Senior Clinical/ Counselling Child Psychologist inChadwell Heath inChadwell Heath PUBLISHED
MON 28 OCT 2024
Candidates should have a strong commitment to young people's mental health and well-being, along with the ability to undertake specialist clinical work, including urgent assessments and parenting support. The position also entails providing expert supervision to junior staff, actively participating in team meetings, and contributing to the auditing and monitoring of treatment outcomes. The Trust is open to discussing any developmental needs during the application process, encouraging potential applicants to submit their applications even if they do not meet all specified criteria.
We are seeking a Band 8a Senior Clinical/Counselling Child Psychologist to join our busy and dynamic outpatient CAMHS team in Redbridge on a permanent contract. We have a growing and supportive therapy team and we are looking for a psychologist who is passionate about young people's mental health and well being to join us in the delivery of high quality and effective CAMHS interventions.
This role requires a post-graduate qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body and have 2 years plus experience in delivering Psychological Therapies in a CAMHS setting.
The post holder will be an effective team member, using their own initiative, supporting their peers and team lead. They will have a commitment to actively support, liaise with other professionals & agencies as we embed a trauma and culturally informed model of practice within the service. They will receive regular clinical supervision from the lead psychologist and will be expected to attend and participate in MDT team meetings. This role is suited to a candidate who is keen on service development, as well as managing a clinical caseload.
Recent CPD organised for our team members include: DBT skills, TF-CBT & ADOS-2. Our team has strong links with the Trust Research & Development department.
- Provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and specialist psychological service for children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parents and families
- Contribute to multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parents and families
- Undertake a range of highly specialist clinical work, urgent assessment work, parenting support and specialist cases.
- Provide extensive expert supervision and consultation on CYPMHS cases to other multi-disciplinary staff within CYPMHS, including junior medical staff.
- Contribute to audit and research
- Actively engage in treatment and outcome monitoring, including the use of normed measures associated with CYP-IAPT
- Work in clinical practice, making use of supervision, within the overall framework CYPMHS and the Trust's policies and procedures
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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.
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