Main area Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Grade 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 453-25-7546294
Employer Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Fieldhead House Town Bradford Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 07/12/2025 23:59 Interview date 17/12/2025
Lead Psychological Therapist
7
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
Job overview
Bradford District Care Trust has an exciting opportunity to join the trust as a Psychological Therapist/Practitioner within Children Young Peoples Mental Health Services (CYPMHS). We are looking to recruit band 7 Psychological Therapist/Practitioner into the Children in Special Circumstances offer within CAMHS. The Children in special Circumstances offer covers Looked after and adopted children, strengthening families and Youth Justice pathways and operates within a neuro affirmative, trauma informed framework and approach.
You will be working in a community based multi-disciplinary team delivering a service to children in a rich and diverse community, young people and their families in a supportive and lively team, where different professions are respected and valued. You will have the opportunity to play a significant role in the leadership delivery of a modernised and comprehensive service.
The post requires an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who wants to make a difference to empower children to thrive now and into adulthood. Do you have a 'can do' attitude and are you quality focused? Are you enthusiastic, motivated and ready for a challenge, possess excellent communication and organisational skills?
Closing- 7th December 2025
Shortlisting- 8thDecember 2025
Interview- 17th December 2025
Main duties of the job
Working as part of the Children In Special Circumstances offer within CAMHS you will be supporting children, young people their families/carers and the system around them who require a getting more help getting risk support approach. These children and young people may experience moderate to severe mental health difficulties and needs and they will be supported through the provision of consultation, assessment, evidence based psychological intervention, working collaboratively across the system and joint casework with other CAMHS teams when clinically indicated.
* To make autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice within the context of multi-disciplinary team approach.
* To provide specialist supervision, consultation, teaching and training to colleagues in children's health and education services as required on issues relating to children and young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties
* To contribute to service development and delivery activities both internally and in partnerships with key stakeholders
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Doctorate level training in clinical or applied psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical, psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS, or a BPS Statement of Equivalence. OR Specialist post graduate training to masters level or equivalent in a psychotherapeutic modality - including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Systemic Therapy AND Accreditation from a recognised Psychological Therapy body e.g. BABCP, BACP, UKCP, HCPC via:
* Leadership training. Teaching (clinical practice) qualification/certificate or equivalent experience. Training in trauma informed care. Training in clinical supervision (expected in first year post qualification for clinical psychologists).
Training
* Evidence of continual professional development
Experience
* Experience in relevant area of mental health practise
* Application of evidenced based psychological therapies relevant to the clinical service.
* Clinical leadership experience.
* Involvement in innovative clinical practice.
* Experience delivering psychological therapies to groups of patients.
* Experience in applying specialist psychological therapies.
* Experience of leading or participating in regular reflective practice around themes such as anti-racism in therapy, power in mental health, the impact of health inequality and cultural curiosity.
* Experience working within a trauma informed framework.
Skills
* Be able to meet the service needs for mobility across the geographical area covered.
* Communication: written and verbal Articulate and meaningful, legible.
* Able to make autonomous decisions using judgement.
* Ability to work without direct supervision.
* Supervising learners and other staff.
* Competent clinical skills i.e. assessment, therapeutic interventions and management.
* Planning and organising skills for caseload management.
* Skills in self-management including time management.
* Fluency in one or more of Bradford’s community languages
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.
Bradford has been awarded the coveted status of UK City of Culture 2025. The year is set to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations. Its themes will be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and will reveal the magic of the district that is held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.
We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currentlyunderrepresentedin terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from thesegroups,but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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