Senior Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist
| Posting date: | 26 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 March 2026 |
| Location: | Halesowen, B63 2UR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9285-26-0119 |
Summary
Caseload management of referrals made for therapeutic intervention. Provision of specialised psychotherapeutic assessments. To ensure the provision of a highly specialised Children and Young People in CAMHS is being delivered. This includes minimisation of risk of harm across the team, maintaining an overview of the standards of care being delivered and instigating remedial action if necessary and in accordance with current legislation and Trust policy and procedure. Provision of expert consultation and supervision for internal staff and external agencies. Support for Child Psychotherapy Trainees as appropriate. This will entail liaising with the Training School in collaboration with the Consultant Child Psychotherapist. To be responsible for service user engagement and development from their feedback and input. To work as part of CAMHS, contributing to all its processes, including PDCs, Initial Assessments and goal setting/outcomes/evaluation. To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and review of care within agreed parameters, and have a working knowledge of local and national policies and legislation, which govern current CAMHS service provision. Act as care co-ordinator, ensuring the provision of a care package appropriate to the needs of the Children and Young People. To develop complex formulations, both in individual practice and when consulted by others, for the psychotherapeutic treatment and/or management of a child/young person in care with highly complex emotional problems. To be responsible for implementing a range of highly specialist psychotherapeutic interventions for individuals. To be accountable for own professional actions and interpretation of Trust and Professional policies and guidelines. To review risk and risk management plans, as part of ongoing assessment for children within CAMHS ensuring that the risk is documented and minimized and appropriately dealt with, in provision of care, and in consideration of those affected by risk, both in and out of hours. To continually assess and communicate observations to other professionals and agencies as appropriate and report any circumstances which could place clients in jeopardy/risk or which mitigate against safe standards of practice. To participate in the development of CAMHS Service, setting quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.