Child Psychotherapist - High Wycombe

We are recruiting for an experienced and enthusiastic ACP registered child and adolescent psychotherapist to take on a senior role with our Getting More Help CAMHS service. Following the Thrive model, the Getting More Help Team is focused on working with those with complex needs, requiring a multi-disciplinary approach and extensive treatment.
As a senior member of the team, you will make a significant contribution to clinical thinking in the team and to wider team culture. As well as regular team meetings, the service also holds monthly reflective practice, in-depth case discussion meetings, professional development meetings and regular team development days. As part of the role, we anticipate recruiting a trainee for the team for whom the post holder would act as service supervisor.
As well as focusing on a protected child psychotherapy caseload, you will have the opportunity to develop and lead an EMDR pathway in the service, and the scope to develop integration of the two in this post. EMDR training will be offered to the successful applicant.
This is a time of growth for child psychotherapy in Buckinghamshire; you will be part of group of senior child psychotherapists in the county who meet regularly., You will receive regular supervision from the consultant child psychotherapist, as well as management supervision within an environment that values the mutual support and skills of team members. In addition, you will be part of the large team of child psychotherapists across Oxford Health Trust who meet regularly to share our work and consider new learning. The Trust values staff well-being and provides regular training opportunities.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that offers a whole systems approach to the short and long term management of mental illness. Service aims include:
Reducing children and young people's vulnerability to mental health crisis.
Maximising children and young people's resilience.
Enabling children and young people with high levels of mental health need to be supported in their own homes or placements.
Offering choice to children, young people and their families and carers.
Avoiding inpatient admissions.
Reducing inpatient days.
Offering advice, support and supervision to systems supporting young people, such as addiction, adoption, Children's Care and youth offending services.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, personable, and resourceful individual who is committed to supporting developing services as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, and a keenness to be part of a busy and vibrant pathway., You will be supported by the generosity of excellent team knowledge and experience on both a formal and informal basis. Clinical and managerial supervision are augmented with profession specific supervision as required with systemic and psychodynamic opportunities. We also benefit from regular team safeguarding supervision.
Our service is investing heavily in training, preceptorships to develop staff skills and career opportunities. So not only will you have your mandatory training, but there will also be opportunities of CPD training as it becomes available We have a thorough induction process, and you will be paired with other new starters as you begin to find your feet in your role.
To provide a high quality specialist service to clients with complex mental health problems including severe, enduring and multiple disorders, and challenging behaviour.
To offer advice, consultancy and supervision, and support the work of colleagues providing care and treatment, according to expertise. To provide training to a range of qualified and unqualified staff across mental health areas, as agreed.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures. To utilise research skills for audit, and contribute to research and training within the areas served by the teams and service. To be involved in service developments, as appropriate.
Contribute to the development of processes and systems within the service to accommodate emergency and crisis situations, using flexible approaches that adapt to individual needs.
The post holder may hold a Clinical Care Coordinator responsibility for an agreed case load of patients, including risk management.
Responsible for implementing and co-coordinating a range of evidence based interventions for young people and their families/carers, which will support the young person's recovery.
To work closely with developing networks with a range of agencies including the Children, Young People and Families Directorate, police, Addiction Services, Adoption Services, YOS and voluntary sector providers as well as other pathways including Learning Disability Services, and other specialist services within Oxford Health Foundation Trust.
Contribute to multi agency care packages, assessing high risk young people and families who are traditionally difficult to access and manage.
Demonstrates clear, effective, up to date and accurate record keeping.
Actively engages in reflection on own practice as an ongoing process and through regular clinical supervision.
To participate in meetings relevant to service provision.
To liaise regularly with the Operational Lead, clinical lead and Deputies concerning service provision.
To develop and provide a quality needs led service as part of the multi-disciplinary team in order to meet the needs of looked after children and other young people with a similar range of complex engagement needs.
Support partnership agencies to develop skills and interventions to increase their understanding of young people's mental health.
To support, supervise, appraise and co-ordinate the development of junior staff, including staff from other disciplines and where appropriate mentoring of students.
To work in accordance with professional body requirements.
To participate in regular supervision and the locally agreed appraisal process.
To keep up to date in clinical knowledge and skills. To attend training events and courses relevant to professional and service development, and to maintain a continuing professional development profile.
To undertake any other duties compatible with the post as may be required.
+ All new starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process, aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale
+ Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
+ Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
+ Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
+ We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
+ We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values - safe, caring and excellent.
+ Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
+ Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

Band 8a
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset., Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible .
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
+ Excellent opportunities for career progression
+ Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
+ 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
+ NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
+ Competitive pension scheme
+ Lease car scheme
+ Cycle to work scheme
+ Employee Assistance Programme
+ Mental Health First Aiders
+ Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
+ Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team