Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist

Wirral Community CAMHS are keen to recruit an enthusiastic and flexible ACP registered Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist. We are interested in recruiting to full time hours (1.0 WTE) or substantive part time hours and would like to appoint at either Band 8a or to a preceptorship post (Band 7 working within an agreed framework of skills development with a plan for progression to Band 8a after 2 years).

Wirral Community CAMHS sits within The Children, Young People and Families Care Group of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The overall Service comprises: an Access Service (which includes Primary Mental Health and Mental Health in Schools provision); a 0-18 Team (a Multi-Disciplinary Team for children and young people who present with moderate to severe Mental Health Difficulties, with a clinical offer which includes generic CAMHS work, Psychiatry, Psychology, CBT, DBT, EMDR, IPT-A and Systemic Family Therapy, specialist Eating Disorders Provision & intervention from a YOT specialist); a Multi-Disciplinary LD CAMHS Team, a Neurodevelopmental Team, and an Intensive Support Team (for CYP with Autism). In addition, alongside, there is an Urgent Support Team (for managing crises and risk).

Applications from current CAPTs in training who are due to qualify this year are welcomed and will be considered.

Child Psychotherapy is an established element of Service provision. The Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists work closely together to offer psychodynamic assessments, brief, short-term and long-term psychotherapy, together with parent/carer work and psychodynamic family/relational work. There is scope to offer reflective practice, consultation and supervision, and for the postholder to develop an area of interest in line with Service need (e.g. STPP, consultation regarding looked after and adopted children, or Early Years work)

The Service offers placements to Clinical Trainees from NSCAP and part of the postholder’s responsibilities will be to hold the role of Service Supervisor (or actively move towards readiness for this). There is support for Service Supervisors to attend the CPD group facilitated by NSCAP as appropriate.

Applicants will also aim to comply with all service and trust requirements in terms of risk assessments, outcome monitoring, clinical records and learning.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) supports thousands of vulnerable people across Cheshire and Merseyside. We provide physical, mental health and learning disability services to a total population of around one million people.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or you are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

Visit our ‘Working for us’ pages on our website to find out more about why you should choose CWP.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

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Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

To ensure that we continue to provide ‘Outstanding for Care’ (as recently been awarded by CQC), CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

If your disability meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please also inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

All new clinical support staff will be required to have completed or working towards the Care Certificate (CWP In-house 2 day training to be completed within 6 months of start date).

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. Please note that DBS costs will be waived for applicants who are being recruited for COVID-19 reasons.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies. Please see attached “Update Service Applicant Guide” document for further information.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

01244 393100 and quote the vacancy reference number.