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Search here to find a new job, a new career, an opportunity to up skill or to simply change your career direction.Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others. There’s a place for you at CNWL.We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.Providingtop quality caredepends on our ability to employ the best people. We’re always looking torecruit outstanding peoplewho will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.With adiverse culture and equally diverserange of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL. Consultant Lead for Psychotherapy, CAMHSNHS AfC: Band 8cMain area Psychotherapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 8c Contract Permanent Hours Part time Flexible working 18.75 hours per week Job ref 333-G-CA-1432-A Site Harrow / Hillingdon (TBC) Town London Salary £80,025 - £91,336 Per annum incl. HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 16/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 29/04/2025 Job overviewAre you an experienced clinician looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to join a service at a time of exciting change? We are looking for applications from highly motivated and enthusiasticConsultant Psychotherapistswho are committed to delivering patient-focused care and treatment. We are looking for applicants who either have experience in a leadership role with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Servicesor have a good foundation of transferable skills and an interest to develop in this area. We especially welcome applications from candidates with the valuable experience of the diverse social and cultural communities the Trust serves as we are seeking to ensure our psychology staffing has greater diversity and better represents local communities. The successful candidate will be supported to develop their career and flourish as a valued member of the therapies staff group, working closely with the Head of Therapies for CAMHS. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. Main duties of the jobTheConsultant Lead for Psychotherapyrole is a newly created post focusing on the development of the existing Psychotherapy offer across CNWL Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and we are looking for well rounded and experienced practitioners to join our organisation. We are looking for a motivated and committed Psychotherapistwho is passionate to lead the development of therapy pathways within a highly specialised service to children, young people and their parents/carers/families across 5 London boroughs, comprising service users from diverse backgrounds. The successful postholder will supervise and work closely with Therapy Leads in each of these areas and be responsible for the good clinical governance, quality and appropriateness of the work of psychotherapists in CAMHS including supervision and training. Contributing expert knowledge and consulting on complex cases, theLead Psychotherapist for CAMHSwill also directly contribute to the development of their colleagues. There will be opportunities to lead on trust wide projects and work across a range of specialities and to drive forward and manage relevant service evaluation, time-limited projects and audits as directed by the Head of Therapies. The postholder will need to be a registered Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist with the ACP. Working for our organisationOur Trust is an exciting place to work with a wealth of CPD opportunities available for all our staff. Here at CNWL we encourage our psychological professions staff to pursue leadership opportunities in senior roles and we try to facilitate the development of our psychological professions staff across all areas. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesResponsibilities for team or service clinical functioning • To work with Consultant Leads and Team Managers of CAMHS services and with leads in other relevant service areas of CNWL and with external agencies to plan and deliver services that are integrated around the needs of service users. • To take a lead in ensuring CAMHS deliver accessible and acceptable services to diverse local communities. • To be proactive in challenging discrimination and support the development of culturally competent services. • Support fidelity to child & adolescent psychotherapy model through supporting managers and CAPT Leads across CNWL CAMHS boroughs to implement effective recruitment. • Be involved in the recruitment of all Lead Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists in all boroughs across CNWL CAMHS, in short listing and interviewing, advising on JDs & PS and adverts, liaising and organizing ACP representatives to join interview panels as needed (all 8B and above). • When Leads are in post, support them in recruitment, advising on process for ACP Bulletin advertising for all Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy posts in CNWL CAMHS boroughs, and support issues of recruitment and retention as needed. • Provide leadership to support staff engagement with CNWL CAMHS Service line management/objectives. • Contribute to quality improvement and encourage CAPT Leads to contribute to QI projects across CNWL CAMHS. • Provide governance of CAPT training placements by ensure that arrangements for the provision of HEE funded 4-year clinical training placements of Band 6 Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists in doctoral training are in place and available to all boroughs across CNWL CAMHS, including close liaison with the relevant training schools and oversight of all boroughs to maintain fair equity between training schools in terms of CNWL placements offered. Person specificationQualificationsMasters level preclinical training at an Association of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists recognised training school. Post – Postgraduate training (doctoral equivalent) in clinical Child and Adolescent psychotherapy at a training school accredited by the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy or Association of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists Statement of Equivalence. Completion of further post-qualification specialist training. Training in supervision of other Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists. ExperienceSubstantial experience of working as a qualified clinical Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist. Experience of professional management of qualified clinical Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists. Experience of multi professional service development. Experience of specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of children and adolescents and their parents as a full member of a multidisciplinary team located in community, primary care, outpatient or inpatient setting. Experience of working with a wide variety of children and adolescents and their parents across the whole age range and with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity and complexity. Experience of working in a multi disciplinary/ multi agency team. Experience of teaching, training and clinical supervision of other Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists. Experience of the application of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy in different cultural contexts. Experience of hospital work. Experience of perinatal mental health work. Record of publications in either peer reviewed, academic or professional journals/books. KnowledgeHigh level of knowledge, expertise, competence and skills in current models and methods of practice of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and other modalities. High level knowledge of the theory and practice of short term and long term psychotherapy and its application to a specialist area. Extensive Knowledge of legislation in relation to children and adolescents including Child and Adolescent protection procedures and policies. Knowledge of NHS, Social Care and Education Structures, National policies and frameworks. Well developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Leadership and management skills. Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups. Knowledge of research methodology and outcome research design and ability to critically interpret research findings. CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run. Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries. We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page. Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others. CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible. Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou 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. Name Dr Jai Shree Adhyaru Job title Head of Therapies for CAMHS Email address jai.adhyaru@ Telephone number 07816902329 If you have problems applying, contactAddress Argo House 180 Kilburn Park Road London NW6 5FA Telephone 02076852922#J-18808-Ljbffr