Job summary
Clinical Psychologist/Counselling Psychologist
Band 7, Permanent, Full-Time
The post holder will join the North Camden Community CAMHS team, which is a fully staffed multidisciplinary CAMHS team to work with a varied caseloadof children, young people and families, participate in team meetings, and contribute to the CAMHS in schools part of the service by doing some work within school settings
Main duties of the job
If you are a dynamic psychologist with passion for community CAMHS and innovative ways of working, we have an excitingopportunity for you. You will join the North Camden Community Team (NCCT), one of the two Camden CAMHS Community Teams -
Open Minded, to promote the emotional wellbeing of children, young people and their families. We are part of a largeand vibrant child and family department at the Tavistock Centre.
You will join a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Clinical Psychologists, Family and Systemic Psychotherapists, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapists, Social Worker, Psychiatrists and many trainees studying at Tavistock Centre.
We are proud to offer a dynamic, innovative and needs-led service with strong community links. We have a varied caseload of clients ranging from those who require preventative intervention and to those presenting with a high level of risk and complexity. We work closely with the multi-agency network and offer CAMHS input in schools
About us
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is a prominent mental health trust which combines patient services, research and consultancy with a national remit for delivering mental health-related education and training.
We will welcome applications from newly qualified psychologists and those who are due to finish training in the next six months
Job description
Job responsibilities
Camden CAMHS is one of the pilot sites for the Trailblazers initiatives. We work alongside the clinical intake team, MentalHealth Support Teams and emotional wellbeing pathway, which are fully integrated in the community teams.
We continue to strive to be an accessible, responsive and innovative service with patient care and patient experience at its heart.
You will join the experienced, supportive and highly skilled senior psychologists to strengthen and contribute to the psychology discipline which is developing in scope to meet the local needs.
You will offer assessment and treatment to support children, young people and families/carers. You will provide specialist supervision of staff including clinical/counselling/educational psychology trainees; consultation, teaching and training for staff within health, education, social care and third sector organisations.
You will be working in designated schools (for up to one day a week) to provide CAMHS input. Experience and skills in treating child and adolescent mental health issues using a CBT approach (including Third Wave interventions) are essential for this role.
There are other opportunities to pursue more specialist interests (including training and professional development) and contribute to service development, Quality Improvement, service user involvement, audit and research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Camden CAMHS is one of the pilot sites for the Trailblazers initiatives. We work alongside the clinical intake team, MentalHealth Support Teams and emotional wellbeing pathway, which are fully integrated in the community teams.
We continue to strive to be an accessible, responsive and innovative service with patient care and patient experience at its heart.
You will join the experienced, supportive and highly skilled senior psychologists to strengthen and contribute to the psychology discipline which is developing in scope to meet the local needs.
You will offer assessment and treatment to support children, young people and families/carers. You will provide specialist supervision of staff including clinical/counselling/educational psychology trainees; consultation, teaching and training for staff within health, education, social care and third sector organisations.
You will be working in designated schools (for up to one day a week) to provide CAMHS input. Experience and skills in treating child and adolescent mental health issues using a CBT approach (including Third Wave interventions) are essential for this role.
There are other opportunities to pursue more specialist interests (including training and professional development) and contribute to service development, Quality Improvement, service user involvement, audit and research.
Person Specification
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Essential
Shortlisting Criteria
Essential
- Doctoral level training and qualification as either a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
- Relevant UK Professional Registration (HCPC/BPS)
- Other post-graduate qualifications in: CBT, Systemic Foundation Years, EMDR, Mindfulness.
- Experience of working in relevant profession (Clinical/Counselling Psychologist) with children, young people, parents/carers, and families, including the ability to work autonomously.
- Experience of the application of CAMHS assessments and interventions within a multi-cultural framework
- Experience of work in a multi-professional network and awareness of issues for such networks and teams.
- Experience in engaging hard to reach populations in community CAMHS.
- Experience of treating child and adolescent mental health issues using CBT approach
- An ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to convey highly complex and clinically sensitive information to family members of all ages, students and to a wide range of professional people within and outside the NHS
- An awareness of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children (child protection policies and procedures), integrated working and ISA (information sharing and assessment) procedures.
- Knowledge and understanding of child and adolescent mental health difficulties, their assessment, and current evidence-based intervention strategies.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialized mental health assessment and intervention across the lifespan
- An awareness of current issues in service delivery within community CAMHS and other settings and an ability to contribute to service development.
