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Practitioner Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Psychological Therapist

Senior EMHP / CWP / CBT Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We are looking for an energetic, highly motivated Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or CBT Therapist to join our dynamic Diabetes Psychology Team (30 hours per week).</p> <p>If you are an enthusiastic and motivated clinician with experience in working with people with diabetes or Long-Term Conditions (LTC), and you are passionate about delivering evidence-based psychological interventions and service development, we encourage you to apply.</p> <p>This is an excellent opportunity to develop advanced clinical skills within a multidisciplinary team and be involved in a key service development project. Regular supervision will be provided.</p> <p>The post holder will be responsible for delivering a specialist psychology service to patients living with Type 2 diabetes in Well Street Common PCN and Hackney Marshes PCN.</p> <p>Your work within the Diabetes Psychology team will be central to improving patient engagement, self-management, and overall outcomes, with a specific focus on addressing health inequalities. This includes identifying and working with patients who struggle to attend appointments, as well as providing one-to-one and group-based support for individuals struggling with diabetes related distress. It will also involve wider outreach in the community and skilling up primary care staff to improve effectiveness of patient contact.</p> <p>You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team with disciplines including Endocrinology, Nursing, Psychology, Dietetics, and Diabetes Lay Educators and the wider primary care team.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>  <li>Clinical: Providing specialist psychological interventions to complex patients living with Type 2 diabetes, within HM &amp; WSC PCNs to improve self-management and promote active, healthy lifestyles.</li>  <li>Service &amp; Community Engagement: Identifying barriers to engagement in diabetes management within the two PCNs through focused research, including questionnaires and focus groups.</li>  <li>Awareness &amp; Outreach: Engaging with the community to raise awareness of diabetes management resources, with a strong focus on marginalised groups.</li>  <li>Staff Training &amp; Support: Skilling up existing staff on the knowledge and awareness of psychological barriers to engagement in diabetes care, and utilising resources like MDMs to improve the effectiveness of patient contact and reduce disengagement.</li>  <li>Peer Support: Setting up peer support initiatives based on identified need, making strategic use of existing community resources.</li>  <li>Sustainability: Developing a sustainable model of care that can be fully integrated into the PCN's ongoing services after the initial funding period concludes.</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.</p> <p>We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).</p> <p>Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.</p> <p>Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.</p> <p>We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.</p> <p>Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.</p> <p>Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ &amp; Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.</p>


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

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £56,276 to £63,176 a year
      
        pro rata p.a. incl.
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>12 months</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>293-EMRS2-0519</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Homerton Hospital</p>
      <p>Homerton Row</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E9 6SR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.</p> <p>The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.</p> <p>The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Post graduate qualification in CBT leading to BABCP accreditation or Post-graduate qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology conferring eligibility for chartership by the British Psychological Society, Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with Health Care Professions Council</li>
        
        <li>Models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics CBT and one other psychological therapy</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>BABCP accreditation</li>
          
          <li>Training in and experience of delivering other modalities such as Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT), Counselling for Depression (CfD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)</li>
          
          <li>Relevant specialist training or qualifications teaching or training other staff</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Skills/ Abilities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation</li>
        
        <li>Skills in working across multidisciplinary settings</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a physical health setting, providing highly specialist health psychology assessment and treatment through 1:1 and group interventions with adults</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in the clinical field of diabetes/ LTC</li>
        
        <li>Experience of teaching or training other staff</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with individuals who may be considered difficult to engage in their own healthcare</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Trust Values, Equal Opportunities and Other Requirements
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post graduate qualification in CBT leading to BABCP accreditation or Post-graduate qualification in Clinical or Counselling Psychology conferring eligibility for chartership by the British Psychological Society, Professionally registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with Health Care Professions Council</li>
          
          <li>Models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics CBT and one other psychological therapy</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>BABCP accreditation</li>
            
            <li>Training in and experience of delivering other modalities such as Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT), Counselling for Depression (CfD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)</li>
            
