Job summary
About the team:
Merton CAMHS Tier 3 is a multidisciplinary team specialising in the provision of high-quality assessments and evidence-based treatments for children, young people and their families presenting to the service with moderate to severe mental health problems and with high risk profiles.
About the role:
We are looking for a committed Clinical/Counselling Psychologist who is passionate about working with children and young people with complex presentations, and who is also interested wider service development initiatives.
This role is open to qualified clinical / counselling psychologists with the following:
- Qualification as Clinical Psychologist registered with the HCPC
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of work within a multi-disciplinary team
- The ability to relate and provide accessible services to a diverse community
- The ability to efficiently manage a caseload
- Knowledge and skills in risk management and safeguarding
- The ability to deliver a range of evidence-based interventions including CBT
Main duties of the job
1. To provide specialist assessments of young children and their parents/carers referred to the service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from avariety of sources including psychological and where appropriate, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews in line with CYP IAPT methodology.2. To formulate and implement plans for evidence-based interventions, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, to improve the parent/child relationship.3. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychotherapeutic interventions employed individually and in synthesis, maintaining a number of provisional hypotheses, adjusting and refining formulations or understandings, drawing upon different explanatory models andemploying methods of intervention that are based upon evidence of efficacy.4. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual and the family.5. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans
About us
About the location:
Merton CAMHS is based at Birches Close, Birches House, Mitcham, CR4 4LQ. The site is well served by the local bus routes, a train stations within walking distance and free car parking available on site.
Benefits:
We offer a number of excellent staff benefits and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. Some of our benefits are highlighted here:
- Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.
- Work life balance, we support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, compressed hours and working from home.
- Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
- Subsidised car parking - You can park at any of our sites at a reduced rate of £20/month.
- NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.
Other benefits include:
- Eye examinations
- Looking after your health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car lease scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Childcare vouchers
- Staff restaurants
- Free gym membership
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
To carry out high quality psychological assessment, therapy and evidence-based treatmentto clients and families/cares
To work in a therapeutic manner with children, young people and their families referred tothe service for a range of different mental health difficulties
To Co-ordinate care for those children, young people and families on their caseload;
To Manage risk within team, Directorate and Trust structures;
To Work to relevant professional and ethical guidelines, and within the framework ofDirectorate and Trust policies and procedures.
To Use screening and outcome measures in clinically meaningful ways to demonstratetreatment effectiveness and seek feedback about user experience.
To Provide specialist psychological advice, consultation and clinical supervision relating toclients psychological care to staff as appropriate.
To Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of theteams/services policies and procedures.
To Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within thearea served by the services.
To Contribute to service developments through provision of training and education inpsychological skills, knowledge and abilities relevant to the needs of the service and clientgroup as appropriate.
To Play an active role as a core member of the team, contributing as a Clinical Psychologistto safe and effective team working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
To carry out high quality psychological assessment, therapy and evidence-based treatmentto clients and families/cares
To work in a therapeutic manner with children, young people and their families referred tothe service for a range of different mental health difficulties
To Co-ordinate care for those children, young people and families on their caseload;
To Manage risk within team, Directorate and Trust structures;
To Work to relevant professional and ethical guidelines, and within the framework ofDirectorate and Trust policies and procedures.
To Use screening and outcome measures in clinically meaningful ways to demonstratetreatment effectiveness and seek feedback about user experience.
To Provide specialist psychological advice, consultation and clinical supervision relating toclients psychological care to staff as appropriate.
To Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of theteams/services policies and procedures.
To Utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within thearea served by the services.
To Contribute to service developments through provision of training and education inpsychological skills, knowledge and abilities relevant to the needs of the service and clientgroup as appropriate.
To Play an active role as a core member of the team, contributing as a Clinical Psychologistto safe and effective team working.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Clinical Psychologist - Post graduate doctoral training in Clinical Psychology (or due to be successfully completed by September 2020
- HCPC Registered Where an applicant is in the final stages of training and has not yet obtained registration, an applicant will only be made an offer conditional upon successful registration within a time-scale that is specified.'
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people in a variety of community settings
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of inter-agency working
- Experience of safeguarding and Child Protection
- Experience of assessing and treating a wide range of psychological disorders in children
- Experience of applying CBT within CAMHS
Desirable
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
- Experience in delivering CBT group work
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Specialist knowledge of child and family development
- Ability to manage time effectively, managing a caseload and prioritising on basis of need
- 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
- Receiving regular clinical supervision
Desirable
- Knowledge of the use of a variety of evidence-based therapeutic tools
- Ability to identify service needs and conduct service projects (e.g audits, service reviews)
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Clinical Psychologist - Post graduate doctoral training in Clinical Psychology (or due to be successfully completed by September 2020
- HCPC Registered Where an applicant is in the final stages of training and has not yet obtained registration, an applicant will only be made an offer conditional upon successful registration within a time-scale that is specified.'
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working with children and young people in a variety of community settings
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of inter-agency working
- Experience of safeguarding and Child Protection
- Experience of assessing and treating a wide range of psychological disorders in children
- Experience of applying CBT within CAMHS
Desirable
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
- Experience in delivering CBT group work
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skilled in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Specialist knowledge of child and family development
- Ability to manage time effectively, managing a caseload and prioritising on basis of need
- 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
- Receiving regular clinical supervision
Desirable
- Knowledge of the use of a variety of evidence-based therapeutic tools
- Ability to identify service needs and conduct service projects (e.g audits, service reviews)
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
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).
