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Principal Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 02 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £67,950 - £78,028 pa inclusive of 15% HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 01 June 2025 |
| Location: | Bath Road Hounslow, TW3 3EL |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7186747/222-LS-CAMHS-621 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate Principal Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist (Band 8b, 0.6 WTE) to join the West London Hounslow CAMHS Adolescent Team. The successful applicant will lead on the delivery of specialist Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy provision to children, young people, and their families with moderate to severe emotional, relational difficulties and mental health presentations at Hounslow CAMHS.
This brand new senior child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapy role reflects West London CAMHS’ commitment to delivering psychoanalytical psychotherapy treatment as one of the key evidence-based treatments for children, young people and their families.
The successful applicant will be joining the existing team of fourteen Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (ACP) and five trainees working across West London CAMHS.
As the Principal Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, you will provide highly specialist psychoanalytic assessments and treatment to children and young people (age 14-18) presenting with severe and complex mental health difficulties alongside more generic clinical work. You will be a professional lead for the Hounslow CAMHS and will provide high-quality clinical supervision and leadership for the psychotherapy discipline in the borough. Furthermore, you will be a vital member of our MDT and will offer clinical leadership skills, collaborating with a range of partner mental health professionals.
You will receive regular supervision and line management from the Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Head of Child Psychotherapy for CAMHS. There is a strong network and regular meetings of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists across the three boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith and Fulham), of which you would be a part. There are excellent opportunities for professional development and support towards further specialist training (eg, VIG, MBT, NVR, Reflective Practice).
This post is an ideal opportunity for an experienced 8b Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, or an 8a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist with strong leadership skills looking to move into a more senior role.
The post holder will need to be available to work on Thursdays.
West London CAMHS teams (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham CAMHS) are multidisciplinary teams and include family therapy, nursing, clinical psychology, child psychotherapy, psychiatry, art therapy, social work, and allied health professionals. There are also three tri-borough teams for young people with eating disorders, those who are experiencing a crisis and Under 5s team. A range of therapeutic approaches and individual and group therapies are offered within teams, including CBT, systemic family interventions, child and adolescent psychotherapy, NVR, Art Therapy and EMDR. Child and adolescent psychotherapy is highly valued and well established within all three CAMHS clinics.
You would be joining a friendly, welcoming and well established child and adolescent psychotherapy team in West London who are committed to service improvement, staff well-being, and who value diversity in our workforce. We have good links with the training courses and offer placements to trainees within our service.
We welcome enquiries about the post to Ivana Ruzic, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Head of Child Psychotherapy in West London CAMHS. Email: Ivana.Ruzic@nhs.net Tel: 0208 483 1979 ; Mob: 07958 387 376
The needs of young children and families will be at the centre of thinking about the service, and you will work together with service users and colleagues to ensure that the service best meets the needs of its population. West London is a culturally diverse borough, and you will be involved in ensuring that the service is accessible and effective.
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information.
This advert closes on Monday 26 May 2025