Highly Specialist Paediatric Psychological Therapist
The closing date is 19 March 2026
Job summary
Are you interested in the link between physical and emotional health? Would you like to take up a lead role in the service development of our Paediatric Psychological Therapies provision 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 for a Band 8A post in our Paediatric Psychological Therapies team. We have funding for 0.6 WTE. The Psychological Therapies Team is a growing, unique hospital-based psychological service. Having established an excellent reputation over the years, offering treatment for both inpatients and outpatients from a range of medical specialities, we now deliver care to across all three hospital sites within Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
We are a vibrant multidisciplinary team which includes psychotherapists, child and adolescent psychotherapists, counsellors, clinical and counselling psychologists, art therapists, mental health liaison staff and administrators.
Main duties of the job
You will lead the delivery of a new service to provide Psychological Therapies across a broad range of paediatric patient groups, such as Type 1 Diabetes/Oncology/Neonatal, and working with both inpatients and outpatients and their families. .
In addition, you will provide clinical supervision and support staff through reflective practice. This role would be ideal for a colleague who is keen to develop their leadership skills whilst retaining opportunities to deliver clinical work.
We are looking for a skilled, 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 candidate who is 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. This is a rare opportunity to join and grow our service for the future.
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.
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Details
Date posted
05 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£55,690 a year per annum pro rata for part time
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
390-B&P-BR-3470
Job locations
Basildon
Nether Mayne
Basildon
SS16 5NL
Employer details
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Basildon
Nether Mayne
Basildon
SS16 5NL
Employer's website
https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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