Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist | East London NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	06 June 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	06 July 2025
Location:	Luton, LU1 2PJ
Company:	East London NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7245772/363-SSLB7245772

Summary

We are looking for a dynamic and creative Child Psychotherapist with substantial evidence of competence and experience working with infants and young children and their parents/carers and families, to offer a range of evidence based interventions to the ELFT CAMH early years’ service offer as part of the multi-agency Flying Start and Family Hub initiative.



Child psychotherapy is well-recognised in 0-5 team and in the wider CAMHS service. The post-holder will become a member of the South Beds CAPTS discipline group which includes Senior Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists providing service supervision and clinical supervision; Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Trainees; and Assistant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (ACAPT).

This is a community-based post and will work within LutonPrimary Care Access Service(PCAS).The post holder will be in a unique position to be part of this exciting new development within our innovative and forward-thinking CAMHS and Luton multi-agency Family Hub initiative, led by Public Health, with ELFT CAMHS as a core partner.

The post holder will work within the comprehensive stepped care model of CAMH Service delivered by ELFT CAMHS in the locality.CAMH CAS provides a resilience and community based early intervention with the 0-5s team and multi-agency colleagues within universal, targeted and specialist services.



This post is designed specifically to support the development of the Luton CAMHS 0-5 Team community pathway, contributing to the day-to-day operational management of the CAMHS 0-5 Team service, offering flexible, evidence-based episodes of care, assessments and treatments, including group-work, work discussion groups, reflective practice groups, specialist mental health consultation, advice and training.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

For detailed job description please refer to attached JD and Person Specification.

For further details, please contact: Dr Jessica Ransomej.ransome1@nhs.net(Clinical Psychologist and Operational Lead); Vicky Taylorvicky.taylor9@nhs.net(Clinical Team Lead – CAS CAMHS); Eugenia Baibazarovaeugenia.baibazarova@nhs.net(Principal Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist) or Miguel Massa, Lead Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist/Clinical Team Leadmiguel.massa1@nhs.net)

Alternatively, you can contact CAMHS Reception on01525 638614


This advert closes on Sunday 22 Jun 2025