Band 8a CAMHS Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist - Bristol

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health organization in Bristol is seeking a Band 8a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist to join their team. Responsibilities include providing psychotherapy assessments and treatments, conducting complex assessments, and contributing to a multi-disciplinary team. A relevant core qualification and professional registration are required. This role offers the opportunity to work in specialist community CAMHS clinics.

Qualifications

• Relevant core professional qualification and professional body registration required.
• Experience in psychotherapy assessment and treatment.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychotherapy assessment and treatment services.
• Conduct complex assessments of family situations.
• Liaise with other professionals and outside agencies.

Education

Core professional qualification

Professional body registration

Job description

Job overview

Are you a child and adolescent psychotherapist that has a passion for working with children and young people their families and careers?

Due to the current post holder relocating, an opportunity has arisen in CAMHS, for a band 8a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist to join our specialist multi-disciplinary team. AWP CAMHS has a well-developed and highly experienced child and adolescent psychotherapy service including Professional Lead who is committed to ensuring all psychotherapists have excellent CPD opportunities and supervision and reflective space.

Main duties of the job

You will have relevant core professional qualification and professional body registration. You will bebased at Barton Hill Settlement.

You will provide a psychotherapy assessment and treatment service and other forms of assessment and treatment in conjunction with other members of the multi-disciplinary team. This will involve complex assessment of family situations, including high risk (e.g. deliberate self-harm) and recommendations for appropriate treatment interventions from the range of options available. This work will take place in specialist community CAMHS clinics.

Ensure that appropriate liaison with other professionals and outside agencies in relation to cases of a more complex nature is undertaken.

Contribute to the general clinical work of the multi-disciplinary team.

To contribute and be part of CAPA (choice and Partnership) appointment system.