Senior Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist

Senior Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist

Closing date: 05 January 2026

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

To offer a psychoanalytic perspective to the work of the 0‑25 community team, providing specialist psychotherapy assessment, treatment and formulation for children, adolescents and young adults with severe, complex and persistent mental health problems, carers and families. Working autonomously in line with professional guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.

To support and promote the development of services aligned to the cultural values of the service and the organisation and to behave consistently with these values. Supporting the delivery of services which are culturally sensitive, equitable, and accessible.

To provide expertise as an independent practitioner in at least one highly specialised clinical field involving complex clinical judgement.

Please see attached Job Description for further information.

1. CLINICAL

Ensure CYPYAF receive high quality psychotherapeutic assessment, consultation and intervention, based on clinical knowledge and expertise.

Ensure CYPYAF receive well delivered Choice and Core Partnership interventions utilising applied psychotherapeutic methods and a range of extended core skills appropriate to the…

Deliver interventions that are effective, coordinated, collaborative, and delivered in accordance with the Trust values.

Receive regular clinical supervision in accordance with good practice guidelines.

Provision of expert high quality clinical assessment, and written or verbal formulation, contributing to a coherent care plan.

Provision of psychotherapeutic interventions using appropriate therapeutic models, as part of an agreed care plan (either as the key intervention or as part of a multidisciplinary package of care) to children and young people and young adults with complex and multiple problems.

Provision of effective and proactive case management, including ongoing monitoring of the effectiveness of treatment, and including the safe management of clinical risk including suicidality, and safeguarding issues, in accordance with Trust policies and sound clinical judgement.

Provide high quality consultation and advice, to the MDT and to a range of professionals working in targeted and universal settings, as directed.

To provide consultancy/advisory services in respect of psychotherapy treatments to other staff within the service and to other agencies.

Maintain appropriate case notes, care plans and correspondence in line with service and Trust policies and procedures. Maintain an accurate up-to-date diary of activities in Outlook, and enter all appropriate data on to the Electronic Patient Record in a timely manner.

To provide specialist assessment reports as required.

To carry out joint work as required with colleagues of the clinical team, contributing to other forms of treatment such as family therapy and group work.

2. RESEARCH, AUDIT & GOVERNANCE

To support and undertake audit as appropriate within the service.

To support and undertake research as appropriate and in line with research governance frameworks.

To utilise theory, literature and research to support evidence based practice in…