Job summary
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We have available this newly created Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist post within our Children, Young People & Families care group in Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP). It has arisen out of a commitment by CWP to develop high quality, evidence-based, equitable, safe, and effective child and adolescent psychotherapy provision within the Trust. It is in keeping with the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.
This post represents a unique opportunity to develop and provide strategic, professional and clinical leadership in, and coordination and governance of, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy in CWP. Working with senior operational managers and clinical and strategic directors, the post holder will help shape the strategic direction for both Cheshire and Wirral locality Children and Young People Mental Health Services (CYP MHS).
The post holder will be Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) registered and will be expected to attend both Cheshire and Wirral bases to ensure there are strong relationships and oversight.
We will consider doctorate level equivalent qualifications in child and adolescent psychotherapy, eg MProf Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly experienced Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist to join our psychological therapies team.
You will provide strategic leadership and coordination of an accessible, high-quality Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Service to infants, children, young people and their families and carers, within and across teams. You will lead the CWP Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Service in line with best clinical and research evidence-based practice, NICE and other professional guidance, Trust priorities and care pathways. This will include contributing to CWP Trust and Regional, as appropriate, strategic planning, and to the implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan locally, in close collaboration with the Chief Psychological Professions Officer, to develop an equitable and accessible Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Service for CWP.
You will contribute to the delivery of high quality psychologically informed practices working closely with the local CYPMHS. You will be offering assessments and therapeutic interventions to clients with severe and complex mental health problems. The role is dynamic and will require you to attend multidisciplinary meetings and to offer supervision, consultation and training within the service. You will have responsibility for ensuring appropriate supervision and clinical placements are provided for Trainee Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists in CWP, working closely with ACP accredited training providers.
About us
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking aValues Based Interview/Assessment,which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A Guide to completing your application form can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a Silver award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking aValues Based Interview/Assessment,which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A Guide to completing your application form can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a Silver award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate diploma or Masters degree (pre-clinical training as recognised by Association of Child Psychotherapists)
- Professional doctoral level qualification in Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
- Full membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP)
Desirable
- Leadership or management qualification
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of child and adolescent psychotherapy, including psychoanalytic theories and models of development, psychopathology, family and institutional dynamics and models of intervention and practice
- Substantial post-qualification experience of psychoanalytic assessment and intervention with children and young people (and their families, parents/care givers) in a CAMHS (or equivalent) setting
- Knowledge of relevant NHS structures, processes and policies.
- Capacity to interpret and communicate complex information to others, particularly regarding meeting needs for psychoanalytic aspects of clinical care and as a basis for strategic planning across one or more organisations
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Expertise in working with professional systems involved in work with infants/children/ young people, including in relation to the statutory frameworks around child protection.
- Well developed knowledge of research methodology and design and complex data analysis as practiced within the clinical field of Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy.
- Highly specialist understanding and ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities.
- Evidence of proactive engagement with continuing professional development as recommended by the ACP.
Desirable
- Formal leadership or management training
- Familiarity with theory and practice relating to leadership and organisational dynamics
- Formal supervision and/or mentoring training.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial and extensive experience of working as a qualified Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist.
- Substantial experience of and well established skills in specialist psychoanalytic assessment and intervention with infants/children/young people and families across a range of settings and services.
- Experience of working with relevant clinical populations with presenting problems reflecting the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse
- Experience of taking leadership roles within the profession and in multi-disciplinary working.
- Experience of managing referrals and waiting lists.
- Experience of operational and strategic development of Child Psychotherapy provision within Services in close liaison with leadership colleagues, and of initiating and implementing service improvements.
- Substantial experience of supervising Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists in Clinical Training and delivering training and supervision to multi-disciplinary colleagues and agencies.
- Experience of the clinical supervision and professional management of qualified and pre-qualified Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists and of clinical supervision to other professional groups.
- Significant experience of providing consultation to staff from other professional groups using psychoanalytic concepts.
Desirable
- Undertaken roles within the ACP.
- Experience of managing resources.
- Experience of representing the profession in local policy fora.
- Experience of liaising and negotiating with commissioners and others concerned with determining service provision.
- Publication of clinical/professional papers.
- Involvement in service evaluations and clinical research.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate diploma or Masters degree (pre-clinical training as recognised by Association of Child Psychotherapists)
- Professional doctoral level qualification in Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
- Full membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP)
Desirable
- Leadership or management qualification
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Highly developed knowledge of the theory and practice of child and adolescent psychotherapy, including psychoanalytic theories and models of development, psychopathology, family and institutional dynamics and models of intervention and practice
- Substantial post-qualification experience of psychoanalytic assessment and intervention with children and young people (and their families, parents/care givers) in a CAMHS (or equivalent) setting
- Knowledge of relevant NHS structures, processes and policies.
- Capacity to interpret and communicate complex information to others, particularly regarding meeting needs for psychoanalytic aspects of clinical care and as a basis for strategic planning across one or more organisations
- Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Expertise in working with professional systems involved in work with infants/children/ young people, including in relation to the statutory frameworks around child protection.
- Well developed knowledge of research methodology and design and complex data analysis as practiced within the clinical field of Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy.
- Highly specialist understanding and ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities.
- Evidence of proactive engagement with continuing professional development as recommended by the ACP.
Desirable
- Formal leadership or management training
- Familiarity with theory and practice relating to leadership and organisational dynamics
- Formal supervision and/or mentoring training.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial and extensive experience of working as a qualified Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist.
- Substantial experience of and well established skills in specialist psychoanalytic assessment and intervention with infants/children/young people and families across a range of settings and services.
- Experience of working with relevant clinical populations with presenting problems reflecting the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems and verbal and physical abuse
- Experience of taking leadership roles within the profession and in multi-disciplinary working.
- Experience of managing referrals and waiting lists.
- Experience of operational and strategic development of Child Psychotherapy provision within Services in close liaison with leadership colleagues, and of initiating and implementing service improvements.
- Substantial experience of supervising Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists in Clinical Training and delivering training and supervision to multi-disciplinary colleagues and agencies.
- Experience of the clinical supervision and professional management of qualified and pre-qualified Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists and of clinical supervision to other professional groups.
- Significant experience of providing consultation to staff from other professional groups using psychoanalytic concepts.
Desirable
- Undertaken roles within the ACP.
- Experience of managing resources.
- Experience of representing the profession in local policy fora.
- Experience of liaising and negotiating with commissioners and others concerned with determining service provision.
- Publication of clinical/professional papers.
- Involvement in service evaluations and clinical research.
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).
