Job summary
Band 7 Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Post (ACP Registered)
Employer: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne, and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
Job Type: Permanent. 22.5 hours per week (0.6)
Salary: Band 7.
Professional Registration: Registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP).
Location: Newcastle/ Gateshead.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 ACP Registered Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist to join the Newcastle/Gateshead Children and Young Peoples Service.
The service provides specialist mental health assessment and intervention for children and young people with complex and enduring mental health problems including those with neurodevelopmental and learning difficulties.
The post holder will provide long and short term child psychotherapy to children, young people and their families/carers. They will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team including offering assessment, consultation, treatment and working closely with multi agency partners.
The service is based between Benton House, Sandyford Road, Newcastle and Bensham Hospital, Gateshead
The service operates from 8.00am to 8.00pm Monday to Friday and some work on Saturdays as necessary.
Main duties of the job
To provide efficient, effective , comprehensive and highly specialist child and adolescent psychoanalytical psychotherapy assessment and treatment for children/ young people with severe, highly complex and persistent mental health problems, their carers/ parents and families.To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychoanalytical treatment and/or management of a client's mental health problems. This may include brief, short and longer term psychotherapy.
To be able to make reasonable adaptations to assessment and intervention processes to accommodate service users with learning disabilities.To monitor clinical progress through regular reviews of psychotherapy treatment. Where appropriate to co-ordinate and organise network meetings with professionals from other agencies and attend multi agency meetings.
To provide highly specialist consultation for the multi-disciplinary team and to professionals of related and partner agencies (health, education, social care, 3rd sector, and youth criminal justice system).
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
We are keen to support the development of our workforce.
Each area in the region from North Cumbria and Hexham in the west, to Berwick in the North and Sunderland and South Tyneside in the south brings its own history and has its own lively culture in the arts, music, sport, coastal life and good food; as well being well known for its Universities; roots in engineering, ship building, mining, farming and the fishing industry, and having a prestigious portfolio in relation to fashion, finance, science and medicine.
Newcastle/ Gateshead is well connected by road- by the A1 and A 69; by rail; and flights at Newcastle International Airport.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 24th October 2024
Closing date : 7th November 2024
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 24th October 2024
Closing date : 7th November 2024
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- ACP Registered
- Masters level pre- clinical training at a training school / institution recognised by the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) and Post graduate training at doctorate level in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at a training school accredited by the ACP.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working within an NHS Children and Young People's Mental Health and Learning Disability Service.
- Advanced knowledge and skills in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and its effective application to the mental health problems of children and adolescents with complex disorders and diagnoses including pervasive and severe emotional and psychological difficulties.
- Experience of working regularly and intensively with children and young people and their family/ carers.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Communication and relationship skills at the highest level in situations where complex formulations need to be considered
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Analytic and judgement skills in processing the great complexity of information arising from clinical work. Skill in formulation and forming care plans.
- Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professionals.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- ACP Registered
- Masters level pre- clinical training at a training school / institution recognised by the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) and Post graduate training at doctorate level in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at a training school accredited by the ACP.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working within an NHS Children and Young People's Mental Health and Learning Disability Service.
- Advanced knowledge and skills in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and its effective application to the mental health problems of children and adolescents with complex disorders and diagnoses including pervasive and severe emotional and psychological difficulties.
- Experience of working regularly and intensively with children and young people and their family/ carers.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Communication and relationship skills at the highest level in situations where complex formulations need to be considered
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Analytic and judgement skills in processing the great complexity of information arising from clinical work. Skill in formulation and forming care plans.
- Highly developed skills in providing consultation to other professionals.
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).
