Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Senior Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
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Job summary
Preceptee opportunity
We are delighted to be recruiting a 30 hours per week Senior Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist to join our developing Parent and Infant Mental Health offer within Children & Family Health Devon (CFHD).
This role is focused on working with infants aged 0 to 2 years and their caregivers, supporting early relationships, emotional regulation, and development. We welcome applications from those seeking part-time hours and are open to flexible working arrangements.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth of a specialist Parent and Infant Mental Health service at a key stage of development, within a compassionate, collaborative, and forward-thinking organisation. The post can be based in any of our localities: Exeter, Barnstaple, or Totnes.
The Parent and Infant Mental Health Team sits within the Mood, Emotions, and Relationships (MERs) Pathway, while remaining a distinct specialist service focused on early relational health.
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You will join a growing network of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (CAPTs) across CFHD, with clinical leadership from a Principal CAPT and a strong culture of reflective practice, shared learning, supervision, and CPD.
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A preceptorship opportunity for early career CAPTs to develop into a Band 8a role
- A friendly, well-established CAPT network, with strong links to national professional bodies and local training placements
- The opportunity to shape and influence a developing Parent and Infant Mental Health model of care
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist psychotherapy to infants (0-2 years) and their caregivers, including complex assessments and interventions that promote secure early relationships
- Offer formulation, consultation, and reflective spaces to colleagues across the multidisciplinary team, supporting psychologically informed care planning
- Hold a caseload tailored to the unique needs of infants and families, working flexibly across services and systems
- Contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives within early years mental health
- Work collaboratively with partner agencies and confidently assess and respond to clinical and safeguarding risks
- Champion inclusive practice, coproduction, and the voice of families, ensuring care is accessible, meaningful, and responsive
- Engage in regular supervision, CPD, and reflective practice, contributing to your own development and that of the wider CAPT profession within CFHD
- Provide clinical supervision to trainee psychotherapists, Band 7 colleagues, and, where appropriate, colleagues from other disciplines
- Use your clinical leadership, audit, and research skills to take a lead in areas of service development and quality improvement
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