Paediatric Psychological Therapist

Job overview

Are you interested in the link between physical and emotional health? Would you like to work with paediatric patients (from birth to 18 years old) and their families who are finding that their physical health problems are affecting their psychological well-being?  Would you like to be an integral part of growing the Paediatric Psychological Therapies Service within a creative and enthusiastic team who prioritise supporting our staff and their development by providing both individual and group supervision as well as regular team discussions?

We are very excited to invite applications to a permanent Band 7 post in our Paediatric Psychological Therapies team.   The post holder would be part of our Paediatric service in Basildon Hospital within the Mid & South Essex NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

We are a unique and vibrant hospital-based multidisciplinary team which includes Psychotherapists, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Art Therapists, Music Therapists, Mental Health Liaison staff and Administrators.

You will work across a broad range of paediatric patient groups, such as Neonatal, Type 1 Diabetes and Oncology, working with both inpatients and outpatients and their families.   In addition, the post holder will help support staff through reflective practice.

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual, who is resilient and flexible and able to meet the challenge of this complex work. We require a fully accredited and qualified candidates who are able to work on their own initiative, as well as in a supportive team with a displayed interest in the link between physical and psychological health.

Interviews will be in two stages to give candidates a clear idea of the post and for us to experience them in both group and individual settings.

Interview date:  Tuesday, 23 June 2026

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification for full list of responsibilities.

***Please note we are unable to sponsor this role***