Lead Psychological Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Child and Adolescent Systemic Family Psychotherapist to join a diverse team of psychological therapists based within the Bradford District CAMHS.

The Core CAMHS Psychological Therapies Team provides assessment, therapy and consultation for young people and their families across Bradford District. The team is comprised of a range of therapists including Systemic and Family Therapists; Play Therapists; Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytical Psychotherapists; Cognitive Behavioural Therapists; and Art Psychotherapists.

The role will involve consultation, supervision and facilitation of formulation/reflective groups within the multidisciplinary team. There will be opportunity to contribute to service development, training and research, and the post will be supported through supervision with experienced Child and Adolescent Systemic Family Psychotherapist, with additional training and continued professional development.

This post may be offered as a Band 6 to Band 7 developmental opportunity. Progression from Band 6 to Band 7 will be subject to the successful completion of the required training programme and attainment of accreditation from the relevant professional body.

Closing- 7th December 2026

Shortlisting- 8th December 2026

Interview- 16th December 2026

Main duties of the job

? Develop psychological formulations for individual patients that contribute towards theoverall assessment of their care needs.? Collaboratively establish individual patient’s goals towards recovery.? Determine suitability of specific psychological interventions, including group and individual modalities, based on the patient’s assessment/formulation.? Plan, deliver and review individual and group psychological interventions for specificpatients.? Contribute to the planning/review cycle of the psychological therapy programme.? Identify gaps within and potential developments of the psychological therapy programme, reporting these to supervisory staff.? Attend to all course requirements and undertake all of the above under supervision of a clinical supervisor.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Mental Nursing Certificate (RMN). Current Registration on part 3 or part 13 of NMC register. OR Occupational Therapist registration HCPC OR Psychological Therapy qualification (at degree level or equivalent) OR Psychologist with BPS approved degree in Psychology, working towards doctorate OR Social Workers registered GSCG OR Relevant degree level qualification with sufficient additional training/experience to accredit with the BABCP via the KSA route.

Desirable

  • Qualified psychological therapist, working towards accreditation from a recognised Psychological Therapy body eg BABCP, BACP, UKCP
  • Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience.
  • Training in trauma informed care.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in relevant area of mental health practice.
  • Application of evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.

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.

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
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 7 December 2026

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