# Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/child-and-adolescent-psychotherapist/31589320-bdd4-4796-a445-792243a41c15 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/child-and-adolescent-psychotherapist/31589320-bdd4-4796-a445-792243a41c15.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Nicholas Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Psychologist - **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T14:55:15.113Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8340711 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8340711?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cntw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Sunderland Children and Young People’s Service (CYPS) for a 0.6 part time Band 7 ACP registered Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, to join our Mental Health Team. This incorporates work with children and young people who are cared for in partnership with Together for Children. Our Children and Young People Services are fully integrated and provide specialist mental health assessment and intervention for children and young people 0-18 years and their families and carers, with complex and enduring mental health needs, including those young people with a learning disability. The multi-disciplinary team works closely together with our multi-agency partners in Social Care and Education. You would be part of the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Trust wide support structures. The post is based at CYPS Monkwearmouth Hospital Sunderland, with some travel across the sites of the CNTW Trust. Sunderland is a lively city and coastal area, in the North East of England with a rich history. We would very much welcome your expressions of interest and application. ### Main duties of the job You would be employed as a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist within the multidisciplinary team and would be involved in the specialist assessment, care and treatment of infants, children and young people as part of their family. This would be an integral part of the Child Psychotherapy pathway into the service. Your work would also be with families and carers; and in partnership with our multi-agency partners. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached job description for full details. Advertising date : 2nd October 2026 Closing date : 18th October 2026 We welcome your application. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Competencies **Essential** - Communication and relationship skills at the highest level in situations where complex formulations need to be considered. - Analytic and judgement skills in processing the great complexity of information arising from clinical work. Skill in formulation and forming care plans. - Advanced skill in supervision. An ability to deliver regular supervision to a range of professionals. - Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professionals. - Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team. - Sufficient knowledge of other modalities to engage appropriately with colleagues and their work and clients. - Masters or Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology consistent with psychoanalytic work. - Well-developed skills to communicate effectively, orally and in writing at an age appropriate level (including use of play, drawing etc) complex, highly technical and / or clinically sensitive information to adults, children, young people, their families, carers and professionals within and out with the NHS including reports for court. - Knowledge of child development/ mental health issues. - Ability to work with people from culturally diverse communities in a variety of contexts including highly specialist skills for working therapeutically in family homes. - Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and ethical issues, and their implication for both clinical practice and professional management to the full range of client groups. - Skills in flexibility planning and organising own working week, prioritising case load, balancing clinical sessions appropriately with other workload. - Physical skill in using key board, audio/ visual equipment, car driving. - Basic IT skills. - Ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals in accordance with professional ethics guidelines and Trust policies. - Ability to manage working in situations of multi- level stress e.g. clients experience of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, organisational transitions. - Ability to move between different levels of context in a single day, switching between clinical work, supervision, consultation, teaching, strategic thinking and planning and able to conceptualise at the highest level in order to assist colleagues who are experts in their particular field. ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Substantial experience of working within an NHS Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Learning Disability Service. - Advanced knowledge and skills in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and its effective application to the mental health problems of children and adolescents with complex disorders and diagnoses including pervasive and severe emotional and psychological difficulties. - Experience of working regularly and intensively with children and young people and their family/ carers. ### Education and Qualification **Essential** - Masters level pre- clinical training at a training school / institution recognised by the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) and Post graduate training at doctorate level in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at a training school accredited by the ACP. - Maintenance of ACP registration. ## Documents - [employee benefits (pdf, 922.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2167) - [interview guarantee scheme (pdf, 127.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1211) - [child and adolescent psychotherapist (pdf, 632.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10664803) - [tips on how to complete your application (pdf, 171.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1209) - [reference guidelines for applicants - please read (pdf, 20.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1210) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.