Job summary
We are looking for an trainee psychotherapist with experience working with children under 5 years of age and their families to work in the CAMHS Inner London Under 5s Team.

The post holder will be embedded within our community services' multi-disciplinary teams responsible for the support of children and their families through initial assessment, consultation and intervention. The post holder will work alongside and assist with the clinical management of clients as agreed by the MDTs:

By assisting with the planning of clients' treatment/care & support by undertaking psychological assessments for psychological interventions offered in groups and individually.

By assisting with the implementation of aspects of clients' care & support plans by providing psychological interventions of a routine nature, under the clinical supervision of a qualified professional psychotherapist drawing on their supervisor's expertise and intervention as and when advised and directed.

By providing time limited assistance and support using psychotherapeutic approaches to enable service users overcome practical and psychological difficulties/barriers impacting on their individual recovery,

Undertaking clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and development of audit and/or research projects, teaching and project work.

Main duties of the job
The post involves seeing children and their families in family hubs and in the CAMHS clinic, as well as supporting the clinical work completed by the team.

You should be interested in offering focussed psychodynamic work to cases where there is a degree of complexity, as well as providing consultations to the networks supporting children and their families. You will receive supervision from experienced psychotherapists to support ou in your role.

Some of the responsibilities of the role include:

• To undertake, under the clinical supervision of a qualified psychotherapist protocol based psychological assessments of patients applying psychological, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members and others involved in the patient's care.
• To assist in the formulation and delivery of care plans involving the psychological treatment and/or management of a client's problems, clinically supervised by a qualified psychologist.
• To Hellp promote team cohesiveness, multidisciplinary working and at all times work collaboratively with colleagues in all parts of the Trust and other agencies to achieve healthy and effective working relationships and care provision.

About us
Kensington and Chelsea CAMHS is well established multi-disciplinary team. We aim to provide an accessible, flexible and responsive local service for patients and professionals working with children in the area. We use a diverse range of therapeutic interventions, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, systemic and family therapies, psychotherapy, psychoeducation and therapy groups and multi-family work. Kensington and Chelsea CAMHS consists of five main sub-teams: Emotional Disorders Team; Neurodevelopmental Team; Enhanced Treatment Team; Duty team; and under 5s Team.

The Inner under 5s team is composed of psychotherapists and CAMHS practitioners. The team is based in the Kensington and Chelsea CAMHS clinic as it is part of the larger CAMHS families, which is comprised of psychotherapists, Psychologists, Behaviour Analysts, Psychiatrists, CBT practitioners, DBT practitioners, Nurses and Art Psychotherapists.

Job responsibilities
The post involves working with children and their families and this is primarily a face to face role given the nature of the work and the age of the children.

You will receive supervision from experienced clinicians in the service.

This post involves liaising with psychological therapy and community hubs and family centres as well as third sector partners in the Borough.

We meet monthly for clinical meetings. You will attend MDT referral meetings and contribute across the board to our work.

Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential

• Enrolled, or planning to be enrolled in Masters ACP regulated Child and Adolescent pre-clinical training programme course seminars (M7, Tavistock Clinic, and other ACP accredited Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy pre-clinical programmes, pre-requisite for ACP Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists in doctoral training).
• Evidence of ability to study successfully at Masters level or equivalent

Desirable

• .Other undergraduate or postgraduate degree
• Previous professional training in nursing, social work, education, occupational therapy, counselling or training within a specific psychological therapy

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of working with children/young people/ families with mental health difficulties in mental health or related services

Desirable

• Worked in a service where agreed targets in place to demonstrating outcomes
• Ability to manage own caseload and time

Skills and Competencies
Essential

• Ability to translate theory to effective practice
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone skills
• Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
• Excellent time management skills

Knowledge/ Understanding
Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in children & young people
• Demonstrates a keen interest and knowledge of infant mental health

Desirable

• Demonstrate a knowledge of the issues & context surrounding the work and how this can impact on children & young people's mental health
• Demonstrate an understanding of evidence based practice

Other Requirements
Essential

• High Level of enthusiasm & motivation
• Advanced Communication Skills
• Ability to work within a team and foster good relationships
• Ability to use clinical supervision and positively & effectively
• Ability to be self-reflective, whilst working with service users, in own personal and professional development and in supervision

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).

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.
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).