Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Marlborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking healthcare organization in Marlborough seeks a child psychotherapist to join their multi-disciplinary team. You will provide assessments and treatments for children with mental health difficulties and supervise trainees. The role includes individual child psychotherapy and complex case consultations. This organization values strong teamwork and offers excellent career progression, generous leave, and support programs.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience within a multi-disciplinary team offering various assessments and treatments.
• Understanding of individual child psychotherapy and parent-child relationship interventions.
• Willingness to take responsibility for service supervision and participate in training.

Responsibilities

• Provide generic and specialist assessments and treatment.
• Conduct individual child psychotherapy and complex case consultations.
• Supervise trainees and engage in clinical and management supervision.

Job description

Overview

At Marlborough CAMHS, we pride ourselves on creating a supportive and high-quality working environment. Our dedicated administrative team ensures that everything runs smoothly, providing you with the resources you need to excel in your role. Our staff are known for their friendliness and professionalism, and we maintain a culture where nothing is too much trouble. Regular meetings, updates, and training sessions keep our team informed and engaged. Our performance figures are consistently strong, reflecting our commitment to excellence. We offer a warm welcome, a healthy and sustainable working environment, and a supportive atmosphere where you can thrive. Our wellbeing champions are always looking for ways to enhance our workplace, and we promise a cup of tea and a listening ear whenever you need it. Our team ethos is simple yet effective: come to work, be happy, be yourself, do your job, be kind, enjoy your lunch, and leave on time. We believe in maintaining a balanced work-life dynamic and fostering a positive workplace culture. If you are looking to join a team where you can be proud of the service you provide and enjoy a supportive and friendly environment, we encourage you to apply.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of an experienced and reflective multi-disciplinary team offering generic and specialist assessments and treatment as well as providing complex case consultations. As well as individual child psychotherapy, we also offer parent child relationship focused interventions, parent infant psychotherapy and STPP. Psychotherapy is valued within Oxford Health and in Banes, Swindon and Wiltshire we have 9 child psychotherapists and 5 trainees across the 5 CAMHS teams and we meet annually with our counterparts in Oxford and Buckinghamshire, so you would be joining a strong network of child psychotherapists who meet regularly to think about our work. You will receive regular clinical and management supervision within an environment that values the mutual support and skills of team members. Oxford Health has a strong training culture and we have a trainee in each of our CAMHS teams, the successful applicant would take responsibility for her service supervision. If this is your first time as a service supervisor, we are happy to support you to step into this role and will provide supervision and access to training if needed.

Oxford Health delivers the Thrive model to children and young people aged 0-18 years who present with a wide range of mental health difficulties. Oxford Health are a progressive trust who are often at the forefront of new service developments across the South West.

Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount
• Pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups