnatal depression and psychosis).</p> <p>The post holder will be responsible for</p> <p>-offering therapeutic interventions to parent infant dyads. </p> <p>-offering advice / consultation to members of the multi-disciplinary team, liaising with colleagues within the inpatient mother and baby unit, the community perinatal mental health team, psychology, psychiatry , as well as non-professional carers and other agencies on matters related to the psychological needs of parent/ infant dyads and issues relevant to the service and its users.</p> <p>-providing supervision and training to other staff, enabling the provision of high quality psychologically informed practice within the Inpatient Perinatal Mental Health Team and other community services.</p> <p>- supporting the wider health and social care environment in raising awareness around infant mental health issues. </p> <p>-working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of team policies and procedures. </p> <p>- commuting across sites and attending home visits. </p> <p>All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.</p>      
  


      
  
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          Qualifications
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or fully completed training as a Counselling Psychologist or qualification as a child and adolescent psychotherapist or Systemic therapist or in a core profession such as Occupational Therapy / nursing / social work or Psychology degree or similar followed by Post Graduate Diploma in Children and Young People's IAPT Therapy - Under 5's.</li>
        
        <li>Full registration with relevant professional body such as HCPC , NMC, ACP except for applicants who have followed the post graduate diploma CYP IAPT - under 5s route</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Full accreditation as a Video Interaction Guidance practitioner.</li>
          
          <li>Training in specialised parent infant interventions</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of using VIG in a clinical setting, particularly in the NHS</li>
        
        <li>Experience of formulating the difficulties within the parent infant relationship based on a variety of assessments including observation of the dyad, where formulations integrate information from range of sources.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of parent infant dyads with severe and complex relational difficulties.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with clients with complex and enduring mental health problems including: severe depression and psychosis and personality difficulties.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with women who are pregnant or up to 2 years postnatal, who have, or are at risk of a range of complex mental health problems (such as post-natal depression and postpartum psychosis).</li>
        
        <li>Experience of drawing upon attachment models and parent-infant relational models.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan</li>
        
        <li>Experience working within multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary teams.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of risk assessment and risk management strategies and their application to practice, particularly in the perinatal period</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of other mental health professionals</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working within a multi-cultural framework.</li>
          
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Post-graduate doctorate in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, or fully completed training as a Counselling Psychologist or qualification as a child and adolescent psychotherapist or Systemic therapist or in a core profession such as Occupational Therapy / nursing / social work or Psychology degree or similar followed by Post Graduate Diploma in Children and Young People's IAPT Therapy - Under 5's.</li>
          
          <li>Full registration with relevant professional body such as HCPC , NMC, ACP except for applicants who have followed the post graduate diploma CYP IAPT - under 5s route</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Full accreditation as a Video Interaction Guidance practitioner.</li>
            
            <li>Training in specialised parent infant interventions</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
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            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of using VIG in a clinical setting, particularly in the NHS</li>
          
          <li>Experience of formulating the difficulties within the parent infant relationship based on a variety of assessments including observation of the dyad, where formulations integrate information from range of sources.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of parent infant dyads with severe and complex relational difficulties.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with clients with complex and enduring mental health problems including: severe depression and psychosis and personality difficulties.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with women who are pregnant or up to 2 years postnatal, who have, or are at risk of a range of complex mental health problems (such as post-natal depression and postpartum psychosis).</li>
          
          <li>Experience of drawing upon attachment models and parent-infant relational models.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan</li>
          
          <li>Experience working within multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary teams.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of risk assessment and risk management strategies and their application to practice, particularly in the perinatal period</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision of other mental health professionals</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working within a multi-cultural framework.</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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        <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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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Thumbswood Mother and Baby Unit</p>
      <p>2 Bowlers Green, Harper Lane</p>
      <p>Radlett</p>
            <p>WD7 9HQ</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Thumbswood Mother and Baby Unit</p>
          <p>2 Bowlers Green, Harper Lane</p>
          <p>Radlett</p>
                    <p>WD7 9HQ</p>
        
      

