Senior Therapist

We are seeking a dedicated Senior Therapist to join our team at the Axe Street Child & Family Centre on a permanent basis. This part-time position offers 18.75 hours per week and falls within Band 7, with a salary ranging from £49,387 to £56,515 per annum (pro-rated for part-time hours). The successful candidate will play a vital role in supporting children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health challenges.

As a Senior Therapist, you will play a pivotal role in managing caseloads and supervising Senior Mental Health Practitioners (SMHPs). Working closely with senior colleagues, you will contribute to the development of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) and foster service transformation within the local CAMHS system. Your role will also involve liaising with schools, co-producing materials, and embedding MHSTs into education settings. Additionally, you will maintain a small caseload and deliver group interventions in schools.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience as a mental health professional with 2–4 years’ experience working with children, young people, and families in a mental health setting.
• Proven experience working with education settings to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people.
• Knowledge and competence in low-intensity cognitive-behavioural interventions and/or whole-school approaches to mental health.
• Experience delivering supervision, ideally in education settings and including group supervision.
• Familiarity with evidence-based practices for children, young people, and families, including the use of routine outcome measures in supervision.
• Strong critical and creative thinking skills for clinical contexts, including resource development for schools.
• Demonstrated experience involving service users in the design, implementation, and evaluation of services.

Benefits:

• Be part of a team driving meaningful change in mental health services for children and young people.
• Benefit from a supportive environment offering professional development and supervision training opportunities.
• Work in an organisation committed to inclusion, innovation, and delivering impactful care in diverse communities.