Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist (Band 7 - 8a development)
The closing date is 10 June 2026
Responsibilities
The child and adolescent psychotherapists work closely together under the leadership of the Trust-wide consultant to offer psychoanalytic assessments, brief, short‑term and long‑term psychotherapy, together with parent/carer work and family/relational work. There is scope to offer reflective practice, consultation and supervision, and support to develop areas of special clinical interest as part of the job planning and appraisal process and in line with service need (e.g. STPP, care‑experienced children or early years work).
The service offers placements to clinical trainees from NSCAP and provides support to develop service supervision skills at the appropriate time.
Applicants must comply with Trust policy and governance requirements, including risk management, safeguarding, outcome monitoring, clinical record keeping, training and development.
Qualifications
* Postgraduate diploma or Masters degree (pre‑clinical training as recognised by Association of Child Psychotherapists).
* Professional qualification as a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist as recognised by the Association of Child Psychotherapists, or a Trainee Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist having met all training requirements for validation of the qualification by the Training Council of the ACP.
* Full Membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists (or, Trainee Membership and eligibility to apply for Full Membership upon qualification); membership must be up-to-date.
Knowledge and Expertise
* Knowledge of legislation and national guidance in relation to the needs of children and young people.
* Doctorate level (or equivalent) knowledge of child and adolescent psychotherapy, including highly developed knowledge of psychoanalytic theories and models of development, psychopathology, family and institutional dynamics.
* Working knowledge of professional systems involved in work with children and young people, particularly in relation to the statutory framework around safeguarding children.
Experience
* Minimum of 4 years experience of assessment/intervention with children, young people presenting severe mental health problems and high levels of complexity (and their families) in a CAMHS setting.
* Experience of psychoanalytic assessment and therapeutic work with children, young people and families, parent/carers with a full range of presenting problems.
* Experience of consulting other professionals in health education and/or social services.
* Experience of presenting clinical child psychotherapy within the context of multidisciplinary and multi‑agency treatment and care.
* Experience of audit.
£49,387 to £64,750 a year (pro rata).
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