- An awareness of qualitative and quantitative research methodology and clinical audit.
- IT literate, including use of email and word processing
- Skills in providing consultation and support regarding mental health issues to other professionals
- Awareness of appropriate clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of high quality clinical practice
- Ability to provide on-going treatment in complex, often unstable, and frequently changing circumstances.
- Ability to liaise with and manage complex professional networks in relation to individuals and families.
- Ability to manage and plan own workload.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Evidence of personal resilience and aptitude for dealing with potentially distressing and highly emotional clinical work.
- Ability to be a constructive, collaborative and flexible team worker with an ability to work in different roles and contexts.
- Evidence of an organised approach to dealing with a high volume workflow.
- Personal time management skills and ability to work independently.
- Ability to recognise own and others work related stress and pressures and take appropriate action.
- Committed to personal development
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
- CYP IAPT Trainings, e.g. CBT, Systemic Family Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy [IPT], Under 5s, Parent Training
- Mentalizing Trainings
- Experience with difficult, disturbed or challenging patient populations requiring skilled and complex interventions
- Experience of conducting research in a clinical or educational setting.
- Experience of working clinically in an outreach setting including school setting.
- Experience of providing consultation regarding complex clinical matters in a multidisciplinary / multiagency context.
- Experience of supervision of, e.g. Clinical/Counselling psychology trainees, Assistant Psychologists
- Experience of working with children with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ASD and ADHD, including experience of screening and assessment of these issues
- Experience of running groups for children, young people and carers/parents
- Special interest in CBT for children and young people or commitment to develop knowledge and skills in this area.
Person Specification
.
Essential
Shortlisting Criteria
Essential
- Doctoral level training and qualification as either a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist
- Relevant UK Professional Registration (HCPC/BPS)
- Other post-graduate qualifications in: CBT, Systemic Foundation Years, EMDR, Mindfulness.
- Experience of working in relevant profession (Clinical/Counselling Psychologist) with children, young people, parents/carers, and families, including the ability to work autonomously.
- Experience of the application of CAMHS assessments and interventions within a multi-cultural framework
- Experience of work in a multi-professional network and awareness of issues for such networks and teams.
- Experience in engaging hard to reach populations in community CAMHS.
- Experience of treating child and adolescent mental health issues using CBT approach
- An ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to convey highly complex and clinically sensitive information to family members of all ages, students and to a wide range of professional people within and outside the NHS
- An awareness of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children (child protection policies and procedures), integrated working and ISA (information sharing and assessment) procedures.
- Knowledge and understanding of child and adolescent mental health difficulties, their assessment, and current evidence-based intervention strategies.
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialized mental health assessment and intervention across the lifespan
- An awareness of current issues in service delivery within community CAMHS and other settings and an ability to contribute to service development.
- An awareness of qualitative and quantitative research methodology and clinical audit.
- IT literate, including use of email and word processing
- Skills in providing consultation and support regarding mental health issues to other professionals
- Awareness of appropriate clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of high quality clinical practice
- Ability to provide on-going treatment in complex, often unstable, and frequently changing circumstances.
- Ability to liaise with and manage complex professional networks in relation to individuals and families.
- Ability to manage and plan own workload.
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
- Evidence of personal resilience and aptitude for dealing with potentially distressing and highly emotional clinical work.
- Ability to be a constructive, collaborative and flexible team worker with an ability to work in different roles and contexts.
- Evidence of an organised approach to dealing with a high volume workflow.
- Personal time management skills and ability to work independently.
- Ability to recognise own and others work related stress and pressures and take appropriate action.
- Committed to personal development
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
- CYP IAPT Trainings, e.g. CBT, Systemic Family Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy [IPT], Under 5s, Parent Training
- Mentalizing Trainings
- Experience with difficult, disturbed or challenging patient populations requiring skilled and complex interventions
- Experience of conducting research in a clinical or educational setting.
- Experience of working clinically in an outreach setting including school setting.
- Experience of providing consultation regarding complex clinical matters in a multidisciplinary / multiagency context.
- Experience of supervision of, e.g. Clinical/Counselling psychology trainees, Assistant Psychologists
- Experience of working with children with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ASD and ADHD, including experience of screening and assessment of these issues
- Experience of running groups for children, young people and carers/parents
- Special interest in CBT for children and young people or commitment to develop knowledge and skills in this area.
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).
