Job summary PLEASE APPLY FOR THIS ROLE USING THE OPEN DOOR APPLICATION FORM ATTACHED TO THIS ADVERT (to be downloaded and emailed to recruitmentopendooronline.org) OR CONTACT US FOR A FULL APPLICATION PACK. We are excited to be recruiting a number of full or part-time roles for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (ACP accredited) for our dynamic voluntary sector multi-disciplinary adolescent service where the core profession is psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Open Door's mission is to make talking therapy as accessible as possible to all young people in Haringey who need it. Interviews will be held: 6th and11th February We are seeking energetic and flexible clinicians to undertake clinical work with 12-24 year olds, parents/carers. This includes brief, medium and long-term psychotherapy with adolescents and young adults. Parent work (may include training in/delivering Open Door's parent work model) Applicants must have experience of working with adolescents, parents/carers within a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team and be accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapists. We will consider those approaching the end of training with relevant experience. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is important as we are made stronger by the unique capabilities, qualities and experience that each staff member brings to Open Door. We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of all kinds, including global majority and/or neurodivergent psychotherapists. Main duties of the job To provide an efficient, effective and highly specialist adolescent assessment and treatment service for young people, parents or carers. Treatment will be provided to some adolescents with severe, complex and persistent mental health problems. To make complex clinical judgements and decisions, with the assistance of colleagues and managers, about risk factors and to ensure that links are established with other agencies, particularly those in the statutory sector, to reduce risks and share responsibility within mental health networks. To participate in multi-agency meetings including Child Protection Conferences, Child in Need, Team around the Family, EHCP meetings and annual reviews etc. To participate in and contribute to the development of Open Doors programmes of audit, evaluation and research and support service users to contribute and participate and to ensure CYP-IAPT compliance. To work autonomously within the overall policy and governance framework set out by Open Door. To provide support for colleagues in team meetings and in difficult or emergency situations. To provide, when opportunities arise, consultation, training and advice for staff working in other specialist settings. About us Open Door is an NCL ICB commissioned voluntary sector service based in Haringey, North London, providing a range of therapeutic services for young people aged 12-24 and parents/carers. We form part of the Haringey CAMHS pathway for 12-18-year-olds and are a highly regarded clinical service. Open Door recently received national recognition for our impact, as a 2024 finalist for Health Service Journal (HSJ) Award for Reducing Inequality and Improving Outcomes for Children and Young People. Open Door offers treatment to adolescents and young adults on a brief, medium and longer-term basis. While psychoanalytic Child Psychotherapy remains our lead and core profession, we also offer CBT, drama therapy, therapeutic football groups and EMDR. We currently have 11 Child Psychotherapists and 2 Child Psychotherapy trainees in the team. We are a highly skilled team and many of our clinicians teach on professional trainings. Clinical supervision is provided weekly. Open Door works from bases in Crouch End and Tottenham, and provides services in local secondary schools and the Haringey Autism Hub. Most of our work is delivered in person as this is what most young people tell us they want. Demand for the service is high. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for our service users and staff. More than half of our young people are from global majority communities, and approximately 1 in 4 are neurodivergent. Date posted 10 January 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £51,212 a year pro rata to part time hours Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number E0089-25-0001 Job locations 12 Middle Lane Crouch End London N8 8PL 639 Enterprise Centre 639 High Road London N17 8AA Job description Job responsibilities For further details, please see full job description pdf available to download with this job advertisement Job description Job responsibilities For further details, please see full job description pdf available to download with this job advertisement Person Specification Qualifications Essential To have successfully completed, or approaching the end of, a post graduate training in Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapists. To maintain eligibility for registration as a full member of the ACP. Desirable Training in other therapeutic modalities. Skills and Competencies Essential Ability to make complex autonomous judgements based on theoretical, technical and clinical knowledge and experience. Ability to communicate effectively in highly emotive situations: - overcoming barriers to understanding and analysing complex and conflicting opinion/emotions. Ability to organise and schedule a range of complex multi-professional activities such as: consultations with clinical teams, clinical seminar groups, educational and training courses, group supervision sessions. Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. Experience in the autonomous management of personal work patterns and caseload. This includes experience in scheduling and maintaining a pattern of complex clinical and non-clinical work. Good literary and report writing skills. Time management skills. Administrative Skills Good Liaison Skills Excellent general communication skills An awareness of the limitations and parameters of the treatment potential of psychotherapy. Desirable Practical Computer Skills. Research skills Personal Characteristics Essential Self-motivated Ability to work as part of a team Adaptable. Good interpersonal skills. Reliable Curiosity Trustworthy Mental effort - capacity for frequent, intense mental concentration. Emotional effort - capacity to frequently work with highly emotional circumstances and levels of distress. Working conditions capacity to work in a mental health setting with occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions such as verbal aggression. Experience Essential Experience working as a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist in a multi-disciplinary child and adolescent mental health service, including substantial experience with relevant client age group. Experience in the process of assessment of risk and clinical need. Experience of time limited and longer-term clinical work. Experience of working with parents and carers. Knowledge of other therapeutic modalities. Desirable Experience of working with neurodivergent service users Experience of liaison with other therapeutic modalities towards improving interdisciplinary understanding and networking to improve patient options for treatment. Knowledge of areas of service administration. Knowledge of methodology associated with use of outcome measures, service user evaluations. Interest and/or experience in service development. Knowledge of/ Interest in understanding barriers faced, and improving access for young people, to psychotherapy and mental health services Experience of/ interest in coproduction Additional Requirements Essential Awareness of the appropriate ethical, professional and legal responsibilities of their profession Ability to work as an autonomous clinical specialist, whilst also maintaining close links with other clinicians and colleagues. Evidence of continuing professional development. Willingness to work from a number of locations and using different platforms (eg: phone, video, text) Commitment to inclusion Commitment to safeguarding Person Specification Qualifications Essential To have successfully completed, or approaching the end of, a post graduate training in Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapists. To maintain eligibility for registration as a full member of the ACP. Desirable Training in other therapeutic modalities. Skills and Competencies Essential Ability to make complex autonomous judgements based on theoretical, technical and clinical knowledge and experience. Ability to communicate effectively in highly emotive situations: - overcoming barriers to understanding and analysing complex and conflicting opinion/emotions. Ability to organise and schedule a range of complex multi-professional activities such as: consultations with clinical teams, clinical seminar groups, educational and training courses, group supervision sessions. Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. Experience in the autonomous management of personal work patterns and caseload. This includes experience in scheduling and maintaining a pattern of complex clinical and non-clinical work. Good literary and report writing skills. Time management skills. Administrative Skills Good Liaison Skills Excellent general communication skills An awareness of the limitations and parameters of the treatment potential of psychotherapy. Desirable Practical Computer Skills. Research skills Personal Characteristics Essential Self-motivated Ability to work as part of a team Adaptable. Good interpersonal skills. Reliable Curiosity Trustworthy Mental effort - capacity for frequent, intense mental concentration. Emotional effort - capacity to frequently work with highly emotional circumstances and levels of distress. Working conditions capacity to work in a mental health setting with occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions such as verbal aggression. Experience Essential Experience working as a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist in a multi-disciplinary child and adolescent mental health service, including substantial experience with relevant client age group. Experience in the process of assessment of risk and clinical need. Experience of time limited and longer-term clinical work. Experience of working with parents and carers. Knowledge of other therapeutic modalities. Desirable Experience of working with neurodivergent service users Experience of liaison with other therapeutic modalities towards improving interdisciplinary understanding and networking to improve patient options for treatment. Knowledge of areas of service administration. Knowledge of methodology associated with use of outcome measures, service user evaluations. Interest and/or experience in service development. Knowledge of/ Interest in understanding barriers faced, and improving access for young people, to psychotherapy and mental health services Experience of/ interest in coproduction Additional Requirements Essential Awareness of the appropriate ethical, professional and legal responsibilities of their profession Ability to work as an autonomous clinical specialist, whilst also maintaining close links with other clinicians and colleagues. Evidence of continuing professional development. Willingness to work from a number of locations and using different platforms (eg: phone, video, text) Commitment to inclusion Commitment to safeguarding 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. Employer details Employer name Open Door Address 12 Middle Lane Crouch End London N8 8PL Employer's website https://opendooronline.org (Opens in a new tab)