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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.
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Child Psychotherapist
Closed for applications on: 28-Mar-2024 00:03
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 28-Mar-2024 00:03
Key details
Location
- Site
- Saffron House
- Address
- Easton Street
- Town
- High Wycombe
- Postcode
- HP11 1NH
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 8a)
Specialty
- Main area
- Psychology
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
We are recruiting for an experienced and enthusiastic ACP registered child and adolescent psychotherapist to take on a senior role with our Getting More Help CAMHS service. Following the Thrive model, the Getting More Help Team is focused on working with those with complex needs, requiring a multi-disciplinary approach and extensive treatment.
As a senior member of the team, you will make a significant contribution to clinical thinking in the team and to wider team culture. As well as regular team meetings, the service also holds monthly reflective practice, in-depth case discussion meetings, professional development meetings and regular team development days. As part of the role, we anticipate recruiting a trainee for the team for whom the post holder would act as service supervisor.
As well as focusing on a protected child psychotherapy caseload, you will have the opportunity to develop and lead an EMDR pathway in the service, and the scope to develop integration of the two in this post. EMDR training will be offered to the successful applicant.
This is a time of growth for child psychotherapy in Buckinghamshire; you will be part of group of senior child psychotherapists in the county who meet regularly.
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You will receive regular supervision from the consultant child psychotherapist, as well as management supervision within an environment that values the mutual support and skills of team members. In addition, you will be part of the large team of child psychotherapists across Oxford Health Trust who meet regularly to share our work and consider new learning. The Trust values staff well-being and provides regular training opportunities.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that offers a whole systems approach to the short and long term management of mental illness. Service aims include:
Reducing children and young people’s vulnerability to mental health crisis.
Maximising children and young people’s resilience.
Enabling children and young people with high levels of mental health need to be supported in their own homes or placements.
Offering choice to children, young people and their families and carers.
Avoiding inpatient admissions.
Reducing inpatient days.
Offering advice, support and supervision to systems supporting young people, such as addiction, adoption, Children’s Care and youth offending services.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, personable, and resourceful individual who is committed to supporting developing services as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, and a keenness to be part of a busy and vibrant pathway.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible .
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be supported by the generosity of excellent team knowledge and experience on both a formal and informal basis. Clinical and managerial supervision are augmented with profession specific supervision as required with systemic and psychodynamic opportunities. We also benefit from regular team safeguarding supervision.
Our service is investing heavily in training, preceptorships to develop staff skills and career opportunities. So not only will you have your mandatory training, but there will also be opportunities of CPD training as it becomes available We have a thorough induction process, and you will be paired with other new starters as you begin to find your feet in your role.
To provide a high quality specialist service to clients with complex mental health problems including severe, enduring and multiple disorders, and challenging behaviour.
To offer advice, consultancy and supervision, and support the work of colleagues providing care and treatment, according to expertise. To provide training to a range of qualified and unqualified staff across mental health areas, as agreed.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, and contribute to research and training within the areas served by the teams and service. To be involved in service developments, as appropriate.
Contribute to the development of processes and systems within the service to accommodate emergency and crisis situations, using flexible approaches that adapt to individual needs.
The post holder may hold a Clinical Care Coordinator responsibility for an agreed case load of patients, including risk management.
Responsible for implementing and co-coordinating a range of evidence based interventions for young people and their families/carers, which will support the young person’s recovery.
To work closely with developing networks with a range of agencies including the Children, Young People and Families Directorate, police, Addiction Services, Adoption Services, YOS and voluntary sector providers as well as other pathways including Learning Disability Services, and other specialist services within Oxford Health Foundation Trust.
Contribute to multi agency care packages, assessing high risk young people and families who are traditionally difficult to access and manage.
Demonstrates clear, effective, up to date and accurate record keeping.
Actively engages in reflection on own practice as an ongoing process and through regular clinical supervision.
To participate in meetings relevant to service provision.
To liaise regularly with the Operational Lead, clinical lead and Deputies concerning service provision.
To develop and provide a quality needs led service as part of the multi-disciplinary team in order to meet the needs of looked after children and other young people with a similar range of complex engagement needs.
Support partnership agencies to develop skills and interventions to increase their understanding of young people’s mental health.
To support, supervise, appraise and co-ordinate the development of junior staff, including staff from other disciplines and where appropriate mentoring of students.
To work in accordance with professional body requirements.
To participate in regular supervision and the locally agreed appraisal process.
To keep up to date in clinical knowledge and skills. To attend training events and courses relevant to professional and service development, and to maintain a continuing professional development profile.
To undertake any other duties compatible with the post as may be required.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master’s level pre-clinical training at a training school recognised by the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) and post–graduate training at doctoral level in clinical child psychotherapy at a training school accredited by the ACP.
Desirable criteria
- Additional Qualifications relevant to Children's mental health
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical experience in CAMHS setting
Desirable criteria
- Clinical experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in patients within community and hospital settings Knowledge of child protection issues and other relevant legislation
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Megan Wale
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 901325
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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