Job summary
- Main area
- Psychological Therapist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 246-CEN7039907-A
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mary Chapman House
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
CAMHS Play Psychotherapist
Band 7
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
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Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a skilled and experienced Play therapist to join our CAMHS under 14's team in Norfolk and Waveney. We have a full time vacancy in our Central team, based at Mary Chapman House, Norwich.
We are looking for someone with experience of delivering Play Therapy to children and young people, as well as a broader comprehensive range of skills and knowledge to deliver the additional clinical aspects of the role. You will have excellent communication skills both verbal and written and enjoy being part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.
It is an exciting time to join our CAMHS teams as we review our ways of working, to ensure our services are needs led, outcome informed and accessible for the young people within Norfolk and Waveney. We expect opportunities to be involved in providing specialist mental health care in a creative and innovative way, informed by overarching THRiVE principles.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will be required to provide specialist evidenced based assessment and therapeutic intervention to children and young people with mental health difficulties. We are currently working to implement newly aligned treatment pathways and have identified a gap in our play therapy provision.
You will be expected to work autonomously within professional guidelines, your role with be integral to the multi-disciplinary team. You will at times offer advice and consultation on young people's psychological care to colleagues and other agencies.
Working for our organisation
Benefits included within this role are:
• NHS pension
• A comprehensive in house and external training programmes
• Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days per annum based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• Staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Work as a high level clinician providing Specialist Play Psychotherapy assessments and treatment to young people with a range of psychological and emotional disorders.
Provide expertise in all aspects of Play Psychotherapy to clients, carers and significant others.
Contribute to the provision of the Psychological Therapy Services within NSFT
Work as part of the multidisciplinary team, carrying a caseload of clients for treatment and providing case load management.
Participating in core CAMHS tasks including duty, case discussion and liaising with multidisciplinary teams.
Receive regular clinical supervision, caseload management and line management supervision in line with the Trust Policies and responsible for management of own caseload and ensuring high standards of care are maintained in line with Trust policies and professional codes of practice.
Supervision and consultancy to other mental health professionals and involved in the development of Psychological Therapy provision within the locality as appropriate
Accountable for accurate mental health clustering of all patients in caseload on admission, discharge and at review meetings,
Ensure all mental health clustering information is passed onto other Trust teams or services on transfer of patients.
Responsible for maintaining the accuracy and quality of mental health clustering activity within the team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters level/professional Play Therapy qualification
- Registration with a professional body as a Play Therapist
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of providing all aspects of Play Psychotherapy to clients, carers and significant others.
- Group work in mental health
Desirable criteria
- Service development Training and ability to deliver other therapeutic approaches e.g. DBT, EMDR, IPT
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a flexible enabling approach to service delivery
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Advanced knowledge of a range of Play Psychotherapy evidence based interventions used in the effective intervention in mental health problems
- Awareness of other therapeutic approaches and application
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to travel independently
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kerry Norfolk
- Job title
- Community Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07772801373
- Additional information
James Moss - CTM West
01603 272800
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