            <li>Relevant specialist training or qualifications teaching or training other staff</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Skills/ Abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Highly-developed skills in the effective communication of highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to a wide variety of recipients in a range of settings within and outside the NHS, including the ability to produce comprehensive and coherent letters, reports and associated documentation</li>
          
          <li>Skills in working across multidisciplinary settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups across the life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across a range of care settings</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a physical health setting, providing highly specialist health psychology assessment and treatment through 1:1 and group interventions with adults</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in the clinical field of diabetes/ LTC</li>
          
          <li>Experience of teaching or training other staff</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to develop and use complex multi-media materials for presentations in public, professional and academic settings</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with individuals who may be considered difficult to engage in their own healthcare</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Trust Values, Equal Opportunities and Other Requirements
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values</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>Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Homerton Hospital</p>
      <p>Homerton Row</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E9 6SR</p>
    
  

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

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Homerton Hospital</p>
          <p>Homerton Row</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>E9 6SR</p>
        
      

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

CBT Therapist / Clinical / Counselling Psychologist

CBT Therapist - High Intensity (IAPT)

Clinical Psychologist or Psychotherapist - Young People's Hostels 

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>The primary purpose of this role(s) is to offer
evidence based therapeutic interventions to children, young people and their
families (parents/carers). We are particularly interested in qualified
practitioners with 3 years post qualification experience, with a BACP/UKCP
accreditation and experience of working with younger children (5-11 years old) and
their families (parents and/or carers) and with young people in youth work or
other settings. </p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The successful post-holder(s) will be able to
work creatively and independently with young people and families (parents and/or
carers) to achieve their goals. They will offer individual and group
interventions as required. They will empower families (parents/carers) and
young people to manage complex situations and needs.</p><p>This role requires a minimum commitment of 32
hours a week. It may be suited to professionals seeking to work in the charity
sector, with its dynamic, creative and caring environment. The post offers
flexible working arrangements in line with business needs. The service operates
8:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday with occasional Saturday
working.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong>Bromley Y</strong> is a
long-established charity based in Bromley that values the voices of Children,
Young People (CYP), their families (parents and/or carers) as well as partner
agencies. We are a Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service based on the
principles of IThrive and IAPT and deliver Early Help and Prevention to those
in need. We are very proud to offer a range of therapeutic approaches, from 1:1
evidenced based interventions to group work, digital support, webinars,
mentoring and social prescribing. We are recruiting for two counsellor
positions within our Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Services Team.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 December 2025</p>

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

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £34,551.21 to £42,910.38 a year
      
    </p>
  
  

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

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>12 months</p>
  

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

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>B0435-25-0012</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>17 Ethelbert Road</p>
            <p>Bromley</p>
      <p>Kent</p>
      <p>BR1 1JA</p>
      <br>
      
        
      
    
  

      

      
  
    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Deliver counselling
and other evidence based therapeutic interventions to children, young people
and their families in an early intervention emotional wellbeing charity. We are
particularly interested in therapists with a professional background in working
with families, youth work, nursing, or social work. This list is not exclusive
and applicants with other relevant therapeutic or counselling experience are
also welcome to apply. As a therapist
you will hold a weekly caseload, undertake mental health assessments, offer
group and individual sessions and work creatively to achieve client goals. You
will work as part of a dynamic and friendly staff team, and work in partnership
with the childs network. You will be able to demonstrate good safeguarding
practice. </p><p>The
post-holder will carry an agreed caseload and work with young people from
diverse backgrounds and should be committed to diversity and ensuring access to
services for all. Bromley Y offers blended work, with the offer of online
sessions, with opportunities to meet with children and young people and their
families at community settings. </p><p>The post holder must be prepared to be
flexible in their working arrangements to ensure that all children and young
people can access support at a time which suits their needs.</p><p>This role It may be suited to
professionals seeking to work in the charity sector, with its dynamic, creative
and caring environment.</p><p><strong>MAIN DUTIES </strong></p>

