Senior Therapeutic Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician to join the Children and Young People's Gender Service as a Senior Therapeutic Practitioner. The role involves clinical assessment of children and young people, providing evidence-based interventions, and managing a complex caseload. The postholder will also offer advice and consultation to families and other professionals to ensure integrated care plans. Successful candidates should be enthusiastic, approachable, and possess strong organisational and communication skills, with a passion for delivering high-quality care.
Essential criteria
- Qualified in core profession (nursing, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, arts therapy, psychotherapy, counselling, practitioner psychology) with current registration OR Recognised degree level broad based health & social care qualification which will require completion of The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) Knowledge Skills and Attributes KSA Guidelines (babcp.com) as part of the application process
- Plus Training in a relevant therapeutic modality to an accreditable level with registration (where registration is applicable)
- Plus Post qualification study in a mental health field.
Desirable criteria
- Certificate in supervision skills.
- Working in specialist mental health services for children and young people
- The application of specialist mental health assessment and therapeutic interventions in different cultural contexts.
- Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team AND with other agencies and professionals in a variety of settings including managing difficult conversations and differences of opinion.
- Experience of providing a variety of interventions for children and young people and their families
- Assessing clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plans including safeguarding.
- Analysing presenting problems and able to work autonomously utilising a range of therapeutic perspectives and modalities, depending on the needs of the client.
- Providing case management and/or clinical supervision for colleagues and students as required.
- Experience of mentoring and supervision of others, including supporting the mental health and wellbeing of junior staff and trainees.
- Experience of developing and providing evidenced based assessments, formulations, and care plans and effective use of Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs).
- Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures
- Experience of delivering training.
- Experience of audit and research.
- Experience of delivery of group work and workshops.
- Up to date knowledge of child mental health and relevant legislation, NICE guidance and government policies.
- An understanding of child development and psychological/psychosocial theories.
- Advanced knowledge and skills in delivery of evidence-based practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice.
- Audit and research methodology
- Skilled in assessment and formulation, with the ability to manage care appropriately, ensuring discharge is timely.
- Skilled in planning, delivering and evaluating evidence-based therapeutic interventions (individuals and groups) with children and young people across the age range, and their families/carers.
- Skilled in the assessment of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plans.
- Skilled in case management, able to function as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other internal and external agencies, maintaining positive working relationships.
- Ability to communicate highly complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, families, carers and other professional colleagues within and outside the NHS
- Ability to demonstrate strong organisational skills.
- Ability to autonomously manage own workload and act as lead practitioner
- Ability to manage and organise own time and diary; and to work flexibly and creatively in a clinical context and pressurised situations.
- Ability to work independently with the support of clinical and management supervision.
- Ability to select, use and interpret assessment tools and outcome measures / ROMs effectively and in collaboration with the child, young person, and family.
- Ability to integrate psychological theories and outcome data with clinical practice and service provision.
- The ability to work with people from a range of different backgrounds, cultures and or different ages.
- To be able to provide feedback and constructive guidance to junior members of the team and trainees to facilitate their personal and professional development.
- The ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance.
- The ability to follow policy and make proposals for change.
- The ability to maintain clinical records both written and electronic.
- The ability to cope with stressful situations including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the case of highly emotive and distressing problems.
- Ability to develop, provide and evaluate training and workshops.
- Advanced IT skills
- Personal Attributes
- Demonstrate a comm
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician to be Senior Therapeutic Practitioner for the Children and Young People's Gender Service (North West). The Children and Young People's Gender Service is a Phase 1 Provider of Gender Services provided in partnership by Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
The postholder will undertake clinical assessment of children and young people, providing a range of appropriate, evidence-based and high-quality clinical interventions and manage a complex caseload. The role will also include providing advice, support and consultation to families, carers and other professionals, ensuring that an integrated and coordinated care plan is developed and implemented.
Successful candidates will have a passion for delivering safe, high quality and effective care to children and young people and will be enthusiastic and approachable with strong organisational and communication skills.
Main duties of the job
The main duties for this role are provided in the attached job description
For further details please [email removed].
About us
The base for this service is Mandarin Court, Centre Park, Warrington which includes the following benefits:
\- Free parking and free EV charging
\- Short walk from Warrington Bank Quay station
\- Bicycle storage and on site chan
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