Psychological Therapist; Children​/Young

Psychological Therapist (Children/Young People)

The closing date is 16 January 2026

We are seeking a Psychological Therapist / Specialist Counsellor or equivalent to join our children and young peoples clinical therapy team.

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state‑of‑the‑art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world‑class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you’ll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

The post holder will be part of the children and young peoples therapy service based at the Devon and Cornwall sexual assault referral centre (SARC) delivering evidence‑based trauma therapy to young people aged 8–17, who are referred to SARC following sexual abuse or assault.

Professionally they will work in a non‑judgemental and empathetic service and within the ethical framework of their professional / registering body (e.g. HPCP; BACP; UKCP, BABCP).

The purpose of this post is to add to the provision of evidence‑based therapies for children and young people who have been sexually abused and/or assaulted, either recently or historically.

The post holder will have extensive clinical knowledge of highly complex psychotherapy and sexual trauma counselling and have significant input into the delivery of specialist counselling services delivered to children and young people.

This requires the ability to assess for post‑traumatic stress disorder and discuss the implications of this and the NICE guidelines recommended treatment for PTSD (including following sexual trauma) with children, young people and their parents/ carers.

The post holder will be able to implement evidence‑based therapeutic interventions for children and young people, including trauma‑focused CBT, supported by the service lead.

The post holder will carry a clinical caseload and provide psychological therapies / counselling to meet client needs, taking into account the resources available within the service.

Where necessary, the post holder will be able to demonstrate the ability to be creative, innovative and adaptable in the delivery of evidence‑based therapies in order to best meet the individual need of the young person, whilst maintaining fidelity to the therapeutic model.

Some experience in delivering therapy to neuro‑diverse children and young people and their parents/carers is also desirable.

The post holder will need experience in providing time‑limited therapy for clients with a wide range of difficulties e.g. trauma and relationship issues.

The post holder will prioritise, assess, plan evaluate and deliver all relevant aspects of highly complex care to an agreed and expected professional standard and will work closely with the…