Clinical Psychologist - CAMHS Learning Disability Team

Job summary

Working as a Band 7 Clinical Psychologist in our Community CAMHS Learning Disability Team, involves working with children and young people who are diagnosed with moderate to severe learning disabilities, their families, carers, staff teams, including schools and other health and social care professionals. You will be working as part of a Professional specialist Multi Disciplinary team, where hearing the voice or view of the child or young person means we take a person centred approach to improving quality of life, emotional wellbeing and working to reduce behaviours which challenge. Liaison, supervision, formulation and consultation are key parts of this role, and the the post holder will be involved in opportunities to develop a diverse range of skills. With responsibility for assessment, formulation and intervention for children with additional mental health needs. Our Community team facilitates learners from all clinical disciplines and the post holder will gain valuable experience with opportunity for learning and teaching, supervising and being supervised, with opportunity to be involved in research, service development and innovation. We pride ourselves on excellent team working because we are all passionate about making a real difference to the lives of children with learning disabilities.

Main duties of the job

To provide a clinical psychology service to children and adolescent and their families with complex psychological problems, across all sectors of care, through supportive and professional Multi Disciplinary working. The post holder will provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and supervision and the overall framework of the team's policies and procedures.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.