Child Psychotherapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist to join the Hammersmith and Fulham CAMHS Child and Family Team for a one-year fixed-term contract (4 sessions at Band 7) to cover a career break.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist with substantial experience working within multi-disciplinary, multi-agency, and culturally diverse settings. The successful candidate will be skilled in working with children and families who present with high levels of complexity, and will be confident in delivering both thorough assessments and effective therapeutic interventions.

In this role, you will provide psychotherapy assessments and specialist psychoanalytic treatment, including Short-Term Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (STPP) and parent work, alongside a range of more generic clinical duties.

The needs of young people and their families will be central to your work. You will collaborate closely with service users and colleagues to ensure the service continues to meet the needs of the local population. Given the cultural diversity of Hammersmith and Fulham, you will contribute actively to ensuring that the service remains accessible, inclusive, and responsive.

Main duties of the job

The post would suit someone who is passionate about delivering high-quality, effective services to young people and their families, and who values collaboration with multidisciplinary and multi-agency partners in addressing the complex challenges facing child and adolescent mental health services.

In this role, you will provide an efficient, effective and comprehensive child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapy service to children and young people presenting with severe, complex and persistent mental health difficulties, as well as to their families and carers. You will work closely and collaboratively with CAMHS colleagues and the wider professional network supporting each young person.

As a member of the multidisciplinary team, you will also offer consultation to external agencies and play an active role in promoting the discipline and practice of child psychotherapy within Hammersmith and Fulham CAMHS.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.