Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists Full Time NEW

* To apply for this role, please e-mail recruitment@opendooronline.org to request an application form *

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We are excited to be recruiting a number of full or part-time Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists (ACP accredited) for our dynamic voluntary sector adolescent service where the core profession is psychoanalytic child psychotherapy.

Open Door’s mission is to make psychotherapy as accessible as possible to all young people in Haringey who need it.

Closing date: Sunday 10th May 2026 @ 23:59

Interview date: Monday 18th May 2026

We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of all kinds, including applicants from the global majority & those who are neurodivergent.

PLEASE NOTE THIS ROLE IS SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DISCLOSURE & BARRING SERVICE CHECK AND REQUIRES THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK.

We are seeking energetic & flexible clinicians to undertake a range of clinical work with 12-24 year olds, parents & carers. This includes brief, medium & long-term psychotherapy with adolescents & young adults. Parent work may include training in & delivering Open Door’s parent work model.

Applicants must have experience of working with adolescents, parents & carers in a multi-disciplinary CAMHS team and must be accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapists. We will consider those approaching the end of training with relevant experience.

A full job description will be provided on request.

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• To have successfully completed, or approaching the end of, a post graduate training in Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapists.
• To maintain eligibility for registration as a full member of the ACP.

Desirable

• Training in other therapeutic modalities.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

·    Experience working as a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist in a multi-disciplinary child and adolescent mental health service (including in a training post), with substantial experience with relevant client age group.

·      Experience in the process of assessment of risk and clinical need.

·      Experience of time limited and longer-term clinical work.

·      Experience of working with parents and carers.

·      Knowledge of other therapeutic modalities.

Desirable

·      Experience of working with neurodivergent service users

·  Experience of liaison with other therapeutic modalities towards improving interdisciplinary understanding and networking – to improve patient options for treatment.

·      Knowledge of areas of service administration.

·      Knowledge of methodology associated with use of outcome measures, service user evaluations.

·      Interest and/or experience in service development.

·    Knowledge of/ Interest in understanding barriers faced, and improving access for young people, to psychotherapy and mental health services

·      Experience of / interest in coproduction

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

Essential

·   Ability to make complex autonomous judgements based on theoretical, technical and clinical knowledge and experience.

·   Ability to communicate effectively in highly emotive situations: – overcoming barriers to understanding and analysing complex and conflicting opinion/emotions.

·    Capacity to approach clinical work with flexibility and creativity.

·   Ability to organise and schedule a range of complex multi-professional activities such as: consultations with clinical teams, clinical seminar groups, educational and training courses, group supervision sessions.

·    Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

·  Experience in the autonomous management of personal work patterns and caseload. This includes experience in scheduling and maintaining a pattern of complex clinical and non-clinical work.

·   Good literary and report writing skills

·   Time management skills

·   Administrative skills

·   Good liaison skills

·   Excellent general communication skills

·   An awareness of the limitations and parameters of the treatment potential of psychotherapy

Desirable

·        Practical computer skills

·        Research skills

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Essential

·     Self-motivated

·     Ability to work as part of a team

·     Good interpersonal skills

·     Adaptability

·     Reliable

·     Curiosity

·     Trustworthy

·     Mental effort: capacity for frequent, intense mental concentration.

·     Emotional effort: capacity to frequently work with highly emotional circumstances and levels of distress.

·     Working conditions: capacity to work in a mental health setting with occasional exposure to unpleasant working conditions such as verbal aggression

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Essential

·     Awareness of the appropriate ethical, professional and legal responsibilities of their profession

·   Ability to work as an autonomous clinical specialist, whilst also maintaining close links with other clinicians and colleagues.

·     Evidence of continuing professional development.

·     Willingness to work from a number of locations and using different platforms (eg: phone, video, text)

·     Commitment to inclusion

·     Commitment to safeguarding