Bank Child Psychotherapist - Surrey

NHS; Epsom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a Child Psychotherapist who is passionate about early intervention and parent/carer-infant relationships.

The role will involve delivery and development of a high-quality parent-infant mental health service including direct work with families and working with other professionals offering consultation, supervision, and training within our Parent-Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS).

With supervision and additional training, the successful candidate will manage their own caseload providing assessment, formulation and parent-infant interventions.

The successful candidate will be passionate about working in this field and have knowledge and experience of working with infants and their parents/carers.

An understanding of working within CAMHS, Adult Mental Health Services and of assessing risk within the perinatal period is required.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure interventions are planned in an integrated and coordinated manner, especially when reliant on external agencies identified through supervision or complex case discussions.
• Provide specialist psychological advice, guidance, and consultation to support the formulation, management, and treatment of service users.
• Communicate assessment, formulation, and treatment plans with skill and sensitivity.
• Develop care packages post-consultation, ensuring active involvement of parents and infants, with a focus on assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Conduct specialist psychotherapeutic assessments for referred families and collaborate to determine the most suitable treatment.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of training programs for professionals in parent-infant mental health services.
• Lead audit and research initiatives within the team, implementing findings and driving service development.
• Deputise for the Team Manager/Clinical Lead in their absence.
• Provide clinical supervision internally and externally, and support the training of trainee Child Psychotherapists/Clinical Psychologists.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit our website.

Job responsibilities

As a Bank Child Psychotherapist we value you and your wellbeing, offering a range of benefits to help you feel supported and appreciated:

• Flexible Shift Booking: Self-book bank shifts and request time off up to six weeks in advance for a better work-life balance.
• Wagestream Access: Track and access earned wages anytime, avoiding high-interest loans or overdrafts.
• Professional Growth: Gain experience across various services, access free training, and join our Strive for Better professional network.
• 24/7 Well-being Support: Free counselling, legal advice, financial guidance, and career coaching.
• Innovative Culture: Share ideas, apply for national funding, and contribute to service improvements.
• Recognition & Engagement: Nominate colleagues for awards and participate in executive Q&A sessions.
• Commitment to Excellence: Be part of a team with "Good" or "Outstanding" CQC-rated services.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential:

• Masters level preclinical training at an Association of Child Psychotherapists-recognised school.
• Postgraduate doctoral training in clinical child psychotherapy at an accredited training school, or Statement of Equivalence from the Association of Child Psychotherapists, or Doctoral-level Clinical Psychology accredited by BPS/HCPC.
• Experience in specialist psychotherapeutic assessment and treatment of families as part of a multidisciplinary team in community, primary care, outpatient, or inpatient settings.

Desirable:

• Pre-qualification training in health, social care, or education settings.
• Experience working with families ante/perinatally.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.