NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
A position for a Band 7 Senior Therapist has arisen in our clinic in Sheerness. This post would suit newly qualified Psychologists or Psychotherapists, or an experienced clinician with a professional qualification such as Nurse or Social Worker with some additional recognised training such as CBT or DBT.
Main duties of the job
We offer assessment and treatment to children and young people aged 0-18 years with a wide range of presentations, mental health disorders, complexity and risk. You need to have experience working within a CAMHS service and be able to cope with a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, whilst responding appropriately to the young people and their families.
As a band 7, you will be expected to offer specific clinical supervision to junior staff, consultations to the wider team, and provide specialist interventions to our clients.
Job responsibilities
Offering Assessment and Evidence Based Treatment for young people up to age 18 years with a range of complex mental health presentations. Skills in Risk Management, multi-professional and multi-agency working are essential. We are a friendly, innovative team who encourage further training and development of your skills and knowledge to benefit the service and NELFT as a whole.
Person Specification
* Successful completion of a post-graduate training (e.g. arts psychotherapy, clinical psychology, family therapy, child and adolescent psychotherapy)
* To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, BACP, UKCP AFT, ACP)
* Experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems
* Experience of providing specialist individual interventions with a wide variety of children and young people, from 3 to 19 years old - presenting problems at the most severe end of the spectrum
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
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.
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