Senior Clinical Therapist

Croydon; London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in London is seeking a Senior Clinical Therapist for Children Services. In this role, you will provide clinical consultations, deliver therapeutic interventions, and supervise practice groups. Ideal candidates will hold an accredited psychotherapy qualification and have experience with children and families. A competitive salary and flexible working arrangements are offered.

Benefits

29-32 days annual leave

Employer pension contribution of 20%

Continuing Professional Development opportunities

Employee Discount scheme

Qualifications

• Must be an accredited and registered family/systemic psychotherapist.
• Experience working with children and young people is required.
• Willingness to undertake systemic supervision training.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical consultations to frontline staff.
• Deliver therapeutic interventions and supervise reflective practice.
• Support and engage with children and families effectively.

Skills

Experience in family and systemic psychotherapy

Ability to work creatively with children

Supervisory experience

Strong relational skills

Education

Accredited qualification in family/systemic psychotherapy

Job description

Senior Clinical Therapist - Children Services - Croydon Council

Salary: Grade 16 (£58,692 - £60,819)

Permanent

36 hours a week

Hybrid Working

Job purpose

We have an exciting opportunity for a senior therapist to join our innovative and dynamic clinical service in Croydon, working in the Children and Families Services. Within this role, you will provide clinical consultations to frontline staff, deliver therapeutic interventions, train, supervise and support reflective practice groups.

You will be working alongside our Systemic Practice Lead, supporting our practice framework that has systemic practice at its foundation. We are keen to ensure that our clinical services are bespoke, flexible and offer timely responses. We wish to recruit an experienced family therapist with supervisory experience who is open to outreach working practices; holding in mind the importance of well-being through relational practices, an understanding of social conditions and power.

We have a clear practice framework which privileges relationship-based practice as a medium for change and we have invested in a whole systems approach to systemic training for all staff.

Benefits

You will be valued for your skills and expertise, supported by the team of experienced professionals, as well as the management at Croydon Council, one of the largest employers in the borough. We also offer:

Highly competitive compensation package

29-32 days (grade equivalent) annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays and option to purchase more

A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%

Continuing Professional Development - genuine opportunities to grow, develop and specialise in your career

Management development programmes

Investment into your wellbeing

Access to Employee Discount scheme with a range of programmes (Cycle Benefit Scheme, GymFlex, Retail Discounts and more)

We promote flexible & hybrid working arrangements where possible to support a healthy work-life balance

Why Join Us

The team arrange meetings weekly to ensure all colleagues have the support required to fulfil their duties, they will use this time to problem solve complex cases

The ethos at Croydon is very much about working together to make positive change

Caseloads are very manageable enabling managers to know children well & ensure high standards of practice

You will join an established team who can help you settle in and offer their expertise

Will have the opportunity to work from home and work flexibly which provides you with more of a work-life balance.

About You

You will be an experienced, accredited and registered family and systemic psychotherapist, with a qualification in systemic supervision or willingness to undertake training.

You will have an ability to work in diverse ways with a range of children and young people, carers and networks.

You will be creative, being able to teach and undertake direct work with a multitude of skills at your disposal.

You will support the creation, provision and governance of a high-quality specialist and clinical service.

You will be able you to use your experience and training within a statutory children's service to effect positive outcomes for children and young people.

You will be keen to practice privileging the importance of relationships, effectively engaging with our residents, partners, managers, social worker and practitioners; ensuring that our children and young people are able to receive timely and responsive services.

For further details contact: Prabashny Pillay - [e-mail]

Closing date: Thursday 31st July 2025

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The Successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced barring DBS check.