We are looking for an enthusiastic Specialist Child Psychotherapist Trainee to join our friendly, thriving and energetic service, based in Tunbridge Wells CYPMHS.
The post is fully funded by Health Education England. Funding will be provided for salary, analysis, training (including intensive case supervision) and travel expenses.
The post is open to British Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF) trainees in the beginning stages of the Independent Psychoanalytic Child and adolescent Psychotherapy Association (IPCAPA) doctoral training.
Applicants must be ready to embark on intensive clinical work.
To provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and specialist care pathway for children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parents, and families.
To contribute to multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parents, and families.
To undertake a range of generic clinical work, urgent assessment work, parenting support and specialist cases.
To contribute to audit and research.
To actively engage in treatment and outcome monitoring, including the use of normed measures associated with CYP-IAPT.
To work in clinical practice, making use of supervision, within the overall CYPMHS framework and the Trust’s policies and procedures.
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s working well together.
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