<ul><li>
Delivery evidence-based
interventions </li><li>
Conduct assessments, formulations
</li><li>
Undertake time-limited interventions
and support families over a long period of time.</li><li>
Build positive
relationships with children, young people and their families</li><li>
To work with agencies to
develop a coordinated response to children and young people's mental health
needs </li><li>
Identify, monitor and
manage risk to self or others in every contact with a client. </li><li>
Adhere to an agreed
activity contract relating to the number of appointments offered each week as
agreed with the Team Leader.</li><li>
Keep up to date and clear
records of all interventions in line with service policies and procedures. </li><li>
Use outcome measures to
record and track progress</li><li>
Complete all data entry
as required within the service</li><li>
Offer consultation,
support and advice to other professionals on aspects of mental health and
wellbeing of children and their families within ones competence. </li><li>
Adhere to Bromley Y code
of conduct at all times.</li></ul>





















<p><strong>PRACTICE
RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p>

<ul><li>
Design, develop and
deliver individual and group interventions</li><li>
Manage risk effectively
and maintain patient safety using risk management tools </li><li>
Ability to work with
young people from diverse backgrounds and a range of needs.</li><li>
Ability to exercise professional
judgement in relation to complex casework</li><li>
Maintain own professional
skills, registration and standards through continuing professional development.
</li><li>
Work with professionals
involved, to support best outcomes for the child. </li><li>
Design, develop and
deliver interventions </li><li>
To carry out joint and/or individual
assessments of children and families, if required. </li><li>
Work as part of a team,
attend team and staff meetings, training, clinical discussion, and other
opportunities to share and enhance team practice.</li><li>
Manage own workload
through both practice and managerial supervision. </li><li>
To contribute to the
evaluation of all areas of service delivery, client and professional
satisfaction and the impact of interventions.</li></ul><p><strong>Please read the attached advert and job description for further information.</strong></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Deliver counselling
and other evidence based therapeutic interventions to children, young people
and their families in an early intervention emotional wellbeing charity. We are
particularly interested in therapists with a professional background in working
with families, youth work, nursing, or social work. This list is not exclusive
and applicants with other relevant therapeutic or counselling experience are
also welcome to apply. As a therapist
you will hold a weekly caseload, undertake mental health assessments, offer
group and individual sessions and work creatively to achieve client goals. You
will work as part of a dynamic and friendly staff team, and work in partnership
with the childs network. You will be able to demonstrate good safeguarding
practice. </p><p>The
post-holder will carry an agreed caseload and work with young people from
diverse backgrounds and should be committed to diversity and ensuring access to
services for all. Bromley Y offers blended work, with the offer of online
sessions, with opportunities to meet with children and young people and their
families at community settings. </p><p>The post holder must be prepared to be
flexible in their working arrangements to ensure that all children and young
people can access support at a time which suits their needs.</p><p>This role It may be suited to
professionals seeking to work in the charity sector, with its dynamic, creative
and caring environment.</p><p><strong>MAIN DUTIES </strong></p>

<ul><li>
Delivery evidence-based
interventions </li><li>
Conduct assessments, formulations
</li><li>
Undertake time-limited interventions
and support families over a long period of time.</li><li>
Build positive
relationships with children, young people and their families</li><li>
To work with agencies to
develop a coordinated response to children and young people's mental health
needs </li><li>
Identify, monitor and
manage risk to self or others in every contact with a client. </li><li>
Adhere to an agreed
activity contract relating to the number of appointments offered each week as
agreed with the Team Leader.</li><li>
Keep up to date and clear
records of all interventions in line with service policies and procedures. </li><li>
Use outcome measures to
record and track progress</li><li>
Complete all data entry
as required within the service</li><li>
Offer consultation,
support and advice to other professionals on aspects of mental health and
wellbeing of children and their families within ones competence. </li><li>
Adhere to Bromley Y code
of conduct at all times.</li></ul>





















