Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum second-class Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent standard in a relevant subject (e.g., psychology, social work, etc). OR Applicants who do not fulfil the academic criteria but have relevant professional experience are encouraged to apply and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Desirable

• Previous training in a mental-health related profession (e.g., psychology, nursing, health visiting, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, psychotherapy, counselling, CWP, EMHP, and low intensity therapies)
• Proven record of previous academic attainment

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children and young people

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of CBT theory and its application

Experience

Essential

• 2 or more years of experience working with children and young people in a mental health setting
• Experience of multi-agency working and/or multi-disciplinary working and liaising across internal and external agencies

Desirable

• Previous experience of working within a CBT framework and/or using CBT-informed interventions
• A year or more of experience working within a CBT framework and/or using CBT-informed interventions (e.g., PWP, CWP, EMH,P and Parent Trainer)
• Experience in assessing and managing risk and safeguarding issues

Skills/Competencies

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with children, young people, and their families, whilst considering social differences
• Ability to maintain a reflective stance in emotive/challenging interactions with children and their carers
• Ability to use supervision to reflect on practice
• Ability to follow policy and clinical governance procedures and make a proposal for change
• Ability to maintain accurate records
• Able to accommodate travel demands associated with the role
• Ability to complete academic work across different learning environments at the postgraduate level and balance the academic demands of the course with clinical placement demands

Desirable

• Understanding of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences good clinical practice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information, visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 05 November 2025

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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