Senior Therapist

NHS; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England seeks a Senior Therapist to provide assessment and treatment to children and young people with mental health issues. The ideal candidate will have post-graduate training in psychotherapy and experience working within a CAMHS service. Responsibilities include offering clinical supervision to junior staff and responding to the needs of young clients. This is a permanent, full-time or part-time position with a salary range of £47,810 to £54,710 per year, pro rata.

Qualifications

• To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body.
• Successful completion of a post-graduate training (e.g. arts psychotherapy, clinical psychology).
• Experience of providing specialist individual interventions with children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Offer assessment and evidence-based treatment for young people with complex mental health presentations.
• Provide specific clinical supervision to junior staff.
• Work within a CAMHS service and manage a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Experience working therapeutically with families

Skills in Risk Management

Multi-professional and multi-agency working

Education

Post-graduate training in psychotherapy or psychology

Job description

Senior Therapist

The closing date is 28 January 2026

A position for a Band 7 Senior Therapist has arisen in our clinic in Medway. This post would suit newly qualified Psychologists or Psychotherapists, or an experienced clinician with a professional qualification such as Nurse or Social Worker with some additional recognised training such as CBT or DBT.

Main duties of the job

We offer assessment and treatment to children and young people aged 0-18 years with a wide range of presentations, mental health disorders, complexity and risk. You need to have experience working within a CAMHS service and be able to cope with a fast paced, ever changing environment, whilst responding appropriately to the young people and their families.

As a band 7 you will be expected to offer specific clinical supervision to junior staff, consultations to the wider team and provide specialist interventions to our clients.

About us

Our Values 2025 - 2030 Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co‑produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are: We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities. These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop‑in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period

Job responsibilities

Offering Assessment and Evidence Based Treatment for young people up to age 18yrs with a range of Complex Mental Health presentations.

Skills in Risk Management, multi‑professional and multi‑agency working are essential.

We are a friendly, innovative team who encourage further training, development of your skills and knowledge to benefit the service and NELFT as a whole.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points‑based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High‑Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

See attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.

Person Specification

• Successful completion of a post‑graduate training (e.g. arts psychotherapy, clinical psychology, family therapy, child and adolescent psychotherapy)
• To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, BACP, UKCP AFT, ACP)
• Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems
• Experience of providing specialist individual interventions with a wide variety of children and young people, from 3 to 19 years old – presenting problems at the most severe end of the spectrum

Skills

• Successful completion of a post‑graduate training (e.g. arts psychotherapy, clinical psychology, family therapy, child and adolescent psychotherapy)

Qualifications

• To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, BACP, UKCP AFT, ACP)

Knowledge

• Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems

Experience

• Experience of providing specialist individual interventions with a wide variety of children and young people, from 3 to 19 years old – presenting problems at the most severe end of the spectrum

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust