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PLEASE APPLY FOR THIS ROLE USING THE OPEN DOOR
APPLICATION FORM ATTACHED TO THIS ADVERT (to be downloaded and emailed to
recruitment@opendooronline.org) OR CONTACT US FOR A FULL APPLICATION PACK OR TO SPEAK TO A SENIOR PSYCHOTHERAPIST.
A rare opportunity has arisen to join our senior team
as the maternity cover for one of the Principal Child and Adolescent
Psychotherapists (must be ACP accredited) at our dynamic adolescent service where
psychoanalytic psychotherapy remains the core profession.
Alongside two other Principal Child and Adolescent
Psychotherapists, the successful applicant will be a key part of the Senior
Clinical Management Team under our Director, responsible for supervision of
therapists and service development, alongside a clinical caseload.
This is a 12-month fixed term maternity cover contract; some hours must be worked 4-7pm; it is a full-time
role but part-time/job share will be considered.
We are looking for an organised, energetic and flexible
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist with experience of working in a
multi-disciplinary service, including substantial experience with the relevant
client age group, as well as experience in the process of assessment of risk
and clinical need.
Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years post qualification
experience as well as experience of providing clinical supervision of adolescent work to Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists and other mental
health professionals.
Main duties of the job
- To provide leadership, clinical and line management supervision to Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists, including those accredited by the ACP as qualified and trainee members, clinicians from other disciplines, non-clinical staff and volunteers, as agreed with the Director.
- To develop the clinical offer at Open Door and aid service development, in line with service needs and opportunities and in consultation with the Director.
- To help oversee and monitor the delivery and impact of the clinical service
- To provide an efficient, effective and highly specialist adolescent and young adult psychodynamic psychotherapy assessment and treatment service for young people and their parents or carers.
- To make complex clinical judgements and decisions, with the assistance of colleagues and managers, about risk factors and ensure that links are established with other agencies, particularly those in the statutory sector, to reduce risks and share responsibility within mental health networks. To participate in multi-agency meetings.
- To act as case manager on complex cases as appropriate.
- To participate and contribute to intake processes, oversight and risk management as needed and in agreement with the Director.
- To provide guidance and support for colleagues in team meetings and in difficult or emergency situations.
- To provide, when opportunities arise, consultation, training and advice for staff working in other specialist settings.
About us
Open Door is an NCL ICB commissioned voluntary sector
service based in Haringey, North London, providing a range of therapeutic
services for young people aged 12-24 and parents/carers. We form part of the
Haringey CAMHS pathway for 12-18-year-olds and are a highly regarded clinical
service. Open Door recently received national recognition for our impact, as a
2024 finalist for Health Service Journal (HSJ) Award for Reducing Inequality
and Improving Outcomes for Children and Young People.
Open Door offers treatment to adolescents and young adults
on a brief, medium and longer-term basis. While psychoanalytic Child
Psychotherapy remains our lead and core profession, we also offer CBT, drama
therapy, therapeutic football groups and EMDR. We currently have 11 Child
Psychotherapists and 2 Child Psychotherapy trainees in the team. We are a
highly skilled team and many of our clinicians teach on professional trainings.
Clinical supervision is provided weekly.
Open Door works from bases in Crouch End and Tottenham, and
provides services in local secondary schools and the Haringey Autism Hub. Most
of our work is delivered in person as this is what most young people tell us
they want. Demand for the service is high.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for
our service users and staff. We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of all kinds, including global majority and/or neurodivergent psychotherapists.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details, please see full job description pdf
available to download with this job advertisement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details, please see full job description pdf
available to download with this job advertisement.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- FOR FULL PERSON SPECIFICATION PLEASE SEE PDF AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD WITH THIS JOB AD
- To have successfully completed a post graduate training in Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapists.
- To have at least 3 years post qualification experience.
- To maintain eligibility for registration as a full member of the Association of Child Psychotherapists.
Desirable
- Training in other therapeutic modalities
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to make complex autonomous judgements based on theoretical, technical and clinical knowledge and experience.
- Ability to communicate effectively in highly emotive situations: - overcoming barriers to understanding and analysing complex and conflicting opinion/emotions.
- Ability to organise and schedule a range of complex multi-professional activities such as: psychotherapy consultations with clinical teams, clinical seminar groups, educational and training courses, group supervision sessions.
- Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
- Experience in the autonomous management of personal work patterns and caseload. This includes experience in scheduling and maintaining a pattern of complex clinical and non-clinical work.
- Good literary and report writing skills
- Time management skills
- Administrative Skills
- Good Liaison Skills
- Excellent general communication skills
- An awareness of the limitations and parameters of the treatment potential of psychotherapy
Desirable
- Practical Computer Skills.
- Research skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist in a multi-disciplinary CAMHS including substantial experience with relevant client group.
- Experience in the process of assessment of risk and clinical need.
- Experience of using Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in the treatment of complex and difficult to treat cases.
- Experience of time limited work.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision of adolescent work to Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists and other mental health professionals.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychoanalytical concepts and how to work with these concepts and associated processes in the clinical setting.
- Knowledge of other therapeutic modalities.
- Knowledge of research and evidence base for psychodynamic psychotherapy.
- Interest and/or experience in service development.
Desirable
- Experience of liaison with other therapeutic modalities towards improving interdisciplinary understanding and networking to improve patient options for treatment.
- Knowledge of areas of service administration.
- Experience of providing line management.
- Membership of a senior management team.
- Knowledge of methodology associated with use of outcome measures, service user evaluations, etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- FOR FULL PERSON SPECIFICATION PLEASE SEE PDF AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD WITH THIS JOB AD
- To have successfully completed a post graduate training in Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapists.
- To have at least 3 years post qualification experience.
- To maintain eligibility for registration as a full member of the Association of Child Psychotherapists.
Desirable
- Training in other therapeutic modalities
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Ability to make complex autonomous judgements based on theoretical, technical and clinical knowledge and experience.
- Ability to communicate effectively in highly emotive situations: - overcoming barriers to understanding and analysing complex and conflicting opinion/emotions.
- Ability to organise and schedule a range of complex multi-professional activities such as: psychotherapy consultations with clinical teams, clinical seminar groups, educational and training courses, group supervision sessions.
- Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
- Experience in the autonomous management of personal work patterns and caseload. This includes experience in scheduling and maintaining a pattern of complex clinical and non-clinical work.
- Good literary and report writing skills
- Time management skills
- Administrative Skills
- Good Liaison Skills
- Excellent general communication skills
- An awareness of the limitations and parameters of the treatment potential of psychotherapy
Desirable
- Practical Computer Skills.
- Research skills
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist in a multi-disciplinary CAMHS including substantial experience with relevant client group.
- Experience in the process of assessment of risk and clinical need.
- Experience of using Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in the treatment of complex and difficult to treat cases.
- Experience of time limited work.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision of adolescent work to Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists and other mental health professionals.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge of psychoanalytical concepts and how to work with these concepts and associated processes in the clinical setting.
- Knowledge of other therapeutic modalities.
- Knowledge of research and evidence base for psychodynamic psychotherapy.
- Interest and/or experience in service development.
Desirable
- Experience of liaison with other therapeutic modalities towards improving interdisciplinary understanding and networking to improve patient options for treatment.
- Knowledge of areas of service administration.
- Experience of providing line management.
- Membership of a senior management team.
- Knowledge of methodology associated with use of outcome measures, service user evaluations, etc.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
