Job summary
37.5 hours per week. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist to work within the CAMHS Infant Mental Health pathway alongside a small, established team of dedicated professionals. This role will add to an existing 0-5 team by offering assessment and psychotherapy to young children aged 3-5 years, with the ability to work with rising 5s up until 7 years old and their parents if clinically appropriate. The post holder will offer consultation and supervision to the Early Help Pathway assisting with their work with 5-7 year olds. This post will enable therapy to continue with rising 5s who have been referred to the Infant Mental Health pathway but whose difficulties require ongoing longer-term psychotherapy.
The post holder will provide a high standard of service to infants, children, their families, and professionals from other organisations. The post holder will work autonomously and jointly within professional guidelines. The post holder will take an important role within the Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy pathway within Plymouth CAMHS and participate in the future development of this service, ensuring that the standard of the service is maintained at all times. The post-holder will develop knowledge and skills in teaching, training, and providing consultation to CAMHS colleagues.
Main duties of the job
Our aim is to improve children and young people's mental health through the effective delivery of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) through provision of multi-disciplinary Infant and Community Mental Health Pathway for infants, children, and young people aged 0-18, using the Anna Freud i-Thrive framework to inform delivery and providing safe, effective, cost-efficient, timely, and accessible services that are in accordance with national and local priorities and responsive to the needs and views of local children, young people, and their families.
1. To hold an autonomous caseload of young children aged 3-7 years and their parents/carers who are experiencing highly complex mental health difficulties, providing treatment, assessment, and consultation.
2. To provide assessment and treatment of infants, young children, and their families.
3. To provide supervision to Livewell Southwest staff (as appropriate).
4. Promote reflection and Clinical Supervision.
5. The post holder will currently be located at Tamar Folk Children's Centre, Plymouth but may be required to work in other areas of the service when needed and there will be some hybrid working.
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted.
All staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7-day service.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. We value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible, and collaborative. We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. We support people to lead healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Date posted
15 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year pa, pro-rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference number
B9832-2025-SP-1067
Job locations
Tamar Folk Children's Centre, Victoria Road Primary School, Plymouth, PL5 1RH
Job description Job responsibilities
1. To manage an autonomous caseload for infant children and young people who are experiencing highly complex and persistent mental health difficulties including exposure to domestic violence and other trauma.
2. To provide formal, highly specialist assessments of children and their parents/carers, to inform and assist in planning care pathways, both within the CAMHS and with other agencies.
3. To provide individual short and long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy for children either individually or with their parent/carers with the focus of the work being based in parent/child relationships.
4. To provide highly specialist, psychoanalytically based assessment and treatment to families who may be highly dysfunctional, with complex and persistent problems.
5. To participate in regular review and ongoing discussion of cases in treatment with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and where appropriate, co-ordinate and organise network meetings with professional members of other agencies.
6. To provide highly specialist advice, guidance, and consultation to professional colleagues within CAMHS.
7. To contribute directly and indirectly to a specialist psychoanalytically informed understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service.
8. To provide consultation with Plymouth CAMHS and external agencies where appropriate.
9. To work within CAMHS service to provide psychoanalytic assessment and treatment.
10. To maintain relevant and up-to-date clinical records.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
* Clinical experience as a Child Psychotherapist within CAMHS and infant mental health.
* Extensive knowledge of normal and abnormal child development and other relevant theories, practices, and research in the field of child and adolescent development.
* Substantial experience in working in multi-disciplinary, multi-agency context.
* Knowledge of Child Protection legislation.
* Knowledge of research methodology.
* Experience of recent research and audit.
* Knowledge about risk assessment and how to support all staff members in assessing and managing risk.
* Recognised postgraduate level training in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy conferring eligibility for full membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists.
* Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
Qualifications Essential
* Recognised Qualification in Child/Adolescent Psychotherapy (equivalent to Doctorate Level Degree).
* Eligibility for membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists.
* Evidence of current CPD as recommended by professional body.
Understanding Essential
* An understanding of the system of health, social care, education and third sector for children and families.
* Understanding which supports the implementation of quality and patient safety, health and safety legislation, local and national policy around safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
* Mental Health assessment skills.
* Well established case management skills.
Circumstances Essential
* Valid driving licence.
* Ability to travel across Plymouth.
* Able to work evenings up to 8 pm and weekends if required.
* Ability to work flexibly (hours of work and duties) both as an individual and with other colleagues in Livewell and with partner agencies.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service 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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Livewell Southwest
Tamar Folk Children's Centre
Victoria Road Primary School
Plymouth
PL5 1RH
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