Job requirements
Essential
11 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a variety of care settings
- AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Ability and experience of representing psychological therapies within the context of multi-disciplinary team working and inter-agency collaboration
- AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Ability and skills to provide consultation to other professional and non -professional groups
- AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Ability and skills to identify, promote and provide appropriate means of support to carers and staff exposed to highly distressing situations and severely challenging behaviours.
- AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Abilities to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi -media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
- AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Abilities to take the appropriate action to address any issues or risks including Safeguarding
- AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Awareness of current NHS initiatives and Developments in eating disorders
- AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
- AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Experience of service quality monitoring and service development e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, service development projects, etc.
- QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Post-graduate training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and current BACP/UKCP/BAPCP registration.
- QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Experience of supervising qualified and nonqualified clinical staff
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING
Further post-graduate training in CBT models for specific populations, e.g. trauma
Job overview
Information: We are seeking to recruit a highly enthusiastic and motivated Senior Clinician.
An opportunity has arisen to join the Mid Essex Talking Therapies Team as a Senior Clinician. This is a unique and highly valued role within the team that works alongside our Senior Team, our CBT therapists and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to offer specialist support, guidance and supervision.
Base: The Mid Essex Talking Therapies Team is currenlty based at Tekhnicon House in Braintree and the postholder will be required to be on site for a minimum of 2 days per week
Hours: this is a full time position - 37.5 hours per week
Main duties of the job
- The post-holder will provide specialist support, guidance and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychological therapist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers within community mental health services, primary care and other agencies.
- To provide supervision to band 7 psychological therapists / trainee clinical/counselling psychologists and other psychological therapies practitioners as required.
- The post-holder will work closely with local mental health service teams, as well as a range of other psychological therapy colleagues within the service setting.
- The post-holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
- The post-holder will utilise research skills for audit, teaching, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a detailed job description and an outline of the main responsibilities, please see the attached Person Specification and Job Description.
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.
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This advert is for Senior Clinician with Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Radlett, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Cognitive behavioural therapist role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Oct 2026.
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