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

Parent Infant Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Date posted: 5 August 2025</p><p>Pay: £26.53 per hour</p><p>Job description:</p><p>Job
Title: Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) - Band 7</p><p>Trust: South London
&amp; Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p><p>Location: Lewisham
CAMHS, Kaleidoscope, 32 Rushey Green, SE6 4JF</p><p>Ward: Horizon
Team</p><p>Pay Rates:£26.53 per hour</p><p>Shift
Patterns: Mon-Fri 9-5</p><p>Why might this job interest you?</p><p>South London &amp;
Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is proud to offer an exciting opportunity for a
qualified and compassionate Band 7 Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to join our
dedicated and forward-thinking team. </p><p>You will play a
vital role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based CBT interventions to
support individuals in achieving meaningful and sustained recovery. Youll work
within a multidisciplinary team committed to improving mental health outcomes
for young people.</p><p>This is a fully
on-site position due to the nature of the assessments and interventions
involved. Youll have the opportunity to contribute to a highly specialist
service and engage directly with service users and their families in a dynamic
and collaborative environment.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>What you can add:</p><ul><li>Provide evidence-based CBT interventions to a defined caseload of young people, supporting their psychological wellbeing and recovery</li> <li>Conduct comprehensive initial assessments to determine clinical needs and develop care plans collaboratively with young people and their families</li> <li>Attend and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings (MDT), sharing clinical insights and collaborating with colleagues, offering consultation and guidance to other professionals on psychological interventions and best practices when appropriate</li> <li>Participate in the team duty rote approximately twice a month (with flexibility to increase according to service needs)</li></ul>  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>The benefits we can offer you in return:</p><ul><li>Putting
People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the
bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.</li><li>Weekly
pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.</li><li> Blue Light Card 
NHS Discount Provider</li><li>First choice
of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.</li><li>Our team is always
happy to help -access our support line any time.</li><li>Working
options to suit your lifestyle being on the bank gives you the flexibility to
work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.</li><li>Training and
development opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy.</li><li>Explore
different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.</li><li>Being part of
the NHSP Community means you'll get access to member activities such as
member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar
series and much more.</li></ul><p>Who are NHS Professionals?</p><p>NHS Professionals is
a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to
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  <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>
      £26.53 an hour
      
    </p>
  
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>3 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>M0042-83150</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>Kaleidoscope</p>
      
      <p>32 Rushey Green</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>SE6 4JF</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>What you'll need:</p><ul> <li>High Intensity IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) Post-Graduate Diploma (Masters).</li> <li>BABCP Registration</li> <li>Specialist mental health and psychological knowledge and skills in relation to moderate to severe anxiety disorders, depression, single and complex trauma.</li> <li>Experience delivering CBT and other interventions such as IPT-A, Art Therapy, or trauma-informed approaches</li> <li>Understanding of trauma-based interventions and their application in a CAMHS context</li> <li>Confidence participating in MDT meetings and contributing to clinical discussions</li> <li>CAMHS experience is essential</li> <li>EPJS knowledge is desirable</li></ul>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>What you'll need:</p><ul> <li>High Intensity IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) Post-Graduate Diploma (Masters).</li> <li>BABCP Registration</li> <li>Specialist mental health and psychological knowledge and skills in relation to moderate to severe anxiety disorders, depression, single and complex trauma.</li> <li>Experience delivering CBT and other interventions such as IPT-A, Art Therapy, or trauma-informed approaches</li> <li>Understanding of trauma-based interventions and their application in a CAMHS context</li> <li>Confidence participating in MDT meetings and contributing to clinical discussions</li> <li>CAMHS experience is essential</li> <li>EPJS knowledge is desirable</li></ul>
    
  


      
  
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          In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of: 
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Relevant Qualifications </li>
        
        <li>Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
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            In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of: 
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Relevant Qualifications </li>
          
          <li>Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.</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>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>NHS Professionals Limited</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Kaleidoscope</p>
      
      <p>32 Rushey Green</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>SE6 4JF</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>NHS Professionals Limited</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Kaleidoscope</p>
          
          <p>32 Rushey Green</p>
                    <p>London</p>
                    <p>SE6 4JF</p>
        
      

