CAMHS Infant Mental Health Psychotherapist
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 provide a high standard of service to infants, children, and their families, and to professionals from other organisations. The post holder will work autonomously and jointly within professional guidelines, taking an important role within the Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy pathway within Plymouth CAMHS and participating in the future development of this service.
Main Duties of the Job
This post will support the provision of a specialist Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy service within the CAMHS infant mental health pathway to young people across Plymouth.
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.
To provide assessment and treatment of infants, young children, and their families based on psychoanalytic principles and techniques.
To provide supervision to Livewell Southwest staff (as appropriate).
Job Responsibilities
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.
To provide formal, highly specialist assessments of children and their parents/carers, to inform and assist in planning care pathways.
To provide individual short and long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy for children either individually or with their parent/carers, focusing on parent/child relationships.
To participate in regular review and ongoing discussion of cases in treatment with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
To provide highly specialist advice, guidance, and consultation to professional colleagues within CAMHS.
Person Specification
Experience
* Clinical experience as a Child Psychotherapist within CAMHS and infant mental health.
* Extensive knowledge of normal and abnormal child development and relevant theories.
* Substantial experience in working in multi-disciplinary, multi-agency contexts.
* Recognised postgraduate level training in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy conferring eligibility for full membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists.
Qualifications
* Recognised Qualification in Child/Adolescent Psychotherapy (equivalent to Doctorate Level Degree).
* Eligibility for membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists.
Circumstances
* Valid driving licence.
* Ability to travel across Plymouth.
* Able to work evenings up to 8 pm and weekends if required.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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