Job summary
To provide a qualified specialist child and adolescent psychotherapy service to children and young people with mental health problems across all sectors of care as part of a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team. Providing specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and therapy to service users and their families/carers and advice and consultation on their care to non-psychotherapist colleagues and the professional network involved in their support. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures. They will utilise research skills for audit to support policy and service development; and undertake research within the area served by the service and of relevance to young people their families and carers.
The post holder will provide generic CAMHS assessment and intervention as well as providing specialist psychotherapeutic interventions and contributing to specialist support plans for the care of children and young people with learning disability, young offenders, refugees and asylum seekers and eating disorders. They will contribute to highly specialist assessments of children with complex mental health presentations such as ASD, OCD and Eating Disorders and support case formulation and treatment plans in line with best practice and evidence-based interventions. They will also undertake parenting capacity assessment as part of a multidisciplinary court assessment service.
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessments of children and young people referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources
- Formulate and implement plans for the formal treatment and/or management of the child/young person's problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings
- Be responsible for implementing a range of psychotherapeutic interventions for individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, grounded in the principles and techniques of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. These will include long and short term interventions as appropriate to need
- Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group
About us
Hillingdon CAMHS is based at Minet Clinic, Uxbridge. The team is well established and is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians. We aim to provide an accessible, flexible and responsive local service for patients and professionals working with children in the area using the whole range of therapeutic interventions, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, systemic and family therapies, psychotherapy, psychoeducation and therapy groups and multi-family work. Hillingdon CAMHS consists of five main sub-teams: Emotional Disorders Team; Neurodevelopmental Team; Enhanced Treatment Team; Learning Disabilities (LD-CAMHS), and; Multi-Agency Psychology Service (MAPS; for children looked after). The post holder may be required to travel to other parts of the catchment area and / or wider service and trust as necessary, including working within the community (e.g. schools). The service operates Monday to Friday 09.00 to 17:00 with some flexibility to work extended hours to meet service need.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans
- Provide specialist expertise, advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to children and young people formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan
- Contribute directly and indirectly to a framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all children and young people of the service, across all settings and agencies serving children and young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems/challenging behaviour
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and to provide advice to other professions on risk assessment and risk management
- Act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of CAMHS care plans including children and young people, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care.
- Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni and multi-disciplinary care
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children and young people whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans
- Provide specialist expertise, advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to children and young people formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan
- Contribute directly and indirectly to a framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all children and young people of the service, across all settings and agencies serving children and young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems/challenging behaviour
- To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children and young people and to provide advice to other professions on risk assessment and risk management
- Act as care coordinator, where appropriate, taking responsibility for initiating planning and review of CAMHS care plans including children and young people, their carers, referring agents and others involved the network of care.
- Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children and young people under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni and multi-disciplinary care
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Doctoral level postgraduate clinical training in Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy ACP registration required
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied child psychotherapy
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their parents as a full member of a multidisciplinary team located in community, primary care, outpatient or inpatient setting Substantial experience in working with children and young people. Must have completed an ACP approved preclinical post-graduate course/training, before being accepted for the clinical training and involving personal analysis.
Desirable
- Experience of the application of child psychotherapy in different cultural contexts Experience of working in different CAMHS Tiers. Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced highly specialist theoretical knowledge An understanding of health management structures, clinical governance, child protection, social work structures and legislation pertaining to these. Understanding of mental health within the NHS context and NHSE targets relevant to CAMHS context
Desirable
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams Commitment to and enthusiasm for further training opportunities and CPD
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written ability, able to communicate concisely, demonstrated skill at report writing, oral communication skills, strong computer / IT skills. Ability to organise and effectively manage time to complete clinical and recording work as required. and organisational ability Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information and to uphold the Trust core values in doing so. Ability to effectively assess and manage risk in terms of mental health and safeguarding for children and young people in the care of the service.
Desirable
- Expertise in child psychotherapy and emotional state assessments. Ability to contribute to constructive MDT discussions
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Doctoral level postgraduate clinical training in Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy ACP registration required
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied child psychotherapy
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their parents as a full member of a multidisciplinary team located in community, primary care, outpatient or inpatient setting Substantial experience in working with children and young people. Must have completed an ACP approved preclinical post-graduate course/training, before being accepted for the clinical training and involving personal analysis.
Desirable
- Experience of the application of child psychotherapy in different cultural contexts Experience of working in different CAMHS Tiers. Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced highly specialist theoretical knowledge An understanding of health management structures, clinical governance, child protection, social work structures and legislation pertaining to these. Understanding of mental health within the NHS context and NHSE targets relevant to CAMHS context
Desirable
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams Commitment to and enthusiasm for further training opportunities and CPD
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written ability, able to communicate concisely, demonstrated skill at report writing, oral communication skills, strong computer / IT skills. Ability to organise and effectively manage time to complete clinical and recording work as required. and organisational ability Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information and to uphold the Trust core values in doing so. Ability to effectively assess and manage risk in terms of mental health and safeguarding for children and young people in the care of the service.
Desirable
- Expertise in child psychotherapy and emotional state assessments. Ability to contribute to constructive MDT discussions
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
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).
