Job summary
- Main area
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 267-BM7247480
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Saffron House
- Town
- High Wycombe
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum/pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist
Band 7
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
Are you looking to take a step up in your psychotherapy career? Or do you want a change of clinical scene working with children and adolescences?
We are recruiting an ACP registered Psychotherapist to work with our Children and Young Person's mental health team (CAMHS) in Buckinghamshire.
You will be part of an experienced and reflective multi-disciplinary team, including psychiatry, psychology, social work, mental health nursing and family therapy. We have a supportive child psychotherapy team in the service, which meets regularly and work collaboratively.
You will have a protected child psychotherapy caseload, as well as offering generic and specialist assessments. You will offer a range of psychotherapy interventions including individual child psychotherapy, STPP, State of Mind Assessments and parent-child relationship focused interventions. The MDT values psychoanalytic thinking and you will have the skills to make thoughtful contributions to MDT both in wider team meetings and through consultation. You will receive regular clinical supervision from our principal child psychotherapist, as well as management.
In addition, you will be part of a team of child psychotherapists across Oxford Health Trust who meet regularly to share our work and consider new learning.
We currently have a hybrid (remote) working model, with days spread across home and our bases in High Wycombe and Aylesbury.
Main duties of the job
- To holding a protected child psychotherapy caseload, offering assessments and a range of psychotherapy interventions including individual child psychotherapy, STPP, State of Mind Assessments and parent-child relationship focused interventions and have the confidence to work autonomously.
- To undertake generic assessments and case management.
- To support a trainee’s development.
- To contribute to MDT thinking in MDT meetings as well as via consultation.
- To receive regular clinical supervision from our lead child psychotherapist, as well as management supervision.
- To support the duty provision, by undertaking the role of duty on a rota basis as shared out within the team.
Applicants must have a full valid driving license and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post–graduate training at doctoral level in clinical child psychotherapy at a training school accredited by the ACP and master’s level pre-clinical training at a training school recognised by the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP).
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of psychotherapy assessment / intervention and case management with children, young people and families within CAMHS community and/or inpatient units.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the role of psychodynamic psychotherapy in a modern NHS mental health service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Carl Webb
- Job title
- Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 901951
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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