<p><strong>PRACTICE
RESPONSIBILITIES</strong></p>

<ul><li>
Design, develop and
deliver individual and group interventions</li><li>
Manage risk effectively
and maintain patient safety using risk management tools </li><li>
Ability to work with
young people from diverse backgrounds and a range of needs.</li><li>
Ability to exercise professional
judgement in relation to complex casework</li><li>
Maintain own professional
skills, registration and standards through continuing professional development.
</li><li>
Work with professionals
involved, to support best outcomes for the child. </li><li>
Design, develop and
deliver interventions </li><li>
To carry out joint and/or individual
assessments of children and families, if required. </li><li>
Work as part of a team,
attend team and staff meetings, training, clinical discussion, and other
opportunities to share and enhance team practice.</li><li>
Manage own workload
through both practice and managerial supervision. </li><li>
To contribute to the
evaluation of all areas of service delivery, client and professional
satisfaction and the impact of interventions.</li></ul><p><strong>Please read the attached advert and job description for further information.</strong></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Over two years experience of working with children and families, including work with children and young people with emotional and mental health needs which includes working with children and young people with a wide range of clinical and behavioural presentations.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of undertaking assessment of emotional and mental health needs of children and young people.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with multi-agency partners and planning best outcomes for children and young people.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with neurodiverse clients.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Professional qualification, with evidence of continuing professional development, in a field relevant to child and adolescent mental health.</li>
        
        <li>Professional Accreditation  BACP or UKCP or equivalent.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>HCPC registration (occupational health, social work, nursing, psychology).</li>
          
          <li>Professional qualification and background in youth work, social work, occupational therapy, education).</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Over two years experience of working with children and families, including work with children and young people with emotional and mental health needs which includes working with children and young people with a wide range of clinical and behavioural presentations.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of undertaking assessment of emotional and mental health needs of children and young people.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with multi-agency partners and planning best outcomes for children and young people.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with neurodiverse clients.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Professional qualification, with evidence of continuing professional development, in a field relevant to child and adolescent mental health.</li>
          
          <li>Professional Accreditation  BACP or UKCP or equivalent.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>HCPC registration (occupational health, social work, nursing, psychology).</li>
            
            <li>Professional qualification and background in youth work, social work, occupational therapy, education).</li>
            
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Bromley Y</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>17 Ethelbert Road</p>
            <p>Bromley</p>
      <p>Kent</p>
      <p>BR1 1JA</p>
    
  

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

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Bromley Y</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>17 Ethelbert Road</p>
                    <p>Bromley</p>
          <p>Kent</p>
          <p>BR1 1JA</p>
        
      

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

Counsellor (Wellbeing Practitioner) x 2 posts 

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you know and understand adult mental health and the challenges and opportunities of inpatient admissions? Do you want to share your skills of working with systems to improve the health and care of our residents?</p> <p>If so, we would love to talk to you about this role. It is based in an innovative, small service which reaches into our wards to supports those where relationship patterns contribute to long or repeat admissions.</p> <p>Working alongside a family and systemic psychotherapistwho leads the team and trainee clinical psychologists, this role will make a difference to those returning to their homes or accommodation in the community.</p> <p>Serving a diverse client population with a wide range of needs means this role offers an interesting and unique experience.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The post holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team. They will consider the needs of families and networks. This may include representing the discipline in meetings, offering specialist systemic consultation or co-working as appropriate. The post holder will work across a number of settings including inpatient wards, community teams and supported accommodation and will form strong professional and therapeutic relationships with a wide variety of service users and stakeholders. They will require a high degree of professional autonomy and self-management and will be required to account for their professional practice through appraisal and audit</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>17 December 2025</p>

