About this role
Job summary
The Dunstable CAMHS Emotional and Behavioral Team (EB1) is an extremely friendly and professional team forming part of a broader South Bedfordshire CAMHS service.
The post-holder will be offering assessments and treatments to young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, involving parents/carers, schools and other agencies as appropriate.
We work alongside other CAMHS teams that offer more specialist support, for example for clients in crisis, or those with eating disorders or learning disabilities. We also work closely with our growing local community teams which have staff working in schools, GP practices and Early Help teams. The team is made up of: Management and Administrative staff, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, CBT Psychotherapists, an Arts Psychotherapist, Systemic Therapists, a Counselor and Mental Health Nurse.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will support clients of the Emotional and Behavioral team (EB1), providing specialist child psychotherapy assessment and treatment and offering advice and consultation to non-psychotherapist colleagues, families and other agencies from a variety of psychoanalytic, childhood psychosocial developmental and mental health perspectives. The post holder will provide a range of specialist child and adolescent psychotherapy interventions as required (short-term, medium and long-term interventions as well as state of mind assessments and inter-agency consultations). There will be opportunities to co-work with non-child psychotherapy colleagues to provide parent-work alongside individual work. The postholder will also provide generic specialist CAMHS assessments of clients newly referred into the team.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description Job responsibilities
We would be happy to consider applicants looking for part time or flexible hours.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Dr Louise Scrivener, Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Team Lead, Dunstable CAMHS, tel 01582 707635 or email [email protected]
Miguel Massa (Lead Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Team Lead), Emotional and Behavioural Team, Luton CAMHS [email protected]
Eugenia Baibazarova (Principal Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist), Emotional and Behavioral Team, Luton CAMHS [email protected]
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
oQualified as Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist oRegistered member of ACP
Desirable
oPostgraduate Diploma/MA in Psychoanalytical Observational Studies and/or Clinical Doctorate in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy)
Experience Essential
oExperience of working in a CAMHS setting oExperience of working with parents/ carers and their children oKnowledge and experience of working with Child Protection issues and mental health problems oExperience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency network
Desirable
oLeadership experience
Knowledge Essential
oKnowledge of psychological theories of childhood development and an understanding of implication for clinical activity. oKnowledge of recent legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management and mental health in relation to children and their families.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Beech Close Resource Centre
Beech Close
Dunstable
LU6 3SD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)