Psychologist, Family Therapist/Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking NHS Trust as a part-time Psychologist or Family Therapist, where you’ll be part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team. This role offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people facing emotional and mental health challenges. With a commitment to evidence-based interventions, you will assess and develop care plans tailored to complex needs, while also providing clinical leadership and supervision. Embrace a supportive work environment that values your development and well-being, and be part of a journey towards outstanding service delivery in mental health care.

Benefits

Flexible working

Supportive working environment

Professional development opportunities

Award-winning equality and diversity initiatives

Staff health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Successful completion of post-graduate training in psychological practice required.
• Eligibility for registration as a full member of a professional body is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based clinical interventions in line with CY-IAPT programme.
• Promote mental health through community clinical interventions.
• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to junior clinicians.

Skills

Clinical Psychology

Family Therapy

Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy

Evidence-based Interventions

Clinical Leadership

Education

Post-graduate training in psychological practice

Job description

Psychologist, Family Therapist/Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist

NHS AFC: Band 8a

Main area CYPMHS Grade NHS AFC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

30 hours per week Job ref 395-PP215-24-F

Site: George Turle House, Town: Canterbury, Kent

Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 PA pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 02/01/2025 23:59

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical psychologist, family therapist or Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team based in Thanet CYPMHS. Driven by the principles underpinning the national CYP-IAPT programme (Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies), the service provides the latest in evidence-based NICE compliant psychological interventions to children, young people and their families experiencing emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.

You will be a highly motivated and innovative individual with extensive clinical experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties.

This is a Part Time position.

Main duties of the job

You will:

• Routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence-based clinical interventions in line with the CY-IAPT programme within CYPMHS.
• Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community through clinical interventions in the care pathway.
• Undertake initial school-based and community-based assessments and deliver a range of early interventions to children and young people with a range of emotional and psychological difficulties where appropriate.
• Assess and develop plans of care to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions.
• Provide clinical leadership and specialist treatment and assessment within your professional sphere of expertise in the service and will be responsible for the extensive clinical supervision of junior clinicians throughout the CYPMHS team.

Person specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

• Successful completion of a post-graduate training in psychological practice (e.g. psychologist, family therapist, child and adolescent psychotherapist).

Qualification and experience

• To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, BABCP, UKCP, AFT, ACP).
• Extensive experience of working with difficult, disturbed or challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions.
• Extensive experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems.

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically.

Equal opportunities employer

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.

You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post.

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.