Job summary
Are you an experienced clinician looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to join a service at a time of exciting change? We are looking for applications from highly motivated and enthusiastic Consultant Psychotherapists who are committed to delivering patient-focused care and treatment. We are looking for applicants who either have experience in a leadership role with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services or have a good foundation of transferable skills and an interest to develop in this area. We especially welcome applications from candidates with the valuable experience of the diverse social and cultural communities the Trust serves as we are seeking to ensure our psychology staffing has greater diversity and better represents local communities. The successful candidate will be supported to develop their career and flourish as a valued member of the therapies staff group, working closely with the Head of Therapies for CAMHS.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant Lead for Psychotherapy role is a newly created post focusing on the development of the existing Psychotherapy offer across CNWL Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and we are looking for well-rounded and experienced practitioners to join our organisation. We are looking for a motivated and committed Psychotherapist who is passionate to lead the development of therapy pathways within a highly specialised service to children, young people and their parents/carers/families across 5 London boroughs, comprising service users from diverse backgrounds. The successful postholder will supervise and work closely with Therapy Leads in each of these areas and be responsible for the good clinical governance, quality and appropriateness of the work of psychotherapists in CAMHS including supervision and training. Contributing expert knowledge and consulting on complex cases, the Lead Psychotherapist for CAMHS will also directly contribute to the development of their colleagues. There will be opportunities to lead on trust wide projects and work across a range of specialities and to drive forward and manage relevant service evaluation, time-limited projects and audits as directed by the Head of Therapies.
The postholder will need to be a registered Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist with the ACP.
About us
Our Trust is an exciting place to work with a wealth of CPD opportunities available for all our staff. Here at CNWL we encourage our psychological professions staff to pursue leadership opportunities in senior roles and we try to facilitate the development of our psychological professions staff across all areas.
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Date posted
19 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
£80,025 to £91,336 a year Per annum incl. HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
333-G-CA-1432-A
Job locations
Harrow / Hillingdon (TBC)
Ash Tree Clinic, 322 - 326 Northolt Road
London
HA2 8EQ
Job description Job responsibilities
Responsibilities for team or service clinical functioning: To work with Consultant Leads and Team Managers of CAMHS services and with leads in other relevant service areas of CNWL and with external agencies to plan and deliver services that are integrated around the needs of service users. To take a lead in ensuring CAMHS deliver accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities. To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services. Support fidelity to child & adolescent psychotherapy model through supporting managers and CAPT Leads across CNWL CAMHS boroughs to implement effective recruitment. Be involved in the recruitment of all Lead Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists in all boroughs across CNWL CAMHS, in short listing and interviewing, advising on JDs & PS and adverts, liaising and organizing ACP representatives to join interview panels as needed (all 8B and above). When Leads are in post, support them in recruitment, advising on process for ACP Bulletin advertising for all Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy posts in CNWL CAMHS boroughs, and support issues of recruitment and retention as needed. Provide leadership to support staff engagement with CNWL CAMHS Service line management/objectives. Contribute to quality improvement and encourage CAPT Leads to contribute to QI projects across CNWL CAMHS. Provide governance of CAPT training placements by ensuring that arrangements for the provision of HEE funded 4-year clinical training placements of Band 6 Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists in doctoral training are in place and available to all boroughs across CNWL CAMHS, including close liaison with the relevant training schools and oversight of all boroughs to maintain fair equity between training schools in terms of CNWL placements offered.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* Masters level preclinical training at an Association of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists recognised training school.
* Post - Postgraduate training (doctoral equivalent) in clinical Child and Adolescent psychotherapy at a training school accredited by the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy or Association of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists Statement of Equivalence.
* Completion of further post-qualification specialist training.
* Training in supervision of other Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists.
Experience Essential
* Substantial experience of working as a qualified clinical Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist.
* Experience of professional management of qualified clinical Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists.
* Experience of multi professional service development.
* Experience of specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of children and adolescents and their parents as a full member of a multidisciplinary team located in community, primary care, outpatient or inpatient setting.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of children and adolescents and their parents across the whole age range and with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity and complexity.
* Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team.
* Experience of teaching, training and clinical supervision of other Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists.
* Experience of the application of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy in different cultural contexts.
Desirable
* Experience of hospital work.
* Experience of perinatal mental health work.
* Record of publications in either peer-reviewed, academic or professional journals/books.
Knowledge Essential
* High level of knowledge, expertise, competence and skills in current models and methods of practice of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and other modalities.
* High level knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term psychotherapy and its application to a specialist area.
* Extensive Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents including Child and Adolescent protection procedures and policies.
* Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education Structures, National policies and frameworks.
* Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
* Leadership and management skills.
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Desirable
* Experience of hospital work.
* Formal leadership/management training in the NHS context.
* Knowledge of research methodology and outcome research design and ability to critically interpret research findings.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
Employer details
Employer name: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Harrow / Hillingdon (TBC)
Ash Tree Clinic, 322 - 326 Northolt Road
London
HA2 8EQ
Employer's website: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
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