Opportunity to work in a supportive and friendly multi-disciplinary team.
Involvement in an exciting new project to develop innovative support streams for young people.
Fast-paced environment with a commitment to assessing families within two weeks of referral.
Leadership role that includes supervision of junior clinicians and students, promoting professional development.
Participation in the transformation of mental health care, backed by a Trust rated as 'good' by the Care Quality Commission.
Access to modern facilities and ongoing developments aimed at improving mental health services.
The role of Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in Mitcham with South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust involves working within the Merton CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) team, which provides mental health assessments and brief consultations for children and adolescents. The position focuses on developing new support initiatives, including self-referrals for 16 and 17-year-olds and enhanced school consultations. The psychologist will provide leadership and supervision to junior clinicians and assist in triaging and assessments. Strong communication and assessment skills are essential. The successful candidate will enjoy professional development opportunities within a supportive, inclusive environment that emphasises excellent mental health care. The role is based at Birches House, with convenient access to local amenities and transport. Interested candidates can contact Henrietta Dewsnap for more information.
The Merton CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) is a friendly, supportive team is based at Birches House, Mitcham. The team is multi-disciplinary and provides mental health screening assessments and brief family consultation interventions to children and adolescents experiencing a range of mental health, neurodevelopmental and emotional health difficulties. We aim to assess families within two weeks of receiving a referral.
The role is part of an exciting project to develop new support streams within Merton SPA. These include self-referrals for 16 and 17 years old, short-term treatment sessions and enhanced consultation to schools through our regular consultation slots. We have recently received additional funding for this role. The role will involve supporting the 8b in providing leadership to Merton SPA. This includes providing supervision to band 7 qualified clinicians, assistant psychologists and students, and taking a lead role in implementing these new support streams. The successful candidate will also take a lead in the day-to-day running of Merton SPA including supporting with case discussions for more junior colleagues. The role will also involve triaging and assessments within Merton SPA.
Supervision will be provided by senior 8a and 8b SPA Lead already in post.
We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist with strong communication and assessment skills who can work well under pressure. If you are looking for an interesting role that would support professional development this could be the job for you.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Mitcham (Merton)
Based at Birches House overlooking the cricket green in Mitcham. The Merton CAMHS team base is convenient for local amenities and transport links.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Henrietta Dewsnap Job title: Service Manager Merton CAMHS Email address: Telephone number:
The role is part of an exciting project to develop new support streams within Merton SPA. These include self-referrals for 16 and 17 years old, short-term treatment sessions and enhanced consultation to schools through our regular consultation slots. We have recently received additional funding for this role. The role will involve supporting the 8b in providing leadership to Merton SPA. This includes providing supervision to band 7 qualified clinicians, assistant psychologists and students, and taking a lead role in implementing these new support streams. The successful candidate will also take a lead in the day-to-day running of Merton SPA including supporting with case discussions for more junior colleagues. The role will also involve triaging and assessments within Merton SPA.
Supervision will be provided by senior 8a and 8b SPA Lead already in post.
We are looking for a Clinical Psychologist / Counselling Psychologist with strong communication and assessment skills who can work well under pressure. If you are looking for an interesting role that would support professional development this could be the job for you.
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Mitcham (Merton)
Based at Birches House overlooking the cricket green in Mitcham. The Merton CAMHS team base is convenient for local amenities and transport links.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Henrietta Dewsnap Job title: Service Manager Merton CAMHS Email address: Telephone number:
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