Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust · Hayes · £55524.00 to £62652.00 We are seeking a qualified specialist Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist to join our team. You will provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and therapy to children and young people with mental health problems across all sectors of care as part of a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team. The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service's policies and procedures. They will utilise research skills for audit to support policy and service development; and undertake research within the area served by the service and of relevance to young people, their families, and carers. Key responsibilities include: Providing specialist psychotherapeutic assessments of children and young people referred to the team Formulating and implementing plans for the formal treatment and/or management of the child/young person's problems Implementing a range of psychotherapeutic interventions for individuals, carers, families, and groups Evaluating and making decisions about treatment options Exercising autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, and discharge of children and young people The post will also include one day a week with Hillington U5 service, providing brief psychotherapy to families and consultation to professionals and parents. The successful candidate will be based in the Enhanced Treatment team and also in the Child Psychotherapy team within Brent CAMHS at Monk Park Health Centre. Requirements: Masters level preclinical training at an Association of Child Psychotherapists recognised training school Postgraduate doctoral level training in clinical child psychotherapy at a training school accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapy or Association of Child Psychotherapists Statement of Equivalence Experience of specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and their parents as a full member of a multidisciplinary team Skills in the use of complex methods of psychotherapeutic assessment, intervention, and management