Trainee Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist

The closing date is 21 December 2025 Trainee Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist (ACP registered) We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist who has ACP registration to work in this supportive multi‑disciplinary Specialist CAMHS team based in South Hertfordshire. We are open to receiving applications from candidates who are currently completing their final year of training with relevant experience. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering psychotherapy intervention to young people and will work alongside a senior psychotherapist, as well as the wider multi‑discipline team. You will be supported to consolidate your training and be given a firm foundation to enable you to establish yourself within your professional role. HPFT CAMHS service is leading in transforming care for young people and their families and now has a CAMHS Home Treatment Team, a CAMHS DBT Service, and has a dedicated CAMHS Section 136 Suite. We also host our own Tier 4 Inpatient Unit for young people, Forest House Adolescent Unit, which has worked to reduce inpatient admissions and improve community care for young people in crisis. Main duties of the job As the C&A Psychotherapist you will be expected to: Undertake a range of roles providing assessment and therapeutic intervention to children, young people and their families who present with moderate to severe mental health difficulties. You will be given allocated time for a psychotherapy specific caseload as well as offering core work. The specific work will include psychotherapy cases, parent work and where appropriate state of mind assessments. Work within the context of CAPA, Thrive and CYP-IAPT and work closely with a range of colleagues in social care, schools and other partner. What we offer at HPFT: Coaching network where trained coaches throughout the Trust are matched with staff of all disciplines to provide a powerful development opportunity Leading company discounts and childcare vouchers Salary sacrifice schemes enabling staff to drive a new car or bike -saving on tax and insurance included Wellbeing activities - from mindfulness to yoga, pilates and our signature craft club join our monthly programme of regular and special events to support your wellbeing Gym discounts, including Nuffield Health and David Lloyd. Refer a friend to work for the Trust and receive up to £500 (A payment of £250 will be made when the applicant commences employment with us and a further payment of £250 will be made once they hit 6 months continuous service with us) About us Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. Job responsibilities To deliver a high quality service working with, adolescents and their families/carers and to professionals from other organisations to ensure practices that respond effectively to both individual and service need. The post holder will be autonomously responsible for assessing and delivering intervention to children, young people and families in relation to a range of highly complex emotional, psychological and behavioural problems within the context of CAPA (The Choice and Partnership Approach) and CYP-IAPT. The post-holder will work within professional guidelines and under the clinical/professional supervision of senior clinicians of own and other professions. The post-holder will provide clinical/professional supervision to trainees on placement, more junior staff of the same discipline and multi‑disciplinary colleagues for purposes of training and continuing professional development. The post holder will contribute to research, audit and evaluation for service development. Person Specification Knowledge/Training/Experience Relevant professional registration as per person spec Evidence of CPD registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) Specialist training in an appropriate area and knowledge of CAPA and CYP-IAPT Experience and Knowledge Post qualification experience in a CAMHS team or related area, or several years' experience prior to qualification, with experience of working with moderate to severe mental health problems and knowledge of a range of clinical interventions with children/adolescents and their carers/families. Experience of multi‑disciplinary team working, and inter‑agency collaboration and some knowledge of social care services and legislation Knowledge of child development, child and adolescent mental health and an understanding of a range of theoretical approaches Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision Abilities to provide consultation to other professional and non‑professional groups Good general knowledge of the literature and research concerning mental health interventions with children, particularly the clinical effectiveness of such interventions Knowledge of Child Protection Procedures Experience of service quality monitoring e.g. clinical audit, evaluative research, etc Communication Skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Ability to communicate orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/ or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS Ability to work therapeutically with young people and their families Ability to work as a fully participating member of a multi‑disciplinary team and the ability to respect and value other members contributions Positive problem solving approach Physical Skills Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving) IT skills; include use of Microsoft Office and Outlook 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. Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust £40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAs) #J-18808-Ljbffr