Therapist; Clinical Psychologist​/Child Psychotherapist

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 26 February 2026

Are you a Psychologist/CBT therapist/Psychotherapist/Systemic Psychotherapist who is passionate about working with children, young people, families and communities who have been affected by trauma and grief?

The Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service is a specialist NHS service set up in response to the fire at Grenfell Tower in June 2017. We offer an integrated service for children, families and adults, and aim to work sensitively, flexibly and responsively in order to meet the needs of the diverse local community.

We are looking for a clinician who is able to work effectively with children, young people, adults and families from a range of backgrounds, who is skilled in adapting evidence-based therapies for the needs of clients, and who works in a creative, community-centered, culturally sensitive way. You will provide a valuable liaison role between the team, other agencies and members of the affected community, building and maintenance relationships with local Community groups and organisations along with statutory services also working with the North Kensington community.

This will include developing co-produced projects around mental health and wellbeing in partnership with multi-disciplinary colleagues, residents and 3rd sector organisations.

You will carry a clinical caseload and be responsible for the provision of specialist, culturally adapted psychological assessment and interventions working within an appropriate therapeutic model for people presenting with PTSD, traumatic bereavement or other presentations. You may also be expected to offer training and consultation to other members of the team and non-professional carers or voluntary agency staff. You will work under clinical and management supervision and will be provided with appropriate support.

We would particularly welcome applications from people who have lived or worked in the local North Kensington community, and who reflect the diverse local population that we serve.

We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust.

With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

To provide high quality, responsive and accessible specialist and culturally adapted psychological assessments and therapeutic interventions to children and young people (aged 0-25 years) and adults affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.

To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose difficulties are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.

To provide specialist consultation, as appropriate, to local organisations and referring GPs about psychological aspects of care for people with PTSD, complex trauma or traumatic bereavement.

To arrange further referral of clients to other NHS and non-NHS teams and organisations in consultation with the client and GP.

To liaise with voluntary and community organisations about client care and provide advice around psychological therapy issues; to have extensive local knowledge of associated services.

• A Counselling or Psychotherapy Diploma approved by the BACP or equivalent
• Doctoral level or equivalent training in clinical or counselling psychology, as accredited by the BPS
• Registered with the HCPC, BABCP, UKCP or equivalent professional bodies
• Post-qualification training in one or more recognized therapies for PTSD (EMDR, NET, trauma-focused CBT)
• Knowledge and experience of working with complex or traumatic bereavement and adjustment disorders

• oExperience of working with children, young people and families who have experienced trauma
• oExperience of working with adults
• oExperience of psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of conditions and settings
• oExperience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse
• oExperience of working in a culturally sensitive and adapted way.
• oExperience of delivery of psycho-education and skills training in individual, group and community-based formats
• oExperience of…