Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within ABUHB Specialist CAMHS, for a skilled and experienced Band 8a (0.6 WTE) Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist to join a well-established team, offering a range of psychotherapeutic interventions, parent and family work to some of our more complex children, young people and their families.
We are looking for a skilled child psychotherapist who is enthusiastic and hard- working, who brings specialist knowledge and experience of working with children and young people who may have very complex, multi-faceted emotional and mental health difficulties. You will need to be particularly skilled at proactive engagement and capacity to appreciate the complex interplay of neurodevelopmental difficulties, early developmental trauma, community experiences and be able to communicate with a range of different modalities and professional perspectives.
The post holder will carry a caseload and provide specialist mental health assessments and interventions to children (5-18) with mental health difficulties and emotional wellbeing concerns and support their families as part of a multi-disciplinary CAMHS provision. The post holder will also work autonomously with children providing direct 1:1 psychotherapy as well as offering consultation and advice to professionals working across CAMHS and other agencies. You will be expected to offer training to relevant staff involved in care delivery in universal services.
Main duties of the job
To provide an efficient, effective programme of parent/child psychoanalytic psychotherapy to parents and children up to the age of 18, to families where there are identifiable difficulties which affect the parent's ability to care for their children's physical, mental and emotional well-being.
To plan and prioritise own patient workload and be responsible for co-ordinating the service. Formulating and adjusting plans and strategies to meet the needs of the service.
Provide a focus on trauma, neglect and abuse and develop evidence based therapeutic interventions.
To be responsible for continually monitoring and evaluating risk to children in own caseload and during consultation discussions
To provide supervision and consultation for multi-disciplinary staff within CAMHS and the multi-disciplinary team and liaise with related agencies
To provide teaching and training to professional colleagues
To be responsible for the contribution to the evaluation and monitoring of the service and to the development and implementation of the policies Health Board.
To work autonomously with access to professional guidance and supervision as appropriate in line with Health Board guidelines and within Professional Code of Practice and Ethics.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- significant experience working with children and young people
- experience of working at a senior level with children and young people in mental health services
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
- Experience of relevant client groups presenting high levels of complexity.
Desirable
- experience of working with trauma
- experience of contributing to service developments
- Experience of training in child protection procedures
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in Child Adolescent Psychotherapy Masters Level or Doctoral level
- Current registration with appropriate professional body - ACP and evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the ACP
Desirable
- Additional qualification in related area
- evidence of further postgraduate level study/advanced supervision
Skills
Essential
- skills in the use of assessment, interventions for a wide range of mental health problems
- skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups
- Ability to integrate available highly complex clinical information and to apply it in treatment and clinical management.
Desirable
- the ability to speak welsh
Knowledge
Essential
- knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management
- good knowledge of relevant theories, practice and research in the fields of CYP development/psychotherapy and ability to apply these
Desirable
- qualification / experience demonstrating evidence of service development and research
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- significant experience working with children and young people
- experience of working at a senior level with children and young people in mental health services
- Experience of teaching, training and/or professional and clinical supervision.
- Experience of relevant client groups presenting high levels of complexity.
Desirable
- experience of working with trauma
- experience of contributing to service developments
- Experience of training in child protection procedures
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification in Child Adolescent Psychotherapy Masters Level or Doctoral level
- Current registration with appropriate professional body - ACP and evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the ACP
Desirable
- Additional qualification in related area
- evidence of further postgraduate level study/advanced supervision
Skills
Essential
- skills in the use of assessment, interventions for a wide range of mental health problems
- skills in providing consultation to other professionals and non-professional groups
- Ability to integrate available highly complex clinical information and to apply it in treatment and clinical management.
Desirable
- the ability to speak welsh
Knowledge
Essential
- knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management
- good knowledge of relevant theories, practice and research in the fields of CYP development/psychotherapy and ability to apply these
Desirable
- qualification / experience demonstrating evidence of service development and 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
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).
