Drama Psychotherapist inCastleford inCastleford PUBLISHED
THU 16 JAN 2025
The successful applicant will work autonomously within professional guidelines while collaborating with a diverse team to deliver high-quality, evidence-based psychotherapy services. Responsibilities include conducting comprehensive assessments, developing treatment plans, providing consultations and training to other professionals, and adhering to safeguarding guidelines. The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical judgment and a commitment to continuing professional development, all while fostering open communication about client care within the multidisciplinary team.
37.5 Hours Per Week
Hello, my name is Karl Senior, and I am the manager of Wakefield CAMHS Specialised Therapies Team. We are looking for an appropriately experienced Band 7 Drama psychotherapist to join our well established and supportive specialist therapy team. This is a new role within the service and the new post holder will be involved in shaping and developing this new provision to meet the needs of the young people accessing the service and to enhance our existing psychotherapy offer. Our therapy team prides itself on providing the highest standard of assessment, treatment, client centred and holistic care, working in a safe and supportive environment within a range of community settings.
The organisation has well established professional leadership structure led by a Chief AHP with, access to strong professional networks and a wide range of profession specific training and career progression opportunities available.
Informal visits and enquires are strongly encouraged by contacting Karl Senior, Team Manager on .
At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
We are looking for a skilled Band 7 drama psychotherapist to provide specialist psychotherapy assessment and creative psychotherapy interventions for children currently in receipt of Wakefield community CAMHS.
The service operates Mon-Fri 9-5. The service provides therapy across Wakefield and the 5 towns. We are a supportive therapy team and work closely with the wider MDT. We provide evidence based, trauma informed interventions and use professional models to inform our practice and ensure the delivery of high-quality care with access to specialist resources and training.
You will have access to robust individual and group supervision to support you with your clinical and professional practice and development. You will have opportunity to work with other professionals and providers to meet the needs of our service users. Professional networking is actively encouraged, and we have well established links with our local partners.
We actively welcome any prospective applicants to make contact to discuss the role further.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.
About us
The post holder will provide specialist psychotherapy skills within a multidisciplinary team. The post holder will provide a high quality clinical service to the users of the service.
They will provide highly specialist assessment and intervention while working collaboratively with non-psychology and psychotherapy professionals from other agencies and carers. They will be clinically responsible to a senior clinical psychologist or psychotherapist. Clinical oversight of all work will be held by the clinical lead in the service.
The job plan will be delivered in the services the post is based.
The post holder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team while observing Trust and National policies and procedures.
The post holder will utilise research skills in audit, service development and research relevant to the post.
To offer consultation, supervision and training when required by other agencies involved in the psychological, emotional and behavioural well-being of people referred to the service
To provide consultation, assessment and intervention in the service.
To work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary context.
To provide assessment and treatment options for people experiencing moderate, severe and complex mental health problems.
To exercise expert clinical judgement based on the highest standards of evidence based practise.
To continually seek to expand and consolidate clinical skills using training, experience, and supervision.
To provide specialist risk assessment of and intervention to people who present to the service.
To follow appropriate Adult and Child Protection guidelines in all Clinical work, including close liaison with all agencies.
To liaise and consult with the wider professional network in the care of the client.
To work jointly with other team members in delivering the most appropriate clinical service to people and their families.
To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients.
To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to effectively evaluate progress.
To receive regular professional supervision from a senior Clinical Psychologist or psychotherapist and where appropriate, other senior clinicians.
Fpr further job information, please see job descirption and person specififcation attached.
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