The psychologist will work autonomously within a clinical governance framework to formulate and implement treatment plans based on complex data and theoretical models, while also assessing risk and providing guidance on psychological aspects of risk management. The position emphasises the importance of a comprehensive understanding of each client's unique circumstances to ensure effective treatment and support across a range of settings.
To join the multi-disciplinary CAMH Service in the delivery of mental health care to children and young people and their families, including involvement in the multi-disciplinary assessment pathway.
To provide specialist psychological and / or mental health input to children and young people and their families.
To provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy including specialist assessments for neurodevelopmental concerns and learning disabilities (e.g. ASD, ADHD Down Syndrome).
To offer advice and consultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues from all disciplines and to individuals external to CAMHS working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.
Tosupport the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other professionals and to offer supervision as agreed per job plan.
To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the areas served by the services.
To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of one's psychological practice
To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary CAMH service for children and young people, within the clinical governance structures and protocols of the service
To undertake generic and specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments of children and families referred to the service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests (including WISC-V, ADOS-2, 3Di, ABAS etc.), self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care, including frontline workers in health, education, Social Services and the voluntary sector.
To formulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management ofemotional and behavioural disorders in children young people and families, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
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To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical, environmental and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group. In providing care to clients to liaise and work with family members and others involved in the clients care, including CAMHS colleagues, frontline workers in health, education, Social Services, inpatients servicesand the voluntary sector.
To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans.
To provide specialist psychological and / or mental health advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, contributing to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.
To contribute directly and indirectly to a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings and agencies serving the client group. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual clients and to provide advice to other professions on psychological aspects of risk assessment and risk management.
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