Job summary
South Beds provides a holistic Thrive model of care, with the Luton CAMH CAS offering the first two quadrants, Giving Advice and Getting Help, and where necessary, stepping up into our multi-disciplinary Getting More Help; and Risk Management/Support services (third and fourth quadrants).
This is a community-based post and will work within Luton Primary Care Access Service (PCAS). The post holder will be in a unique position to be part of this exciting new development within our innovative and forward-thinking CAMHS and Luton Family Hub.
This post is designed specifically to support the development of the '0-5' Pathway and take a lead role in supporting the day-to-day operational management of the service offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments, including group-work, work discussion groups, reflective practice groups, consultation and training.
The '0-5' team is currently formed by an Operational Lead who is a Senior Psychiatric Nurse and a CBT Therapist; a Clinical Team Lead who is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist; an Early Years Practitioner; a Lead Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist; a Child Psychotherapist in Doctoral Training; Assistant Psychologist and Assistant Child Psychotherapist. The 0-5 Team has access to a range of specialisms across the different clinical pathways in South Beds. The team is based at Charter House, Alma Street, Luton, LU12PL.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will require a high degree of professional autonomy, self-management and drive, with the ability to work well in a team and within the multi-agency environment with the aim of supporting the establishment of a '0-5 Team' within Luton CAMHS.
The post holder will take the lead on developing and promoting close working relationships with partner agencies across the range of early years agencies, including perinatal and adult mental health, early help and social care, community pediatrics, and local non-statutory services.
About us
Key relationships:
- 0-5 Children and their families
- Operational Lead
- Child Psychotherapist Lead
- Luton Family Hub
- Clinical Team Leads (CTL)
- Psychological Therapies Lead (PTL)
- CAMHS General Manager
- Management Team of CAMHS
- Multidisciplinary Senior Clinicians in CAMHS
- Other professionals working with 0-5 children and their families in social services, health, adult mental health, education, and the voluntary sector
- Trust corporate departments including Human Resources, Training and Development, IM&T etc
Please note that this post is open to those Child Psychotherapists who have not a qualification in Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy (PIP) and has the desire and experience of working with brief models in the under-fives age group.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For Full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For Further information please contact:
Amanda Wallace (Operational Lead): Amanda.Wallace2@nhs.net / Vicky Taylor, Clinical Team Lead, CAS (CAMH Access Service): Vicky.Taylor9@nhs.net / Miguel Massa, Lead Child Psychotherapist/Clinical Team Lead (CTL) Emotional and Behavioural Team: Miguel.Massa1@nhs.net / Marc Van-Roosmalen, Psychological Therapies Lead (PTL): Marc.Vanroosmalen@nhs.net / Linda Hurst (CAMHS General Manager): Linda.Hurst3@nhs.net - Telephone: 01582 708140
Job description
Job responsibilities
For Full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For Further information please contact:
Amanda Wallace (Operational Lead): Amanda.Wallace2@nhs.net / Vicky Taylor, Clinical Team Lead, CAS (CAMH Access Service): Vicky.Taylor9@nhs.net / Miguel Massa, Lead Child Psychotherapist/Clinical Team Lead (CTL) Emotional and Behavioural Team: Miguel.Massa1@nhs.net / Marc Van-Roosmalen, Psychological Therapies Lead (PTL): Marc.Vanroosmalen@nhs.net / Linda Hurst (CAMHS General Manager): Linda.Hurst3@nhs.net - Telephone: 01582 708140
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Honours degree
- Postgraduate Diploma/MA in Psychoanalytical Observational Studies or recognised equivalent.
- Registered member of ACP
Desirable
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Child Psychotherapy (or its equivalent)
- Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant work experience or Qualification
- Infant Mental Health training
- Perinatal Mental Health training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a CAMHS setting
- Experience of working with parents/ carers and their babies psychoanalytically
- Experience in offering brief and longer term models of care for this client group
- Experience of working with brief models with children under five and their parents/carers
- Knowledge and experience of working with Child Protection issues and mental health problems
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse inner city areaand families with a high level of deprivation
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and multiagency network
Desirable
- Experience of consultation to colleagues from other disciplines
- Leadership experience
- Experience of working with patients where English is not their first language
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of psychoanalytic theory and an understanding of implication for clinical activity
- Knowledge of recent legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children and their families.
Desirable
- Advanced practical knowledge in area of children under five and their physical and emotional development
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Honours degree
- Postgraduate Diploma/MA in Psychoanalytical Observational Studies or recognised equivalent.
- Registered member of ACP
Desirable
- Postgraduate Doctorate in Child Psychotherapy (or its equivalent)
- Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant work experience or Qualification
- Infant Mental Health training
- Perinatal Mental Health training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a CAMHS setting
- Experience of working with parents/ carers and their babies psychoanalytically
- Experience in offering brief and longer term models of care for this client group
- Experience of working with brief models with children under five and their parents/carers
- Knowledge and experience of working with Child Protection issues and mental health problems
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse inner city areaand families with a high level of deprivation
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and multiagency network
Desirable
- Experience of consultation to colleagues from other disciplines
- Leadership experience
- Experience of working with patients where English is not their first language
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of psychoanalytic theory and an understanding of implication for clinical activity
- Knowledge of recent legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children and their families.
Desirable
- Advanced practical knowledge in area of children under five and their physical and emotional development
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).
