Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist inMarlborough inMarlborough PUBLISHED FRI 20 DEC 2024

When you give your retirement speech, you will reflect back to the moment you read this job advert and thought………..’Crikey! I want to wear those shoes.’ Your outgoing colleague drives from Wales to work with us, so we must be doing something right; their shoes are warm, and we hope they might fit you.

Marlborough CAMHS is a service you can feel good about. Everything is laid out in orderly fashion by our fantastic admin team. We provide everything you need, and it is all great quality. Staff are friendly, polite and nothing is too much trouble. We have regular meetings, updates and training. Head office tell us the performance figures are very good and we go the extra mile to provide an excellent service you can be proud of.

Amongst the usual company perks are the sauna, gym, tennis court, horse riding on Fridays and a hot tub outside the office……….oops sorry…………those are the aspirations of our wellbeing champions. Yes, we think big here! In the absence of the tennis court, we can offer robust formal and informal clinical support and a hug and cup of tea for the times you need it. We’re working on the hot tub but in the meantime, we can promise you a warm welcome and a healthy sustainable working environment.

Our team ethos is uniquely elegant: come to work, be happy, be yourself, do your job, be kind, eat lunch, eat cake and go home on time.

You will be part of an experienced and reflective multi-disciplinary team offering generic and specialist assessments and treatment as well as providing complex case consultations. As well as individual child psychotherapy, we also offer parent child relationship focused interventions, parent infant psychotherapy and STPP.

Psychotherapy is valued within Oxford Health and in Banes, Swindon and Wiltshire we have 9 child psychotherapists and 5 trainees across the 5 CAMHS teams and we meet annually with our counterparts in Oxford and Buckinghamshire, so you would be joining a strong network of child psychotherapists who meet regularly to think about our work.

You will receive regular clinical and management supervision within an environment that values the mutual support and skills of team members. Oxford Health has a strong training culture and we have a trainee in each of our CAMHS teams, the successful applicant would take responsibility for her service supervision. If this is your first time as a service supervisor, we are happy to support you to step into this role and will provide supervision and access to training if needed

Oxford Health delivers the Thrive model to children and young people aged 0-18 years who present with a wide range of mental health difficulties. Oxford Health are a progressive trust who are often at the forefront of new service developments across the South West.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles.

Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.

As a Trust we provide 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
• Individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount
• Pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nel Bartlett Job title: Clinical team manager Email address: Telephone number:

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.

Alternative telephone number:

Susannah Marks

Clinical Lead for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy – Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon Wiltshire, Oxford and Buckinghamshire

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