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

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We're looking for an experienced, BABCP accredited CBT Therapist to join our welcoming and dynamic CAMHS team in West Sussex. You should have a strong background in working therapeutically with children, young people and families, and demonstrable experience of providing supervision within CAMHS or CYP services. It would be desirable for candidates to have a CBT supervision training qualification, and some experience of teaching, training and leadership.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>As a senior member of the West Sussex CAMHS team, you would participate in the core multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention work of the team and engage in multi-agency liaison work as necessary. You would also be required to participate in the supervision, training and the overall governance requirements of SPFT CAMHS.</p> <p>While holding a small clinical caseload, you will provide support and supervision to a growing CBT workforce and contribute to our CBT leadership team across the wider Sussex CAMHS service, regarding innovative ways of developing our CBT offer. In particular, this role would support new CBT trainees in placement while they undertake their training at Kings College London. You would also help support our team with the implementation of new treatment pathways, so you would make good use of any specialist interests in working with OCD, PTSD, anxiety and depression.</p> <p>You'd part of a very busy but lively and welcoming CAMHS team, working alongside psychiatrists, nurses, OTs, social workers, psychologists and systemic, art and child psychotherapists. We offer a wide range of individual, group and systemic interventions, and is involved in a number of innovative evaluation and research projects and service developments. As such, you would be encouraged to develop your skills, ideas and interests to further your expertise and that of the team.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.</p> <p>Working in Sussex:</p> <p>- Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed.</p> <p>- Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London.</p> <p>- With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure.</p> <p>We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.</p> <p>Other key staff survey results include:</p> <p>- 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work</p> <p>- 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team</p> <p>- 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles</p> <p>We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>29 August 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £55,690 to £62,682 a year
      
        pro rata
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>354-CS-21777</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>New Park House</p>
      <p>North Street</p>
      <p>Horhsam</p>
            <p>RH12 1RJ</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see the attached job description for full role responsibilities and person specification for this post. If the successful candidate has not yet completed the Post-graduate Certificate in CBT Supervision in CYP Services, then they would be expected to complete this. This is a funded course, with one day of teaching per month at Kings College London.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please see the attached job description for full role responsibilities and person specification for this post. If the successful candidate has not yet completed the Post-graduate Certificate in CBT Supervision in CYP Services, then they would be expected to complete this. This is a funded course, with one day of teaching per month at Kings College London.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Recognised accredited post graduate level training in a psychological therapy as specified in the Appendix</li>
        
        <li>Professionally registered as specified in the appendix</li>
        
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          Knowledge/Experience
        
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      <h4>Essential</h4>
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        <li>Substantial post-qualification/accreditation experience of specialist psychological therapy (assessment, formulation and treatment), as specified in the Appendix, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse</li>
        
        <li>A high level of competence in applying a psychological therapy to complex difficulties appropriate for this therapy with the client group served by the post, and a proven track record of delivering positive outcomes in this therapy</li>
        
        <li>Experience of offering teaching, training and supervision within a demanding organisational contex</li>
        
        <li>A clear and theoretically informed approach to supervision</li>
        
        <li>Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care within a complex organisational context.</li>
        
        <li>Significant experience of working with the particular client group served by the team/service</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group</li>
        
        <li>A high-level specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapy as specified in the appendix, as applied to the client group using this service</li>
        
        <li>Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the professional registration/accrediting body specified in the appendix.</li>
        
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            Qualifications
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Recognised accredited post graduate level training in a psychological therapy as specified in the Appendix</li>
          
          <li>Professionally registered as specified in the appendix</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
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            Knowledge/Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Substantial post-qualification/accreditation experience of specialist psychological therapy (assessment, formulation and treatment), as specified in the Appendix, maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse</li>
          
          <li>A high level of competence in applying a psychological therapy to complex difficulties appropriate for this therapy with the client group served by the post, and a proven track record of delivering positive outcomes in this therapy</li>
          
          <li>Experience of offering teaching, training and supervision within a demanding organisational contex</li>
          
          <li>A clear and theoretically informed approach to supervision</li>
          
          <li>Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care within a complex organisational context.</li>
          
          <li>Significant experience of working with the particular client group served by the team/service</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of guidance and legislation in relation to the client group</li>
          
          <li>A high-level specialist knowledge of the theory and practice of specialist psychological therapy as specified in the appendix, as applied to the client group using this service</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of psychological therapy in different cultural contexts and experience of working within a multicultural framework</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of continuing professional development as required by the professional registration/accrediting body specified in the appendix.</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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    <p>Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>New Park House</p>
      <p>North Street</p>
      <p>Horhsam</p>
            <p>RH12 1RJ</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <p>Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>New Park House</p>
          <p>North Street</p>
          <p>Horhsam</p>
                    <p>RH12 1RJ</p>
        
      

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

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