Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist

Employer Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Saffron Ground, Ditchmore Lane, Stevenage, SG1 3LJ
Town Stevenage Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/03/2026 23:59

At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a ‘completion code’ by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist (ACP registered)

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist who has ACP registration to work in this supportive multi-disciplinary Specialist CYPMHS team based in North Hertfordshire.

We are open to receiving applications from candidates who are currently completing their final year of training with relevant experience.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering psychotherapy intervention to young people and will work alongside a senior psychotherapist, as well as the wider multi discipline team. You will be supported to consolidate your training and be given a firm foundation to enable you to establish yourself within your professional role.

HPFT CYPMHS services are leading in transforming care for young people and their families and has a CAMHS Home Treatment Team, a CAMHS DBT Service, and a dedicated CAMHS Section 136 Suite. We also host our own Tier 4 Inpatient Unit for young people, Forest House Adolescent Unit, which has worked to reduce inpatient admissions and improve community care for young people in crisis.

As the C&A Psychotherapist you will be expected to:

• Undertake a range of roles providing assessment and therapeutic intervention to children, young people and their families who present with moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
• You will be given allocated time for a psychotherapy specific caseload as well as offering core work. The specific work will include psychotherapy cases, parent work and where appropriate state of mind assessments.
• Work within the context of CAPA, Thrive and CYP-IAPT and work closely with a range of colleagues in social care, schools and other partner

What we offer at HPFT:

• Coaching network where trained coaches throughout the Trust are matched with staff of all disciplines to provide a powerful development opportunity
• Leading company discounts and childcare vouchers
• Salary sacrifice schemes enabling staff to drive a new car or bike
  -saving on tax and insurance included
• Wellbeing activities - from mindfulness to yoga, pilates and our signature craft club join our monthly programme of regular and special events to support your wellbeing
• Gym discounts, including Nuffield Health and David Lloyd.
• Refer a friend to work for the Trust and receive up to £500! (A payment of £250 will be made when the applicant commences employment with us and a further payment of £250 will be made once they hit 6 months continuous service with us)

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. E verything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

To deliver a high quality service working with, adolescents and their families/carers and to professionals from other organisations to ensure practices that respond effectively to both individual and service need.

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