Job summary
Based at The Moor Lane Centre in Chessington | 1 year fixed term | 4 days a week.
We offer flexible working and are happy to support hybrid working
Main duties of the job
The Emotional Health Service (EHS) is a dynamic and progressive multi-disciplinary team of Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Systemic Psychotherapists and Art Psychotherapists. We have teams at Richmond (Twickenham base), and Kingston (Chessington base) and work closely with our colleagues in Early Help and Social Care. As a CAMH service we have a strong sense of team and work together to support children and young people’s emotional wellbeing. We also work to prioritise the wellbeing of the staff team. As an Art Psychotherapist in the EHS in Kingston you will be passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people and putting them at the centre of all you do. You will be part of an established team and be afforded many different opportunities to use your skills, including undertaking assessments, delivering treatments, working alongside schools and partner agencies and delivering training.
About us
Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us click here.
We are responsible for the entire range of children’s education, health and social care services in all three boroughs. We use a Signs of Safety practice model and approach which ensures the voice of the child is at the heart of everything we do. There’s never been a better time to join AfC, we are growing our workforce, implementing new flexible working arrangements and have increased our virtual wellbeing offer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Emotional Health Service (EHS) is a dynamic and progressive Tier 2 CAMH team of Clinical and
Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Systemic Psychotherapists and Art Psychotherapists. We
have teams at Richmond (Twickenham base) and Kingston (Chessington base) and work closely with
our colleagues in Early Help and Social Care. We have staff working in specialist posts in Safeguarding,
Looked After Children and deliver a local Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service. We have a strong
sense of team and work together to support children and young people’s emotional wellbeing.
As a Mental Health Clinician/ Art Psychotherapist you will be passionate about improving the mental
health of children and young people and putting them at the centre of all you do. You will provide high
quality evidenced based art psychotherapy interventions, be part of an established team and be
afforded many different opportunities to use your skills. This includes direct work in schools, running
groups, providing training and we welcome creative and innovative ways to deliver services. You will
also be part of a Team of Art Psychotherapists providing access to peer supervision and many exciting
development opportunities. You will receive clinical supervision and line management within the
service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Emotional Health Service (EHS) is a dynamic and progressive Tier 2 CAMH team of Clinical and
Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Systemic Psychotherapists and Art Psychotherapists. We
have teams at Richmond (Twickenham base) and Kingston (Chessington base) and work closely with
our colleagues in Early Help and Social Care. We have staff working in specialist posts in Safeguarding,
Looked After Children and deliver a local Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service. We have a strong
sense of team and work together to support children and young people’s emotional wellbeing.
As a Mental Health Clinician/ Art Psychotherapist you will be passionate about improving the mental
health of children and young people and putting them at the centre of all you do. You will provide high
quality evidenced based art psychotherapy interventions, be part of an established team and be
afforded many different opportunities to use your skills. This includes direct work in schools, running
groups, providing training and we welcome creative and innovative ways to deliver services. You will
also be part of a Team of Art Psychotherapists providing access to peer supervision and many exciting
development opportunities. You will receive clinical supervision and line management within the
service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Be a qualified Art Psychotherapist
- Active HCPC registration and proven evidence of continuing professional development
Personal Attributes
Essential
- A passion for Achieving for Childrens vision, mission and values to support children and young
- people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives.
- Strong organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, problem-solving and multitasking.
- Able to work flexibly and independently with limited management oversight.
- Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to overcome obstacles, achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children.
- Commitment to resource-sharing and collaborative working within Achieving for Children and across organisational boundaries in the best interests of children and families.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills that are open, honest, persuasive and pragmatic, including excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within CAMHS and working with mental health difficulties including ASD
- and ADHD.
- Knowledge of delivering evidenced-based treatment for a range of mental health difficulties and NICE Guidelines.
- Proven ability to undertake assessments of emotional well-being.
- Experience of providing consultation and training to a wide range of professionals.
- Experience of building strong partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions to challenges across a diverse set of stakeholders, including children, young people and their families. Advocating the voices of those we are working with.
- Proven ability to effectively use data, intelligence and evidence to create meaningful insight and to inform own decision making.
- Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations, written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people).
- Knowledge of statutory legislation (for example Childrens Act) and national policy drivers that will affect childrens services and your role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Be a qualified Art Psychotherapist
- Active HCPC registration and proven evidence of continuing professional development
Personal Attributes
Essential
- A passion for Achieving for Childrens vision, mission and values to support children and young
- people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives.
- Strong organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, problem-solving and multitasking.
- Able to work flexibly and independently with limited management oversight.
- Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to overcome obstacles, achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children.
- Commitment to resource-sharing and collaborative working within Achieving for Children and across organisational boundaries in the best interests of children and families.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills that are open, honest, persuasive and pragmatic, including excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within CAMHS and working with mental health difficulties including ASD
- and ADHD.
- Knowledge of delivering evidenced-based treatment for a range of mental health difficulties and NICE Guidelines.
- Proven ability to undertake assessments of emotional well-being.
- Experience of providing consultation and training to a wide range of professionals.
- Experience of building strong partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions to challenges across a diverse set of stakeholders, including children, young people and their families. Advocating the voices of those we are working with.
- Proven ability to effectively use data, intelligence and evidence to create meaningful insight and to inform own decision making.
- Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations, written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people).
- Knowledge of statutory legislation (for example Childrens Act) and national policy drivers that will affect childrens services and your role.
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
