CYP Clin. Lead & Snr Psychological Therapist / Practitioner Psychologist

The Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service is recruiting for a Clinical Lead to work within our innovative Children and Young People's (CYP) service in Brighton. We are looking for a Practitioner Psychologist or CBT Therapist with experience of

• working with children & young people


• providing leadership within mental health settings.


We are looking to find a candidate who can fill this role for 3 day per week (22.5 hours per week).

Our CYP service provides primary care mental health treatment for young people aged 2-25. We offer a range of short-term interventions tailored to people's presenting needs and age. These include CBT, low intensity psychological interventions, groups, creative therapies & social prescribing. For more information, visit:

Support for Children & Young People (CYP) -- Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service

The CYP service sits alongside our Adult Wellbeing Service & our NHS Talking Therapies Service (who both work with individuals aged 18 & over)., You will work closely with our CYP Service Manager, the existing part time CYP Clinical Lead and the wider CYP leadership team.

Together with the existing CYP Clinical Lead you will provide clinical leadership to this important part of our service.

You will support in forming close working relationships with local services, including CAMHS and the Schools Wellbeing, and provide advice around suitability of referrals / appropriate treatment pathways.

Other responsibilities include:

• Liaising with children and young people, their parents, families and carers


• Working with staff members to ensure effective & practical support for service users.


• Clinical supervision and line management to CBT therapists.


• Working with the YCMA Service Manager to ensure safe clinical practice, and that safeguarding practice across the CYP service adheres to the current safeguarding policies and procedures


• Working with the YMCA Service Manager to ensure the safe and effective triaging of referrals made to the service


• Delivery of a Psychological Therapy tailored to the needs of children and young people and evidence based national guidelines.


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  Have previous experience in the delivery of mental health assessments & psychological interventions for children and young people


• Be qualified as a Practitioner Psychologist or CBT therapist


• Have previous experience of providing clinical supervision and line management


• Have some previous experience of clinical leadership


We encourage people from the global majorityand/ or LGBTQ+ communities to apply.

From September 1st 2020 a new collaboration became responsible for delivering Primary Care Mental Health Services in Brighton and Hove for both children and young people and adults. Led by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) in partnership with YMCA Downslink Group (YMCA) and Southdown, the service provides a community-based range of evidence-based or evidence-informed therapeutic and clinical interventions to support people with mild to moderate mental health needs.

The CYP service is made up of staff working for SPFT and YMCA. In this role you would be able to draw on the strengths of both organisations:

SPFT provides mental health and learning disability services for children, young people and adults.

YMCA provides youth advice, community / school counselling services and family mediation services.

Working in Sussex:

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns

Embrace city life with great access to London

Easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK

We'd love you to join SPFT, which is an organisation rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC.