CAMHS Clinical / Counselling Psychologist inMaidstone inMaidstone PUBLISHED 17 DEC 2023

Band 7: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum (pro rata)  PERMANENT 

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding team following significant investment.

Maidstone Children and Young People's Mental Health Service are pleased to offer a unique development post for a talented, newly qualified clinical or counselling psychologist to join us at band 7.

This post is with a specialist mental health service; providing specialist assessment and therapy for young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties and their families. The post holder will be a member of the CYPMHS multi-disciplinary team and will attend and participate in MDT meetings, as well as carrying out joint work with colleagues.

This role requires a post-graduate qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g., HCPC) and have experience in delivering Psychological Therapies in a CAMHS setting. Newly qualified psychologists are encouraged to apply.

We are offering ADOS and ADI-R training for any successful applicant, alongside an offer of Non Violent Resistance Programme and/or Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. We are also looking for the successful applicant to engage in Quality Improvement Projects that serve the young people we see.

The post holder will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social care professionals and agencies as we embed a psychologically informed model of practice within the service.

The post holder will support both their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst using their own initiative. They may supervise psychology trainees and assistant psychologists. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health, education and social care professionals as we embed a trauma informed model of practice within the service. The post holder will be passionate about ensuring the child's voice is central to the work we do and work in partnership with families/carers and other agencies to achieve the outcomes desired by the child or young person.

We welcome applications both from experienced, and from newly qualified or soon to qualify candidates. Candidates applying for this post can also be considered for other band 7 roles available in our service. Please contact our Clinical Lead, Alison Lee ), or Integrated Team Manager, Lisa Nolan ) for a pre-application conversation about the opportunities on offer.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding team following significant investment.

Maidstone Children and Young People's Mental Health Service are pleased to offer a unique development post for a talented, newly qualified clinical or counselling psychologist to join us at band 7.

This post is with a specialist mental health service; providing specialist assessment and therapy for young people with moderate to severe mental health difficulties and their families. The post holder will be a member of the CYPMHS multi-disciplinary team and will attend and participate in MDT meetings, as well as carrying out joint work with colleagues.

This role requires a post-graduate qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g., HCPC) and have experience in delivering Psychological Therapies in a CAMHS setting. Newly qualified psychologists are encouraged to apply.

We are offering ADOS and ADI-R training for any successful applicant, alongside an offer of Non Violent Resistance Programme and/or Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. We are also looking for the successful applicant to engage in Quality Improvement Projects that serve the young people we see.

The post holder will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social care professionals and agencies as we embed a psychologically informed model of practice within the service.

The post holder will support both their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst using their own initiative. They may supervise psychology trainees and assistant psychologists. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health, education and social care professionals as we embed a trauma informed model of practice within the service. The post holder will be passionate about ensuring the child's voice is central to the work we do and work in partnership with families/carers and other agencies to achieve the outcomes desired by the child or young person.

We welcome applications both from experienced, and from newly qualified or soon to qualify candidates. Candidates applying for this post can also be considered for other band 7 roles available in our service. Please contact our Clinical Lead, Alison Lee ), or Integrated Team Manager, Lisa Nolan ) for a pre-application conversation about the opportunities on offer.



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