Clinical Practitioner

Clinical Practitioner (CYP Mental Health)

Clinical / Counselling / Educational Psychologist or Systemic Family Therapist

£46,206 – £62,451 per annum pro rata*

Fixed Term (12 months)

Part Time 28.8 hours (4 days per week)

Wandsworth, London

Springfield Hospital, SW17 0YF

• See Job Profile for more details on pay grades.

Are you looking to join a creative, friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team to deliver a high-quality, values driven service to children and young people? Help us deliver inspiring, varied and innovative work in Wandsworth

The Family Consultation Service is a multi-disciplinary team that sits within Wandsworth's Schools and Community Psychology Service (SCPS). The SCPS consists of a team of Psychologists, Trainee Psychologists, CYP MH PT Trainees, Systemic Family Therapists and Clinical Practitioners. As part of Wandsworth Council, we are a key service contributing to work that aims to improve educational, social and mental health outcomes for children and young people living and being educated in Wandsworth. We have a strong traded presence with our local schools as well as strong links with other teams and university organisations.

About the role

You will be part of our Family Consultation service, which offers consultation and brief interventions such as systemic therapy, CBT, or other evidence-based therapies, in our Tier 2 services based in Springfield Hospital and in schools and other community locations across the area as required.

The SCPS is committed to the following current priority areas:

• Becoming an anti-racist team, promoting diversity and inclusion, as well as reducing barriers to accessing our service.
• Values driven approach to practice, both internally as a team and externally with the communities we serve.
• Team wellbeing and team collaboration at all levels.
• Fostering and encouraging team members' areas of professional interest.

In return to your hard work and commitment, you will benefit from:

• Regular 1:1 clinical supervision as well as systemic supervision.
• Being part of a dynamic team with a great reputation and involvement in innovative practice.
• Access to CPD and support to develop your professional interests and reflective practice.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist or Family & Systemic Psychotherapist (PO6: £51,540 - £62,451).
• We welcome applications from other professionals with relevant qualifications and registration (such as experienced EMHPs and CWPs) or those who are working towards registration with a relevant professional body. These applicants will be appointed at a lower pay scale (PO4: £46,206 - £55,992 or PO5: £48,874 -£59,220). Please see the Job Profile for further details.
• Experience of carrying out assessments and interventions with children and young people, and value collaborative inter-agency working.
• Experience and skills in risk assessment and management, and of working in a fast-paced setting such as the NHS and/or local authority with a CAMHS population.

If you meet the above criteria and would like to join our service at a time of exciting and positive changes in Wandsworth, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.

Closing Date: 14 December 2025

Shortlisting Date: 16 December 2025

Interview Date: 22 December 2025

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils