Job summary
The post is for 4 days of a Band 8a Senior Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist (ACP). The therapist would join the Under-Fives team, working in Children's Centres/Family Hubs across the boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. The service also has a base in Kensington & Chelsea CAMHS (closest tube Earls Court/ High Street Kensington)
The Under 5s service is a specialist CAMHS service for children under the age of five, their parents/carers and for professionals working with this age group. The post holder will be an experienced clinician with substantial experience of infant mental health. In addition to clinical responsibilities the post holder will provide leadership, service development, manage patient flow and productivity of the team, provide supervision and deputise for the service lead.
The service aims to provide an accessible, de-stigmatising, culturally sensitive, infant/young child mental health perspective through:
consultation to parents and professionalsspecialist assessment6 session brief work with Under 5s and their families, using evidence-based treatmentinteragency partnership workingtraining and teaching
This role requires someone with considerable experience in infant mental health, who is interested in supporting ease of access to CAMHS services, the use of ROMS, delivering evidence-based practice and promoting a strong service user voice/feedback as a central part of service delivery.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a qualified Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist/ and a fully registered member of the Association of Child Psychotherapists or equivalent responsible for the assessment and treatment of patients.
Will be directly involved in delivering therapeutic interventions to parents and their children under 5 as part of a CAMHS Under 5s Service, especially focused on brief parent-child psychotherapy, consultation, teaching and training and joint working with multiagency colleagues.
To provide highly specialist supervision to Band 6 & 7 therapists and trainees as required
To support Under 5s lead in the management the overall the productivity of the Under 5s Service, referrals and waiting list.
To be responsible for the contribution to the evaluation, monitoring, development of the Under 5s service
To provide consultation, teaching, training for multi-disciplinary staff within specialist CAMHS and staff of related agencies
About us
This post necessitates working directly and indirectly with vulnerable infants/ young children and parents who are experiencing mental/emotional difficulties.
The post also necessitates the post holder to travel regularly across Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and highly specialist Parent-Child psychotherapy assessment and treatment to service users, and support and signposting , to promote the quality of parent-child relationships
- To provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and specialist intervention, assessment and treatment service for children Under 5 and their families with highly complex and persistent infant mental health problems and presentations beyond ordinary developmental expectations, their carers/parents and families within care pathways as relevant.
- To contribute to multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of families with children Under 5 with complex infant mental health presentations, developmental and emotional difficulties.
- To offer consultation, teaching and training on infant mental health and attachment to multidisciplinary colleagues.
- To provide supervision and caseload management
- To actively engage in outcome monitoring, using ROMS
- Manage referrals, waiting list, monitor/ review service workflow and throughput
- To work in clinical practice, making use of supervision, within overall framework of CAMHS directorate's and the Trust's policies and procedures
- To be informed by evidence-based practice and participate in audit, policy and service development and research.
- To work autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the services policies and procedures.
- To undertake and oversee audit and research activity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and highly specialist Parent-Child psychotherapy assessment and treatment to service users, and support and signposting , to promote the quality of parent-child relationships
- To provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and specialist intervention, assessment and treatment service for children Under 5 and their families with highly complex and persistent infant mental health problems and presentations beyond ordinary developmental expectations, their carers/parents and families within care pathways as relevant.
- To contribute to multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of families with children Under 5 with complex infant mental health presentations, developmental and emotional difficulties.
- To offer consultation, teaching and training on infant mental health and attachment to multidisciplinary colleagues.
- To provide supervision and caseload management
- To actively engage in outcome monitoring, using ROMS
- Manage referrals, waiting list, monitor/ review service workflow and throughput
- To work in clinical practice, making use of supervision, within overall framework of CAMHS directorate's and the Trust's policies and procedures
- To be informed by evidence-based practice and participate in audit, policy and service development and research.
- To work autonomously within professional guidelines and within the overall framework of the services policies and procedures.
- To undertake and oversee audit and research activity.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level preclinical training at an Association of Child Psychotherapists recognised training school
- Post graduate doctoral level training in clinical child psychotherapy at a training school accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapy (ACP) or Association of Child Psychotherapists Statement of Equivalence
Desirable
- Qualifications/ training in specialist evidence-based approaches to working with children under 5 and their families (i.e. Parent-Infant Psychotherapy, Video feedback approaches)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Significant experience of assessment and treatment of Under 5s
- Experience of undertaking specialist assessment at a level appropriate to the job
- Extensive knowledge of child development and infant mental health & other relevant theories, practices, and research in the field of child work with Under 5s
- Knowledge of the various assessment tools used in CAMHS, including of specialist assessment measure used with Under 5s
- Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk. Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication. 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.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to children including child protection procedures and policies
- Understands the importance of assessment that explores and considers individual cultural identity and associated support needs
Desirable
- Knowledge of research methodology and outcome research design and ability to critically interpret research findings
- Experience of supervising Under 5s clinical work
- Leadership: Ability to lead the development and implementation of new structures and process that impact on staff at all levels
Other
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice
- Able to use Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication methods to support the delivery of high quality, engaging training and presentations
- Clinical Recording Systems: Competent in the use of clinical recording systems. Understands the process for keeping safe, secure and relevant clinical records Understands and is able to use online incident reporting systems
Desirable
- Ability to teach and train others and present the work of child psychotherapists within public, professional and academic settings
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level preclinical training at an Association of Child Psychotherapists recognised training school
- Post graduate doctoral level training in clinical child psychotherapy at a training school accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapy (ACP) or Association of Child Psychotherapists Statement of Equivalence
Desirable
- Qualifications/ training in specialist evidence-based approaches to working with children under 5 and their families (i.e. Parent-Infant Psychotherapy, Video feedback approaches)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Significant experience of assessment and treatment of Under 5s
- Experience of undertaking specialist assessment at a level appropriate to the job
- Extensive knowledge of child development and infant mental health & other relevant theories, practices, and research in the field of child work with Under 5s
- Knowledge of the various assessment tools used in CAMHS, including of specialist assessment measure used with Under 5s
- Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk. Understands individual and service safeguarding responsibilities, policy and procedure
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication. 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.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to children including child protection procedures and policies
- Understands the importance of assessment that explores and considers individual cultural identity and associated support needs
Desirable
- Knowledge of research methodology and outcome research design and ability to critically interpret research findings
- Experience of supervising Under 5s clinical work
- Leadership: Ability to lead the development and implementation of new structures and process that impact on staff at all levels
Other
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice
- Able to use Microsoft PowerPoint and other communication methods to support the delivery of high quality, engaging training and presentations
- Clinical Recording Systems: Competent in the use of clinical recording systems. Understands the process for keeping safe, secure and relevant clinical records Understands and is able to use online incident reporting systems
Desirable
- Ability to teach and train others and present the work of child psychotherapists within public, professional and academic settings
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).
