Psychotherapist - CAMHS

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust; Andover; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a skilled Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist to join Hampshire CAMHS. The role focuses on delivering specialist assessments and psychotherapeutic interventions for children and young people, within a supportive, values-driven service.

You will work closely with families and partner agencies, contributing to service development, reflective practice, and CAPt leadership initiatives while maintaining ACP registration and professional standards.

Qualifications

• Core qualification in clinical Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy is required.
• ACP registration is required or essential.

Responsibilities

• Support specialist assessments and psychotherapeutic interventions within CAMHS.
• Collaborate across external agencies to support children, young people and families.
• Contribute to innovations and development within CAPt and our service.
• Engage in reflective practice and supervision as part of the team.

Education

Core qualification in clinical Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy

ACP registration

Job description

Are you an enthusiastic and innovative Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist looking for a rewarding opportunity? Hampshire CAMHS have a strong commitment to providing high-quality Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy for children, young people and families.

Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy is a highly valued and protected part of our Psychological Therapies service. We are looking for a creative and motivated child psychotherapist who is committed to our CAPt values and core principles in offering and developing psychotherapy within our service.

Your unique and specialist skills, training and experience will support specialist assessments and psychotherapeutic interventions within our mental health service, including working with complex trauma, children in need and neurodiversity, working collaboratively across a variety of external agencies.

We encourage and provide opportunities to contribute to innovations and development within CAPt and our service and welcome flexibility, forward thinking & your contribution to team culture and processes including reflective practice.

You will be enrolled on our new to CAMHS training, therapies and CAPt leadership and team. The Trust provides a supervision package combining individual, management and clinical supervision, continuing professional development and regular group psychotherapy meetings.

You will have a core qualification in clinical Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy and experience in child and adolescent mental health, with an ACP registration.