About this role
Job summary
Are you interested in the link between physical and emotional health? Would you like to work with paediatric patients (from birth to 18 years old) and their families who are finding that their physical health problems are affecting their psychological well-being? Would you like to be an integral part of growing the Paediatric Psychological Therapies Service 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 to a permanent Band 7 post in our Paediatric Psychological Therapies team. The post holder would be part of our Paediatric service within the Broomfield and Basildon or Southend hospitals within Mid & South Essex NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
We are a unique and vibrant hospital-based multidisciplinary team which includes Psychotherapists, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Art Therapists, Music Therapists, Mental Health Liaison staff and Administrators.
You will work across a broad range of paediatric patient groups, such as Neonatal, Type 1 Diabetes and Oncology, working with both inpatients and outpatients and their families. In addition, the post holder will help support staff through reflective practice.
We are looking for an 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 candidates who are 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.
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.
Interview date: 3rd June 2026
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification for full list of responsibilities.
***Please note we are unable to sponsor this role***
Person Specification
Shortlisting Criteria Essential
Clinical Master's Degree/ Clinical Doctorate in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology/or Equivalent (Equivalent to a Level 7 Clinical Qualification)
Shortlisting Criteria Essential
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council or equivalent, such as UKPC, ACP or BACP.
Shortlisting criteria Essential
Appropriate demonstrable clinical child and family experience
Shortlisting Criteria Desirable
Experience of working in a hospital setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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)