Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Hammersmith and Fulham CAMHS for a skilled and experienced Band 7 (0.8 WTE) Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to join the Community CAMHS Team (Tier 2).
The team is a large and growing multidisciplinary team, offering a range of targeted, early interventions to children and young people age 0-18 who are experiencing mild-moderate mental health difficulties.
The service is committed to broadening accessibility to ensure that robust, evidence based mental health support is accessible to all in the community and is offered in a timely way. Initiatives are being implemented to broaden access, including through the use of innovative digital tools as well as through embedding clinicians in community settings and developing relationships in community organisations such as youth groups, faith groups as well as in children's centres and GP settings.
The team is constantly evolving and developing an offer and there are opportunities for ongoing staff development and training.
If you are committed and passionate about delivering targeted, early intervention mental health interventions to all in society and are enthusiastic to work in an energetic team who are developing innovative ways of working, then we would encourage you to apply for this role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join an established multi-disciplinary CAMHS which is responsible for providing Tier 2 mental health services within the borough. The post holder will work in Hammersmith and Fulham Community CAMHS Team with young people aged 0- 18 years. The clinic setting is based in central Hammersmith and there may be some limited travel to other parts of the borough to attend community settings.
The post holder will provide mental health support and treatment for children and young people carrying out comprehensive assessments (including risk and the development of risk management plans) and offering specialist intervention packages using a variety of treatment models. In addition, the staff member will be expected to offer clinical supervision within the psychology/CBT discipline.
The current team consists of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists, Systemic Family Therapists, Clinical and Counselling Psychologists, Assistant Psychologist, Clinical Associate Psychologist, Social Workers, CBT Therapist and Children's Wellbeing Practitioners, providing multiple perspectives and allowing for MDT discussions.
Other aspects of the role include developing relationships with key partner agencies and community organisations working locally with children and young people, i.e. schools, GPs, social workers, community groups etc
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
The regulations mandating vaccination for in-scope roles in the NHS have now been removed. The Trust does however continue to encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. Vaccination data will be collected by our recruitment team during your on-boarding if you are happy to provide a copy of your COVID pass.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder would provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to children and adolescents in Hammersmith and Fulham Tier 2 CAMHS aged 0 -18 and their families, across all sectors of care; providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy; offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.
The Community CAMHS service offers a range of evidence-based interventions, including CBT, systemic and parenting work, NVR and group work. The team work in creative and flexible ways to meet the needs of families who present with a wide range of difficulties, often in partnership with agencies such as education and social care. The postholder may undertake joint assessments and interventions with social work colleagues, and/ or offer consultation, where the need arises.
The postholder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures, and will have opportunities to contribute to audit, policy and service development within the area served by the team.
The postholder will be well supported in role, with a clear job plan, regular supervision and an appraisal, as well as opportunities to connect with the wider H&F CAMHS, and trust-wide CAMHS colleagues
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder would provide a qualified specialist clinical psychology service to children and adolescents in Hammersmith and Fulham Tier 2 CAMHS aged 0 -18 and their families, across all sectors of care; providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy; offering advice and consultation on clients psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers.
The Community CAMHS service offers a range of evidence-based interventions, including CBT, systemic and parenting work, NVR and group work. The team work in creative and flexible ways to meet the needs of families who present with a wide range of difficulties, often in partnership with agencies such as education and social care. The postholder may undertake joint assessments and interventions with social work colleagues, and/ or offer consultation, where the need arises.
The postholder will work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures, and will have opportunities to contribute to audit, policy and service development within the area served by the team.
The postholder will be well supported in role, with a clear job plan, regular supervision and an appraisal, as well as opportunities to connect with the wider H&F CAMHS, and trust-wide CAMHS colleagues
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS or equivalent if trained overseas.
- Professional registration with the Health Care Professional Council.
Desirable
- Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of assessing and managing risk
- Experience of working with children in a CAMHS setting.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision.
- Experience of providing consultation
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of working with children's services, schools and other agencies.
- Experience of working within a CAMHS multiagency setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
Desirable
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to children, families and mental health.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Ability to be able to work effectively within a team and communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Doctoral level training in clinical psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS or equivalent if trained overseas.
- Professional registration with the Health Care Professional Council.
Desirable
- Training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across a range of care settings.
- Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course with presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity.
- Experience of maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
- Experience of assessing and managing risk
- Experience of working with children in a CAMHS setting.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, training and supervision.
- Experience of providing consultation
- Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
- Experience of working with children's services, schools and other agencies.
- Experience of working within a CAMHS multiagency setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the BPS.
Desirable
- High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to children, families and mental health.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
- Ability to be able to work effectively within a team and communicate in a highly skilled and sensitive manner.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
