Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy posts to work within the Dudley CAMHS. We are looking for an ACP registered, qualified Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist to delivery psychoanalytic psychotherapy treatment. They will be part of a wider psychotherapy team in Dudley.
We are seeking a suitable candidate that is highly motivated and a dynamic individual with a keenness and ability to integrate their current skills and experience and apply them in this context. Important qualities are good communication skills, working co-operatively and thinking creatively
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist support to the CAMHS Children and Young people. They will ensure that the implementation and delivery of service is to a high standard in accordance with the Service Specification. A key part of this is to offer specialist psychoanalytical child psychotherapy assessments, consultations and treatment.
About us
We are a team that prides itself on creative, innovative and evidenced based approaches to our work with service users and carers and value a supportive and reflective culture in the work environment.
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is an organisation that cares for their staff. There are various offers to encourage staff to look after their emotional wellbeing and mental health. There is a monthly CPD training event offered to all CAMHS practitioners and an opportunity to attend case discussions and reflective practice. CPD and training is recognised as an important part of professional development, and this is considered in a yearly Performance Development Conversations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Caseload management of referrals made for therapeutic intervention.
- Provision of specialised psychotherapeutic assessments. To ensure the provision of a highly specialised Children and Young People in CAMHS is being delivered. This includes minimisation of risk of harm across the team, maintaining an overview of the standards of care being delivered and instigating remedial action if necessary and in accordance with current legislation and Trust policy and procedure.
- Provision of expert consultation and supervision for internal staff and external agencies.
- Support for Child Psychotherapy Trainees as appropriate. This will entail liaising with the Training School in collaboration with the Consultant Child Psychotherapist.
- To be responsible for service user engagement and development from their feedback and input.
- To work as part of CAMHS, contributing to all its processes, including PDCs, Initial Assessments and goal setting/outcomes/evaluation.
- To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and review of care within agreed parameters, and have a working knowledge of local and national policies and legislation, which govern current CAMHS service provision.
- Act as care co-ordinator, ensuring the provision of a care package appropriate to the needs of the Children and Young People.
- To develop complex formulations, both in individual practice and when consulted by others, for the psychotherapeutic treatment and/or management of a child/young person in care with highly complex emotional problems.
- To be responsible for implementing a range of highly specialist psychotherapeutic interventions for individuals.
- To be accountable for own professional actions and interpretation of Trust and Professional policies and guidelines.
- To review risk and risk management plans, as part of ongoing assessment for children within CAMHS ensuring that the risk is documented and minimized and appropriately dealt with, in provision of care, and in consideration of those affected by risk, both in and out of hours.
- To continually assess and communicate observations to other professionals and agencies as appropriate and report any circumstances which could place clients in jeopardy/risk or which mitigate against safe standards of practice.
- To participate in the development of CAMHS Service, setting quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Caseload management of referrals made for therapeutic intervention.
- Provision of specialised psychotherapeutic assessments. To ensure the provision of a highly specialised Children and Young People in CAMHS is being delivered. This includes minimisation of risk of harm across the team, maintaining an overview of the standards of care being delivered and instigating remedial action if necessary and in accordance with current legislation and Trust policy and procedure.
- Provision of expert consultation and supervision for internal staff and external agencies.
- Support for Child Psychotherapy Trainees as appropriate. This will entail liaising with the Training School in collaboration with the Consultant Child Psychotherapist.
- To be responsible for service user engagement and development from their feedback and input.
- To work as part of CAMHS, contributing to all its processes, including PDCs, Initial Assessments and goal setting/outcomes/evaluation.
- To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and review of care within agreed parameters, and have a working knowledge of local and national policies and legislation, which govern current CAMHS service provision.
- Act as care co-ordinator, ensuring the provision of a care package appropriate to the needs of the Children and Young People.
- To develop complex formulations, both in individual practice and when consulted by others, for the psychotherapeutic treatment and/or management of a child/young person in care with highly complex emotional problems.
- To be responsible for implementing a range of highly specialist psychotherapeutic interventions for individuals.
- To be accountable for own professional actions and interpretation of Trust and Professional policies and guidelines.
- To review risk and risk management plans, as part of ongoing assessment for children within CAMHS ensuring that the risk is documented and minimized and appropriately dealt with, in provision of care, and in consideration of those affected by risk, both in and out of hours.
- To continually assess and communicate observations to other professionals and agencies as appropriate and report any circumstances which could place clients in jeopardy/risk or which mitigate against safe standards of practice.
- To participate in the development of CAMHS Service, setting quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oQualification in Child Psychotherapy at an ACP recognised training school.
- oMembership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) and evidence of continuous professional development as required by the ACP.
- oExperience as a practising child psychotherapist within CAMHS
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive clinical experience as a member of a multi-disciplinary team with a wide range of clients, across the full range of clinical severity and across the whole life course.
- oExtensive experience of short and long term individual psychotherapy with young people requiring a high level of skill as well as work with parents and families and networks, including social workers and teachers.
Knowledge
Essential
- oHighly developed knowledge of theory and technique in psychotherapy with looked after and adopted children.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oQualification in Child Psychotherapy at an ACP recognised training school.
- oMembership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) and evidence of continuous professional development as required by the ACP.
- oExperience as a practising child psychotherapist within CAMHS
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive clinical experience as a member of a multi-disciplinary team with a wide range of clients, across the full range of clinical severity and across the whole life course.
- oExtensive experience of short and long term individual psychotherapy with young people requiring a high level of skill as well as work with parents and families and networks, including social workers and teachers.
Knowledge
Essential
- oHighly developed knowledge of theory and technique in psychotherapy with looked after and adopted children.
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).
