CYPMHS CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST CAMHS

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Band 7 Clinical Psychologist to join our Medway YPWS team based at The Courtyard, Gillingham.You will be part of a multi disciplinary team (MDT) which offers assessment and treatment to children and young people, who have mental health disorders.The post holder will undertake initial assessments to identify the mental health needs of the young person and then deliver evidence based treatment within their discipline in the community setting which can include schools and patients homes as well as our hub.In addition, the post holder will clinically supervise junior members of the team and take on a leadership role within the team. The post holder will have a caseload which they will need to manage effectively utilising excellent communication and documentation skills.The Havering CAMHS team are looking for an experienced clinical psychologist to support the needs of children and young people in the London Borough of Havering.The post-holder will be a post-graduate qualified clinical psychologist fully registered with the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, BACP, UKCP AFT, ACP).The post-holder will establish and maintain excellent working relationships with wider mental health and wellbeing services and ensure adherence to evidence based treatments by all clinical staff across the CAMHS team.The post-holder will be directly involved in delivering and supervising a range of therapeutic interventions, which may include parent work, group work, school observations of children, short term CYPMHS input and specialist psychological treatments. They will be responsible for all specialist psychological assessments and treatments within their professional sphere of expertise within CYPMHS.Probationary PeriodThis post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).Assessment/Interview infoAt NELFT we set very high standards to ensure we provide quality services. We require prospective employees to carry out an online literacy and numeracy test, equivalent to NVQ Level 2. For more information regarding our assessments, please visit our website. If you are shortlisted, invited for interview and successfully offered the post, you will be required to undertake an assessment for these skills during the pre-employment checks.Starting with NELFTNELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.High Cost Area Supplement – LondonThis post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £3,784 to a maximum of £4,822).Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people We are looking to appoint people who are as passionate about high quality care as we are.NELFT provides award winning community and mental healthcare for over 2 million people. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.We are committed to continuous learning to improve patient outcomes so this means that we are also committed to the professional development of our workforce. We want to ensure you have the opportunity to grow and progress within NELFT, so take the first step on this journey by joining us now.Key Responsibilities:1. To provide an efficient, effective, comprehensive and specialist psychological service for children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their carers/parents and families.2. Where appropriate to supervise assistant psychologists across the locality teams in CYPMHS.3. To contribute to multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with emotional and mental health problems, their