Job Summary
Are you interested in working with children, young people and families? We are a multi-disciplinary CAMHS Crisis service offering a range of assessments and interventions to support Children and Young people in Mental Health Crisis. We are keen to recruit enthusiastic, motivated Psychological Therapists as we continue to enhance and develop our service. You will be joining a committed, experienced team of clinicians.
Main Duties of the Job
To provide psychological therapy within the CAMHS Crisis Team, including assessment, safety planning, case management, and delivering brief interventions for children/young people as determined by need. To provide consultation, supervision, and support to other clinical members of the team who provide care and treatment. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the governance of psychological therapy practice with the specialism.
About Us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health, and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work, or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development, and growth.
Date Posted: 22 April 2025
Pay Scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time
Reference Number: 270-TF878-ACS-A
Job Locations
Newland House, Northampton, NN1 3EB
Person Specification
Essential:
* Evidence of experience in delivering Psychological Therapy in a similar setting.
* Significant experience of working as a psychological therapist in practice, experiences in a CAMHS setting as part of psychology training.
* Able to demonstrate significant evidence of working practice as a psychological therapist, and must hold registration with the appropriate body (e.g., BACP, BABCP, HCPC).
* Experience managing risk, risk assessment, and developing risk management plans.
Desirable:
* Significant experience of working as a psychological therapist in practice in a CAMHS setting.
* Evidence of working with CYP experiencing difficulties with emotional dysregulation and moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
* Knowledge of a range of mental illnesses in children and young people, and how to work alongside NICE guidance and evidence-based practice to intervene effectively.
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.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address: Newland House, Northampton, NN1 3EB
Employer's Website: https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/
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