CAMHS Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist or CBT Practitioner | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 31 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2026 |
| Location: | Bedford, MK40 3JT |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7910548/363-SSLB7297605-A |
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic Clinical/Counselling Psychologist or a CBT Therapist to join our innovative multi-disciplinary Emotional & Behavioural Team (EBT3) in Bedford CAMHS. We are looking for full time staff but will consider part time. Any CBT therapist that is not a clinical/counselling psychologist will need a UK professional registration in their application, without proof of this, you will not be short-listed.
We are a team that prides itself on creative, innovative and evidenced based approaches to our work with service users and carers and value a supportive and reflective culture in the work environment. The team is part of Bedfordshire CAMHS which is a large, dynamic and successful CAMHs service comprising of 2 emotional and behavioural teams, a LAC team, a CAMHs schools team, a parent-infant psychotherapy team, a paediatric team, a GP team, an adolescent mental health team, a crisis team and an eating disorders service and Neurodevelopment Team. We also have embedded workers in Early Help, CDC and social care.
EB3 offers a wide range of therapeutic interventions to young people aged 5-18 and their families. We have close links to schools and community services. The role involves completing assessments, providing individual, and group interventions. In addition, you will be providing clinical supervision, contributing to developing the service offer, and offering CPD/ consultations to clinicians.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
The post-holder will provide a specialist service within CAMHS to children, young people and their families in the North of Bedfordshire and will be based in our CAMHS hub in Bedford. The successful post-holder will directly contribute to the positive working environment within the multi-disciplinary team. The post-holder will be expected to hold a high degree of autonomy and to contribute to service development projects as well as line management and clinical supervision of other team members.
For further details please see attached Job Description and Person Spec.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Apr 2026