Senior Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist/ Clinical Psychologist

Senior Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist / Clinical Psychologist

Location: HMR PIMHS Town Rochdale – Site HMR PIMHS Town Rochdale. Band 8a. Contract: Permanent part‑time – 23.25 hours per week. Salary: £57,528 – £64,750 per annum (pro rata). Closing date: 13/07/2026. Interview date: 28/07/2026.

Overview

This role is part of an established Parent Infant Mental Health Service. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, develop inclusive practice, and contribute to the growth of the service across the community and hospital settings. The position involves providing a comprehensive, formulation‑driven service for families from conception to age 2, training and supervising the workforce, and contributing to research and improvement initiatives.

Main Duties

• Deliver clinical psychology and psychotherapy services for infants 0–2 years within a multi‑agency context.
• Provide specialist psychological assessment for under‑two patients with severe or complex mental health difficulties and make evidence‑based treatment decisions.
• Formulate and implement therapeutic intervention plans from referral, including management of the caseload.
• Develop specialist provision for parents of infants and young children using established under‑two models of practice.
• Offer psychological expertise and consultation to other members of the PIMH service and within the wider network; hold and manage an independent caseload.
• Actively participate in PIMH weekly presentations, referrals, CPD and business meetings.
• Attend multidisciplinary and multi‑agency meetings, ensuring liaison with external professionals.
• Participate in audits and evaluation of clinical work and overall service quality.
• Contribute to the development of best evidence‑based practice within the service.
• Exercise autonomous professional responsibility in accordance with the HCPC Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct.
• Support service development and work closely with the multidisciplinary team, communicating effectively about patients’ progress.
• Assist in the management of the PIMH caseload as required.
• Produce timely, comprehensive reports on families that accurately convey assessment, formulation, and treatment outcomes while respecting confidentiality.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave entitlement in line with Agenda for Change and statutory provisions.
• Flexible working opportunities to support work/life balance.
• Access to continued professional development.
• Involvement in improvement and research activities.
• Health and wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
• Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.

Person Specification

Education

• Doctorate level training in clinical psychology accredited by the BPS or a BPS Statement of Equivalence, with eligibility for Chartered Clinical Psychology Status and HCPC registration.
• OR a Doctorate level qualification as a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist recognised by the Association of Child Psychotherapists and full membership of the association.
• Parent–Infant Psychotherapy Training.
• Additional training in evidence‑based parent‑infant interventions.

Experience

• Experience working with highly complex patient groups, including infants, young children and families.
• Experience in psychotherapy, psychological assessment and therapeutic work with infants, young children and their families/parents/carers across a range of presenting problems.
• Experience consulting with professionals in health, education, social services and local authority.
• Experience representing child clinical psychology within multidisciplinary and multi‑agency treatment and care settings.
• Experience working in CAMHS and/or with infants and young children prior to training as a clinical psychologist.
• Experience in audit and research activities.
• Knowledge of developmental issues affecting infants under two.
• Experience working or contacting adult mental health services.

Knowledge

• Awareness of parental mental health in relation to infant/child mental health matters and experience of clinical supervision.
• Knowledge of legislation and national guidance relevant to the needs of infants and young children.
• Doctoral level or equivalent knowledge of child and adolescent clinical psychology, including theories and models of development, psychopathology, family and institutional dynamics.
• Working knowledge of professional systems involving infant and young child work, particularly statutory child protection frameworks.
• Evidence of clinical supervision.

Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in psychoanalytic methods of assessment, intervention and management with infants, young children and families.
• Skill in collaborative work, liaison and consultation with others, especially with complex families.
• Capacity to work flexibly and collaboratively within a multi‑disciplinary team.
• High level of risk assessment capability in parent‑infant mental health and with young children.
• Ability to work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Sensitivity to disadvantaged groups.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, capable of conveying complex clinical information to a broad audience.
• Resilience in stressful interpersonal situations, maintaining professionalism in difficult contexts.
• Organisational competence.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development as required by the HCPC.

Equal Opportunities Statement

All individuals, regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, are encouraged to apply. We particularly welcome those with a lived experience of mental illness or as a carer.

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