Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist / Clinical Psychologist

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Job summary

A mental health service provider is seeking a permanent Band 8a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist or Clinical Psychologist in Salford. The role focuses on delivering high-quality parent-infant mental health services, requiring both specialized assessments and consultations for families. Candidates must possess relevant qualifications and experience, specifically in psychotherapy, and demonstrate strong team collaboration. The position offers a salary between £55,690 - £62,682 annually, contributing to meaningful family care.

Qualifications

• Masters level training in a recognized child psychotherapy school.
• 2 years post-qualification experience in health or education settings.
• UK professional registration is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and individual interventions for parents/carers and infants.
• Deliver psychological advice to assist in the treatment of clients.
• Liaise with other professionals in multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Specialist psychotherapeutic assessment

Consultation and training

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Strong communication

Education

Masters level preclinical training

Doctoral level Clinical Psychology

Job description

Main area child and adolescent psychotherapy/clinical psychology Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 30 hours per week Job ref 437-7564517

Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bolton CAMHS/Family Hubs Town Bolton Salary £55,690 - £62,682 pro rota Salary period Yearly Closing 19/02/2026 23:59

child and adolescent psychotherapist/clinical psychologist

Band 8a

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Band 8a Child Psychotherapist or Clinical

Psychologist to join our Parent Infant Mental Health Service; PAIRS in Bolton.

The role of the Child Psychotherapist / Clinical Psychologist is to ensure delivery and development of a high-quality parent infant mental health service which is underpinned by a psycho-analytical framework to compliment the range of psychological/therapeutic services within the multi-disciplinary service; working from families from conception up to the age of 2 years.

We are a small specialist team with extensive knowledge of early years. We are trained to work with parents and infants, and each team member is passionate about supporting families during this time in their lives. Our approach is to work alongside parents / carers and build supportive relationships whilst thinking how best to help identify and make changes to improve the parent-infant relationship. We support parents to recognise the many challenges that can influence and impact on the parent-infant bond and developing relationship, to allow for a stronger attachment. We provide assessment, consultation, training, groups, drop ins and individual interventions for parents/carers and infants, young children and their families. The core purpose of the team is to deliver high quality, tailored interventions in parent infant mental health underpinned by psychoanalytical based approaches to parents and infants.

Main duties of the job

To provide assessment, consultation, training, groups, drop ins and individual interventions for parents/carers and infants, young children and their families. The core purpose of the team is to deliver high quality, tailored interventions in parent infant mental health underpinned by psychoanalytical based approaches to parents and infants.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide specialist psychological advice, guidance and consultation, from a psychodynamic perspective to other professionals, to assist in the formulation, diagnosis, management and treatment of clients.

To liaise with other health and social care staff, from a range of agencies, in the care provided to clients

To provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessments of referred families and identify collaboratively the most appropriate treatment for them in co-operation with other members of the multidisciplinary service,

Provide specialist / consultation to referrers/other multi-disciplinary staff in relation to the care of the parent – infant, often via consultation or training

Participate in the development / delivery of a programme of training for other professional groups working in parent infant mental health service

Lead on programmes of audit and research within the team and implement the findings.

Person specification

• Masters level preclinical training at a Association of Child Psychotherapists recognised training school; – post graduate doctoral level training in clinical child psychotherapy at a training school accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapy or Association of Child Psychotherapists Statement of Equivalence OR Doctoral level Clinical Psychology accredited by BPS / HCPC
• Pre-qualification training and qualifications in relevant fields in health, social care or education settings 2 years post qualifying experience

experience

• Experience of specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of families as a full member of a multidisciplinary team located in community, primary care, outpatient or inpatient setting .

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.

Name Julie Boardman Job title Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist