Job summary
If you are a dynamic and creative Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist who is looking to develop professionally, and who has a passion for working with children, young people and families in community CAMHS in innovative ways, this is a great opportunity for you. You will join the North Camden Community Team (NCCT) and it's well-established Child Psychotherapy Discipline known for the high quality child psychotherapy they offer to the diverse population of Camden, and it's long-standing tradition of Under Fives work with infants, children and their families.
You will join a large number of Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists in the Trust and help to support the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists in Doctorate Training who are placed in NCCT. You will be supported by experienced Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists in NCCT and will have opportunities to develop and deliver innovative and evidence-based Child Psychotherapy in line with the needs of the service.
Candidates who are due to qualify in the summer may apply.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of the team's various duty rotas, and this will include responding to urgent queries and offering urgent assessments. The post holder will be supervised by a senior Child Psychotherapist and join a growing team discipline and large Trust wide psychotherapy group.
This post will provide you scope for you to offer supervision, consultation and training, alongside clinical work including outreach community work, generic CAMHS assessment and brief treatment, child psychotherapy assessment and treatment (including work with pre latency children and their families).
About us
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is a prominent mental health trust which combines patient services, research and consultancy with a national remit for delivering mental health-related education and training.
We are a multi-disciplinary team staffed by highly experienced clinicians and part of a large and vibrant child and family department. We are proud to offer a dynamic, innovative and needs-led service. We have a varied caseload of clients from diverse backgrounds, ranging from those presenting with a high level of complexity and risk to those who require preventative interventions. We work closely with the multi-agency networks and offer CAMHS input in schools. We strive to be an accessible, responsive and innovative service with patient care and patient experience at its heart.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level as a minimum plus developed specialist and practical knowledge equating to postgraduate degree/ Masters level
- Registration with ACP as a Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical experience working with client population (0- 18s)
- A clear track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery.
- Clinical experience of assessing mental health and wellbeing needs of clients
- Experience of managing clinical complexity and high-risk patients.
- A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS and Social Care environment and the challenges they face
- Experience of working at all levels of the system with internal and external stakeholders
Desirable
- Experience of working with schools.
- Some experience of supervising junior colleagues.
- Some experience of involvement in project work e.g. quality improvement
Skills
Essential
- High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management
- Personal duty of care in relation to equipment or resources
- Basic keyboard skills for updating client records
- Ability to manage own clinical case load
Knowledge
Essential
- Willingness to contribute to strategic and business planning
- Skills for assessing and communicating complex client conditions and applying appropriate clinical treatments
Personal attributes
Essential
- Demonstrate equality, diversity and inclusion awareness and application of EDI issues
- Proactive, positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Ability to work effectively within a team
- Ability to remain calm whilst under pressure
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel
- Keyboard / IMT skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level as a minimum plus developed specialist and practical knowledge equating to postgraduate degree/ Masters level
- Registration with ACP as a Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical experience working with client population (0- 18s)
- A clear track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery.
- Clinical experience of assessing mental health and wellbeing needs of clients
- Experience of managing clinical complexity and high-risk patients.
- A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS and Social Care environment and the challenges they face
- Experience of working at all levels of the system with internal and external stakeholders
Desirable
- Experience of working with schools.
- Some experience of supervising junior colleagues.
- Some experience of involvement in project work e.g. quality improvement
Skills
Essential
- High level of skill and knowledge in safeguarding and risk management
- Personal duty of care in relation to equipment or resources
- Basic keyboard skills for updating client records
- Ability to manage own clinical case load
Knowledge
Essential
- Willingness to contribute to strategic and business planning
- Skills for assessing and communicating complex client conditions and applying appropriate clinical treatments
Personal attributes
Essential
- Demonstrate equality, diversity and inclusion awareness and application of EDI issues
- Proactive, positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Ability to work effectively within a team
- Ability to remain calm whilst under pressure
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel
- Keyboard / IMT skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
