Senior Therapy Lead

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health service provider in London is seeking a motivated practitioner psychologist to lead psychological therapy services for children and young people. This fixed-term, full-time role includes responsibilities such as providing clinical supervision, contributing to strategic development, and implementing psychological frameworks. Candidates must possess a relevant doctorate and professional healthcare registration. Competitive salary and opportunities for flexible working are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience working in children and young people's mental health settings.
• Skills in teaching, training, and supervision.
• Ability to manage safeguarding and risk procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision for psychological therapists.
• Develop and implement psychological frameworks for care.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to enhance service delivery.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication skills

Consultation skills

IT skills

Self-awareness

Education

Doctorate / PhD / additional training in relevant profession

Professional healthcare registration (HCPC, UKCP)

Job description

Job Summary

NCEL CAMHS Home Treatment Team (HTT) provides a community‑based intensive provision as an alternative to in‑patient care for children and young people. HTT operates within the NHS Long Term Plan and NCEL objectives, focusing on improving access, reducing hospital admissions, and ensuring timely, community‑based support for mental health needs. The service is aligned with NHS England Guidance (2024) “Urgent and Emergency Mental Health Care for Children and Young People: National Implementation Guidance.” HTT offers intensive, short‑term interventions designed to stabilise the individual and their family environment, promoting recovery and preventing the need for inpatient care. The service is governed by the NCEL Provider Collaborative.

Main duties of the job

• Contribute to the strategic development, planning and organization of the Crisis Pathway as a member of the senior leadership team, in line with local strategies and national priorities, working in partnership with a range of agencies and other senior management.
• Provide clinical and professional supervision for psychological therapists within the service and oversee the leadership of psychological therapists within the pathway.
• Provide highly specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals.
• Contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care as well as delivering direct therapeutic interventions to young people and their families.
• Lead and develop psychologically informed provision across the NCL HTT including reflective practice, group supervision, and other ways of working.
• Work collaboratively with staff and service users, including via co‑production to support service development.
• Provide teaching, workshops and training internally as needed.
• Support audit and quality improvement.

About us

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C & I) has grown since it was established in 2021 to form the North London Mental Health Partnership. Staff may be required to work at different locations within either Trust, as deemed reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Details

Date posted: 02 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 8b

Salary: £70,396 to £80,837 per annum, including Outer London Allowance

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 18 months

Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working

Reference number: 455‑NLFT‑0505

Job location: St Ann Hospital, St Ann’s Road, London, N15 3TH

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a motivated practitioner psychologist or systemic psychotherapist to provide leadership to the psychological therapists on the pathway, and to work within the senior leadership team to influence the strategic direction of the pathway. This is to promote psychological and trauma‑informed thinking within the care provided by teams across the pathway.

Please see the person specification/job description document for a detailed description of main responsibilities. This is not exhaustive, however other responsibilities may be included across BEH CAMHS as required.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this application early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached – please apply early to avoid missing out.

Person Specification – Qualifications and Registration (Essential)

• Doctorate / PhD / additional training in relevant profession (counselling, forensic, clinical or educational psychology) or an AFT recognised four‑year training leading to a qualification in Systemic Psychotherapy/Family Therapy.
• Professional healthcare registration related to the above qualification (HCPC, UKCP).

Person Specification – Desirable

• Post‑qualification training to supervisor level in one or more additional specialised areas of therapeutic practice relevant to children and young people.
• Specialist training in supervision that has led to an approved clinical supervisor status.
• Management or leadership training.

Skills & Abilities (Essential)

• Well‑developed clinical skills working with children, young people & families.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate sensitive information to young people, parents/carers and other professionals, and to deal with complaints.
• Skills in working effectively within and across organisational boundaries.
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non‑professional groups, teaching/training and professional supervision.
• Good computer skills, IT knowledge and familiarity with computer record systems.
• A high degree of self‑awareness and an ability to reflect on personal and professional attitudes and accept feedback.
• Awareness of current national guidelines and policies in the field of CAMHS and appropriate legislation.

Skills & Abilities – Desirable

• Skills in facilitating reflective spaces or group supervision.

Experience & Knowledge (Essential)

• A significant number of post‑qualification years of experience at Band 8a or higher in a children/young person’s mental health setting.
• Experience of clinical audits and developing action plans for improvement.
• Experience of child safeguarding and risk procedures and how these apply in CAMHS.

Experience & Knowledge – Desirable

• Experience of representing psychological professions at the policy level.
• Experience of implementing trauma‑informed practice across systems.
• Experience of leadership.

Personal Qualities (Essential)

• Proven qualities in sustaining the mental, emotional, and physical demands of specialised therapeutic work with distressed children, adolescents, and their families/carer networks.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and therefore a submission for Disclosure must be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address: St Ann Hospital, St Ann’s Road, London, N15 3TH

Employer's website: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)