Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist

The service provides specialist mental health assessment and intervention for children and young people with complex and enduring mental health problems including those with neurodevelopmental and learning difficulties.
The post holder will provide long and short term child psychotherapy to children, young people and their families/carers. They will be an active member of the multidisciplinary team including offering assessment, consultation, treatment and working closely with multi agency partners.
The service is based between Benton House, Sandyford Road, Newcastle and Bensham Hospital, Gateshead
The service operates from 8.00am to 8.00pm Monday to Friday and some work on Saturdays as necessary., To provide efficient, effective , comprehensive and highly specialist child and adolescent psychoanalytical psychotherapy assessment and treatment for children/ young people with severe, highly complex and persistent mental health problems, their carers/ parents and families.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychoanalytical treatment and/or management of a client's mental health problems. This may include brief, short and longer term psychotherapy.
To be able to make reasonable adaptations to assessment and intervention processes to accommodate service users with learning disabilities.
To monitor clinical progress through regular reviews of psychotherapy treatment. Where appropriate to co-ordinate and organise network meetings with professionals from other agencies and attend multi agency meetings.
To provide highly specialist consultation for the multi-disciplinary team and to professionals of related and partner agencies (health, education, social care, 3rd sector, and youth criminal justice system).

We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW)., We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
We are keen to support the development of our workforce.
Each area in the region from North Cumbria and Hexham in the west, to Berwick in the North and Sunderland and South Tyneside in the south brings its own history and has its own lively culture in the arts, music, sport, coastal life and good food; as well being well known for its Universities; roots in engineering, ship building, mining, farming and the fishing industry, and having a prestigious portfolio in relation to fashion, finance, science and medicine.
Newcastle/ Gateshead is well connected by road- by the A1 and A 69; by rail; and flights at Newcastle International Airport.

We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, 'I've seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.' We're on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we've got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there's lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
+ Cultural diversity staff network
+ Disabled staff network
+ LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
+ Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
+ Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
+ Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We're always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?