CAMHS Play Psychotherapist

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit a skilled and experienced Play therapist to join our CAMHS under 14's team in Norfolk and Waveney. We have a 30 hours per week vacancy in our Central team, based at Mary Chapman House, Norwich.

We are looking for someone with experience of delivering Play Therapy to children and young people, as well as a broader comprehensive range of skills and knowledge to deliver the additional clinical aspects of the role. You will have excellent communication skills both verbal and written and enjoy being part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.

It is an exciting time to join our CAMHS teams as we review our ways of working, to ensure our services are needs led, outcome informed and accessible for the young people within Norfolk and Waveney. We expect opportunities to be involved in providing specialist mental health care in a creative and innovative way, informed by overarching THRiVE principles.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be required to provide specialist evidenced based assessment and therapeutic intervention to children and young people with mental health difficulties. We are currently working to implement newly aligned treatment pathways and have identified a gap in our play therapy provision.

You will be expected to work autonomously within professional guidelines, however will be a valued member of a multi-disciplinary team. You will at times offer advice and consultation on young people's psychological care to colleagues and other agencies. To support your role in the team you will be provided with regular clinician supervision and opportunities for training and development.

About us

Benefits included within this role are: o NHS pensiono A comprehensive in house and external training programmeso Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days per annum based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)o Staff physio serviceo NHS discounts and many more.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details regarding the role, please see attached job description and person specification plus the supplementary information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Masters level/professional Play Therapy qualification Registration with a professional body as a Play Therapist

Experience

Essential

Evidence of providing all aspects of Play Psychotherapy to clients, carers and significant others. Group work in mental health

Desirable

Service development Training and ability to deliver other therapeutic approaches DBT, EMDR, IPT

Skills

Essential

Able to demonstrate a flexible enabling approach to service delivery

Knowledge

Essential

Advanced knowledge of a range of Play Psychotherapy evidence based interventions used in the effective intervention in mental health problems Awareness of other therapeutic approaches and application

Other

Essential

Able to travel independently

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