Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic and creative Child Psychotherapist with substantial evidence of competence and experience working with infants and young children and their parents/carers and families, to offer a range of evidence-based interventions to the ELFT CAMH early years' service as part of the multi-agency Flying Start and Family Hub initiative.
Child psychotherapy is well-recognised in the 0-5 team and in the wider CAMHS service. The post-holder will become a member of the South Beds CAPTS discipline group, which includes Senior Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists providing service and clinical supervision; Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Trainees; and Assistant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (ACAPT).
This is a community-based post working within Luton Primary Care Access Service (PCAS). The post holder will be part of this exciting new development within our innovative CAMHS and Luton multi-agency Family Hub initiative, led by Public Health, with ELFT CAMHS as a core partner.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within the comprehensive stepped care model of CAMH Service delivered by ELFT CAMHS in the locality. CAMH CAS provides resilience and community-based early intervention with the 0-5s team and multi-agency colleagues within universal, targeted, and specialist services.
This post is specifically designed to support the development of the Luton CAMHS 0-5 Team community pathway, contributing to the day-to-day operational management of the CAMHS 0-5 Team service, offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments, treatments, including group work, work discussion groups, reflective practice groups, specialist mental health consultation, advice, and training.
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. We seek individuals who embody these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and partner organizations.
Details
Date posted: 06 June 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 per year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 363-SSLB7245772
Job locations: Charter House, Alma Street, Luton, LU1 2PJ
Job description
For detailed job description, please refer to the attached JD and Person Specification.
For further details, please contact:
* Dr Jessica Ransome: j.ransome1@nhs.net (Clinical Psychologist and Operational Lead)
* Vicky Taylor: vicky.taylor9@nhs.net (Clinical Team Lead CAS CAMHS)
* Eugenia Baibazarova: eugenia.baibazarova@nhs.net (Principal Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist)
* Miguel Massa: miguel.massa1@nhs.net (Lead Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist/Clinical Team Lead)
Alternatively, contact CAMHS Reception on 01525 638614.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Essential: Qualified as Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, Registered member of ACP
* Desirable: Postgraduate Diploma/MA in Psychoanalytical Observational Studies and/or Clinical Doctorate in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant work experience (current or in training), Perinatal Mental Health training
Experience
* Essential: Experience in CAMHS setting, working with parents/carers, knowledge of Child Protection issues and mental health problems, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency network experience
* Desirable: Leadership experience, working with patients where English is not their first language
Knowledge
* Essential: Knowledge of childhood development theories and implications for clinical activity, recent legislation and its implications for clinical practice and management
* Desirable: Advanced knowledge of children under five and their development
Additional requirements
This post is subject to a DBS check. Applications from those requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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