Band 7 CAMHS Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist - South Glos
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
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Job summary
Are you a child and adolescent psychotherapist that is newly qualified or early in your career and looking to develop? Do you have a passion for working with children and young people their families and careers?
Due to the current post holder relocating, an opportunity has arisen in CAMHS, for a band 7 Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist to join our specialist multi-disciplinary team. AWP CAMHS has a well-developed and highly experienced child and adolescent psychotherapy service including Professional Lead who is committed to ensuring all psychotherapists have excellent CPD opportunities and supervision and reflective space.
Main duties of the job
You will have relevant core professional qualification and professional body registration. You will be based in Kingswood Hub and/or Patchway Hubs.
You will provide a psychotherapy assessment and treatment service and other forms of assessment and treatment in conjunction with other members of the multi-disciplinary team. This will involve complex assessment of family situations, including high risk (e.g. deliberate self-harm) and recommendations for appropriate treatment interventions from the range of options available. This work will take place in specialist community CAMHS clinics.
Ensure that appropriate liaison with other professionals and outside agencies in relation to cases of a more complex nature is undertaken.
Contribute to the general clinical work of the multi-disciplinary team.
To contribute and be part of CAPA (choice and Partnership) appointment system.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Date posted
25 March 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
342-CAMHS039-0324
Job locations
Barton Hill Settlement
Ducie Road
Bristol
BS5 0AX
Employer details
Employer name
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Barton Hill Settlement
Ducie Road
Bristol
BS5 0AX
Employer's website
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