Trainee Psychological Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a full-time development role for a Trainee Specialist Family and Systemic Psychotherapist within the Children and Young People's Eating Disorder Service (CYPEDS). The successful candidate will progress from Band 6 to Band 7 upon successful completion of training. The role involves delivering family-centred care, providing direct clinical work with children and young people with eating disorders, and contributing to service development. Applicants must be accepted onto or eligible for an accredited qualifying Family and Systemic Psychotherapy training programme.
Essential criteria
- \*A degree level qualification from a UK university or equivalent at second-class or higher.
- \*Relevant first professional qualification recognised by the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT).
- List of relevant first professional qualification recognised by the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT).
- -Arts Therapists (art, drama, dance and movement and music therapists), qualified and registered with the Health Care Professions Council, HCPC.
- -Counselling -- three-year minimum training, full BACP accredited membership (MBACP Accred) and experience in the public or voluntary sector is considered essential to establish equivalence.
- -Nursing -- mental health nursing and other nursing specialities which require counselling skills. It is also noted that nursing is now a graduate profession.
- -Occupational Therapy -- qualified and registered with Health Professions Council.
- -Psychiatry and other medical specialities -- for qualifying level training speciality training registrar level or staff grade is required.
- -Psychology -- clinical psychology, educational psychology and counselling psychology qualifications are considered relevant.
- -Social Work -- the generic professional qualification is sufficient whichever training route was undertaken (e.g. undergraduate, postgraduate, or the employment based without an academic award attached). It is noted that social work is now a graduate profession.
- -Speech and language therapy -- qualified and registered with the Health Professions Council.
- -Teaching -- where individuals have had substantial experience in which they have worked with pupils and families in a counselling capacity.
- \*Registration with a professional body as appropriate according to first professional qualification.
- \*Evidence of continuous post-professional qualification development.
- \*Intermediate / CYP-IAPT Systemic Family Practice qualification.
- \*Currently on or have been accepted on an AFT accredited MSc / MA programme in Systemic Psychotherapy (within London, Southeast England or Southwest England) and available to start the training in Autumn 2023.
- \*A degree level qualification from a UK university or equivalent at second-class or higher.
- \*Relevant first professional qualification recognised by the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT).
- List of relevant first professional qualification recognised by the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (AFT).
- -Arts Therapists (art, drama, dance and movement and music therapists), qualified and registered with the Health Care Professions Council, HCPC.
- -Counselling -- three-year minimum training, full BACP accredited membership (MBACP Accred) and experience in the public or voluntary sector is considered essential to establish equivalence.
- -Nursing -- mental health nursing and other nursing specialities which require counselling skills. It is also noted that nursing is now a graduate profession.
- -Occupational Therapy -- qualified and registered with Health Professions Council.
- -Psychiatry and other medical specialities -- for qualifying level training speciality training registrar level or staff grade is required.
- -Psychology -- clinical psychology, educational psychology and counselling psychology qualifications are considered relevant.
- -Social Work -- the generic professional qualification is sufficient whichever training route was undertaken (e.g. undergraduate, postgraduate, or the employment based without an academic award attached). It is noted that social work is now a graduate profession.
- -Speech and language therapy -- qualified and registered with the Health Professions Council.
- -Teaching -- where individuals have had substantial experience in which they have worked with pupils and families in a counselling capacity.
- \*Registration with a professional body as appropriate according to first professional qualification.
- \*Evidence of con
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
Trainee Specialist Family and Systemic Psychotherapist (Band 6 Development Post to Band 7)
Family and Systemic Psychotherapy is at the heart of Hampshire and IOW CAMHS, and our Children and Young People's Eating Disorder Service (CYPEDS) is delighted to offer an exciting full-time opportunity for a Band 6 Trainee Specialist Family and Systemic Psychotherapist. This is a development role with progression to Band 7 upon successful completion of training and required competencies.
We are seeking a highly motivated and reflective systemic practitioner who is ready to take the next step in their professional journey. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop specialist systemic skills within a supportive, experienced and forward-thinking Eating Disorder Service where family inclusion, relational practice and evidence-based treatment are central to everything we do.
You will have a passion for working creatively and collaboratively with children and young people experiencing eating disorders, alongside their families, carers and wider networks. As part of our county-wide multidisciplinary Eating Disorder Service, you will play a key role in delivering evidence-based, family-focused interventions that make a genuine difference to the lives of young people and those who support them.
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