Child Psychotherapist (WFT)

Transformation Unit; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is seeking a Part-time Child Psychotherapist (WFT) at Band 8a to support the Whole Family Team. The role involves complex caseloads, high-quality clinical care, and collaboration across services within a growing Trust.

Based at 5 Pancras Square, you will work within the Camden area, contributing to the trust's mission to improve mental health and family outcomes. Applicants should meet ACP registration requirements and have advanced training in CYP

Qualifications

• Degree level as a minimum plus developed specialist and practical knowledge equating to postgraduate degree/ Masters level.
• Registration with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) is required.
• Training in providing supervision.
• Additional trainings in CYP Psychological Therapies, e.g. CBT, CBT for ASD/LD or Systemic.
• Additional trainings in: NVR, PBS, AMBIT, EMDR, TF-CBT, DDP, DBT, NET.

Responsibilities

• Hold own complex caseload within the team including risk management and clinical governance.
• Undertake clinical assessments of service users/patients and offer highly skilled treatment or therapy using appropriate therapeutic modalities.
• Work with team manager on intake and referral coordination.
• Provide consultation to external agencies as required such as GPs/schools/Local authorities.

Skills

Safeguarding

Risk management

Caseload management

Clinical assessment

Team collaboration

Education

Degree + postgraduate degree

ACP registration

Job description

Main area Working with the Whole Family Team at 5 St Pancras Square Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract 12 months (Fixed Term- Maternity Leave Cover) Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (Pro Rata) Job ref 455-NLFT-8233111

Employer North London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site London Borough of Camden - NLFT - Whole Family Team Town King's Cross, London, Salary £66,274 - £73,496 Per annum including HCAS (pro-rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 19/10/2026 23:59

Child Psychotherapist (WFT)

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Thank you for your interest in North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT).

As of 1 April 2026, NLFT has formally merged with Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust—marking the start of an exciting new chapter. This is a unique opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation at a time of transformation, where we are strengthening access to mental health services, responding more effectively to complex and specialist needs, and advancing our work in education, research and innovation.

By bringing together our combined expertise, we are building a stronger, more collaborative Trust—one that delivers consistent, high-quality care and improved outcomes for the diverse communities we serve.

At the heart of our approach is The North London Way. We are committed to:

• Working collaboratively at every level, guided by our shared values
• Shaping a positive, inclusive culture where staff and service users thrive
• Empowering our teams with the skills, tools and autonomy to drive meaningful change
• Delivering excellence and continuously improving the quality of care we provide
• Embedding research, innovation and technology across our services
• Taking a trauma-informed approach in everything we do

We are proud to be an inclusive employer that values diversity. We actively welcome applicants from all backgrounds, particularly from our local communities, and are committed to creating opportunities for everyone—including apprentices, veterans and care leavers.

The North London Way to deliver: Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.

As a values‑driven Trust, we recruit through our values. Our selection processes focus on behaviours, attitudes, and examples that reflect our organisational values and commitment to compassionate, high‑quality care.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role.

We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

North London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. To help maintain these standards, we ask candidates to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the recruitment process.

If incorrect or misleading information is identified, this may affect the progression of an application, any employment offer, or continued employment. As part of our due diligence, the company may verify the information provided by applicants and take appropriate act ion where necessary.

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The Whole Family Service is a highly specialist CAMHS which works with families who might have a complex relationship with help. The service uses creative and flexible approaches to engage families whose multiple difficulties mean they might not be able to access a traditional clinic-based service. The service is co-located across local authority services to enable effective partnership working and facilitate coordination amongst professional networks.

The service is comprised of two teams, the Whole Family Team with Perinatal Specialist (WFT-P) and the Whole Family Team (WFT). The WFT-P is a highly specialist service offering psychological therapy to families during pregnancy and with babies, toddlers and children up to the age of 5 years. The WFT is based with Camden local authority social care teams such as safeguarding and family help (previously children’s services), alternative education provision (e.g. SEMH school, PRUs), youth justice, early help and the adolescent prototype team. The teams offer both direct assessments, interventions and consultation to other professionals and comprise of Psychology, Systemic Family Therapy, Child Psychotherapy and Psychiatry, Mental Health Nurses, and Senior Practitioners.

Main duties of the job

The post holder would be expected to spend their time in the WFT supporting the team clinical delivery of a high standard by attending team referral meetings, providing supervision, and attending weekly clinical team and business meetings.

The post holder will be based between 5 Pancras Square, the local authority head office, and an allocated specialist Camden service as a link worker to the Primary PRU.

The post holder will hold a complex caseload within the Primary PRU and multi-disciplinary team, undertaking a range of clinical assessments and offering highly skilled treatments or therapies that are outcome focused and evidence based, using appropriate therapeutic modalities.

Working for our organisation

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. The post holder will hold their own complex caseload within the team includingresponsibilitiesforriskmanagementandclinicalgovernance, planning and prioritising these

2. Undertakeclinicalassessmentsofserviceusers/patientsandofferhighly skilled treatment or therapy using appropriate therapeutic modalities

3. Workwithteammanageronintakeandreferral coordination

4. Provideconsultationtoexternalagenciesasrequiredsuchas GPs/schools/Local authorities

Please find Job Description and Person Specification for further details relating to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications/ Registrations

• Degree level as a minimum plus developed specialist and practical knowledge equating to postgraduate degree/ Masters level
• Registration with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) is required.
• Qualification/training in providing supervision.
• Additional trainings in CYP Psychological Therapies, e.g. CBT, CBT for ASD/LD or Systemic
• Additional trainings in: NVR, PBS, AMBIT, EMDR, TF-CBT, DDP, DBT, NET

Skills/ Abilities

• High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management Personal duty of care
• Personal duty of care in relation to equipment or resources
• Ability to manage own caseload and diary autonomously
• Ability to assess, formulate, plan and deliver evidence-based care to young people and families.
• Skills/ AbilitiesStrong awareness of staff wellbeing needs and track history of implementing mechanisms of support
• Some experience of clinical management of staff
• Some experience of facilitating staff reflective spaces or consultations

Personal Qualities

• Personal Qualities Demonstrate equality, diversity and inclusion awareness and application of EDI issues
• Demonstrates their ability to embody the Trust Values
• Flexible approach to working hours to meet Services needs
• Ability to work closely and effectively within a team
• Experience of working across complex multi-agency networks
• Experience of EDI Champion Role/PCREF

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we reserve the right to close any vacancies before the stated closing date. Therefore,

In line with NHS protocols, only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We regret that it is not possible to contact all applicants for every vacancy. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for the next stage.

You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here

References will be required to cover your last 3 years of employment/training. One has to be from your current or most recent employer and the others from your previous employer. The references should be from persons with management responsibility or HR.

Please note, in order to progress your application your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of North London NHS Foundation Trust. As part of pre‑employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating an inclusive, fair, and supportive workplace for all. We actively welcome applications from individuals who are under‑represented within our workforce and are dedicated to eliminating discrimination in all its forms.

As a Disability Confident (Two Ticks) employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role and are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at improving efficiencies within the NHS both to make costs savings for NHS organisations but also to save you time when your employment transfers.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.