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

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

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £56,276 to £63,176 a year
      
        Per annum pro rata inc HCA
      
    </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-TH7634385</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Mile End Centre for Mental Health, Mile End Hospital</p>
      <p>Burdett Road</p>
      <p>Mile End</p>
            <p>E1 4DG</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>Please see the attached JD and person specification for more information.</p> <p>The main areas of work are the identification of need in our wards, working with families and wider systems to support sustained discharges from the inpatient wards. The service supports a wide variety of clinical presentations, with a focus on individuals and the families/carers of individuals with psychotic spectrum difficulties. A range of systemic interventions, including psychoeducation and practical support will be offered within a brief treatment framework of up to twelve sessions. </p> <p>We are also passionate about reflecting the communities we serve and would encourage applications from those with similar heritage to the people to whom we offer care<em> .</em></p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>Please see the attached JD and person specification for more information.</p> <p>The main areas of work are the identification of need in our wards, working with families and wider systems to support sustained discharges from the inpatient wards. The service supports a wide variety of clinical presentations, with a focus on individuals and the families/carers of individuals with psychotic spectrum difficulties. A range of systemic interventions, including psychoeducation and practical support will be offered within a brief treatment framework of up to twelve sessions. </p> <p>We are also passionate about reflecting the communities we serve and would encourage applications from those with similar heritage to the people to whom we offer care<em> .</em></p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/ Qualification/ Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Professional qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline or agreed Association of Family Therapy (AFT) equivalent</li>
        
        <li>An AFT recognised four-year training leading to a qualification in Systemic Family Psychotherapy.</li>
        
        <li>United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registration with the College for Family, Couple and Systemic Therapy.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as required by UKCP/AFT guidelines, leading to continuing registration.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working in an Adult Mental Health setting, in either first profession or as a systemic practitioner</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working at either primary or secondary care level.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of conducting risk assessments, preparing risk management plans and initiating appropriate action where indicated</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in psychological therapies at either primary or secondary care level</li>
          
          <li>xperience of working in the NHS.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from other disciplines and in other settings in order to establish effective working relationships and partnerships that support care packages</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of other modalities (e.g. psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural therapy, psychiatry) to a degree sufficient to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with clients.</li>
        
        <li>An ability to use systemic skills to manage complex professional networks and processes in relation to individuals and families.</li>
        
        <li>Well-developed skills in the ability to comprehend and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to teach and train others using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in both live and indirect supervision of systemic psychotherapist s and/or multidisciplinary colleagues.</li>
          
          <li>Adequate keyboard skills and understanding of IT packages</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/ Qualification/ Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Professional qualification in a mental health or social welfare discipline or agreed Association of Family Therapy (AFT) equivalent</li>
          
          <li>An AFT recognised four-year training leading to a qualification in Systemic Family Psychotherapy.</li>
          
          <li>United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registration with the College for Family, Couple and Systemic Therapy.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as required by UKCP/AFT guidelines, leading to continuing registration.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working in an Adult Mental Health setting, in either first profession or as a systemic practitioner</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working at either primary or secondary care level.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of conducting risk assessments, preparing risk management plans and initiating appropriate action where indicated</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working in psychological therapies at either primary or secondary care level</li>
            
            <li>xperience of working in the NHS.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from other disciplines and in other settings in order to establish effective working relationships and partnerships that support care packages</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of other modalities (e.g. psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural therapy, psychiatry) to a degree sufficient to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work with clients.</li>
          
          <li>An ability to use systemic skills to manage complex professional networks and processes in relation to individuals and families.</li>
          
          <li>Well-developed skills in the ability to comprehend and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information in a manner appropriate to a range of settings and audiences, including complex highly emotive situations and those with significantly impaired communication capacities.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Ability to teach and train others using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.</li>
            
            <li>Skills in both live and indirect supervision of systemic psychotherapist s and/or multidisciplinary colleagues.</li>
            
            <li>Adequate keyboard skills and understanding of IT packages</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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        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>Mile End Centre for Mental Health, Mile End Hospital</p>
      <p>Burdett Road</p>
      <p>Mile End</p>
            <p>E1 4DG</p>
    
  

  
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    <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>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Mile End Centre for Mental Health, Mile End Hospital</p>
          <p>Burdett Road</p>
          <p>Mile End</p>
                    <p>E1 4DG</p>
        
      

      
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        <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>

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