Specialist Clinical Psychologist in London inLondon PUBLISHED TUE 15 APR 2025 Jump to job information section

The Ealing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for Learning Disabilities (CAMHS LD) team is a small, expanding, well respected, supportive, hard-working team based at Carmelita House (London W5 2PJ). CAMHS-LD provides assessment and intervention for children and young people with learning disabilities and their families where there are concerns about mental health difficulties and/or behaviours that challenge. We have excellent links with our colleagues in Education, Health and Social Care and we work collaboratively and jointly for many of the clients under our care. The team believe strongly in the importance of accessible, equitable, high quality care for children and young people with learning disabilities.

Carmelita House is in a convenient central Ealing location, very close to many transport options, shops and green spaces.

The CAMHS-LD team considers ongoing CPD to be very important and we have an active CPD programme; we will support the post holder/s to access CPD/training relevant to this post. Furthermore, West London CAMHS has developed new ways of working; our staff provide a combination of face-to-face clinical contact as well as clinical contact via virtual platforms, resulting in a combination of onsite and remote working.

We welcome all enquires and are happy to answer any questions you may have; you are welcome to apply for full or part time hours. 3rd year Trainee Clinical Psychologists who are yet to qualify are very welcome to apply.

The Specialist Clinical Psychologist will join the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service for Learning Disabilities (CAMHS-LD) Team that provides assessment and intervention for children and young people with disabilities and their families where there are concerns about emotional, behavioural and psychological difficulties, including challenging behaviours, mental health difficulties and social/family difficulties.

The Clinical Psychologist will hold a clinical case load of young people with a Learning Disability up to the age of 18, with a range of mental health and behavioural difficulties in the Ealing CAMHS-LD team and could also offer clinical work in the Ealing ITSBS which aims to enable children with Learning Disability and challenging behaviour to remain in the community, preventing family placement breakdown and a move to residential care.

The Specialist Clinical Psychologist will provide specialist CAMHS assessments and interventions for children, young people and their families with significant and complex problems. The successful applicant could also offer supervision to more junior staff, will receive regular professional and management supervision, and will support with team and service development as appropriate

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Naima Lounes Job title: Clinical Psychologist and Team Lead Email address:

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Dr Naima Lounes, Clinical Psychologist and Joint CAMHS LD Team Lead via