South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Clinical Psychologist

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Job summary

The Kingston Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) service provides out-patient and consultation services to children experiencing a range of mental health and developmental difficulties.

The service also includes a Single Point of Access team which manages all referrals for children and adolescents in Kingston and Richmond boroughs where there are concerns about emotional heath/mental health difficulties. The Kingston T3 service and the SPA work in close collaboration

Kingston 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.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a committed Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about working with children and young people with complex presentations, and who is also interested wider service development initiatives. The post is for 12 months fixed term to cover Maternity leave.

This role is open to qualified clinical psychologists with the following:

  • Qualification as Clinical Psychologist registered with the HCPC
  • Experience of working with children and young people in a variety of settings at Band 7
  • 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

About us

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

Details

Date posted

22 April 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£45,024 to £50,806 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

294-CAMHS-4126837-JB

Job locations

Tolworth Hospital

Red Lion Rd

Surbiton

KT6 7QU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC as an applied psychologist

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

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

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 work with children of all ages

Ability to deliver evidence based therapeutic interventions in a variety of community settings

Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC as an applied psychologist

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

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

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 work with children of all ages

Ability to deliver evidence based therapeutic interventions in a variety of community settings

Person Specification

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC as an applied psychologist
  • 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

  • oTraining as part of a CYP IAPT collaborative in a recognised evidenced based approach

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

Desirable

  • Experience of leading case reviews
  • Experience of working in the NHS

KNOWLEDGE & 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 work with children of all ages
  • Ability to deliver evidence based therapeutic interventions in a variety of community settings
  • Knowledge of the use of a variety of evidence-based therapeutic tools
  • Ability to demonstrate competence in at least one form of evidence based psychological therapy
  • Ability to work in and across teams

Desirable

  • In depth knowledge of safeguarding and Child Protection
  • Advanced observation skills
  • Understanding of non-verbal communication in young children
Person Specification

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC as an applied psychologist
  • 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

  • oTraining as part of a CYP IAPT collaborative in a recognised evidenced based approach

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

Desirable

  • Experience of leading case reviews
  • Experience of working in the NHS

KNOWLEDGE & 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 work with children of all ages
  • Ability to deliver evidence based therapeutic interventions in a variety of community settings
  • Knowledge of the use of a variety of evidence-based therapeutic tools
  • Ability to demonstrate competence in at least one form of evidence based psychological therapy
  • Ability to work in and across teams

Desirable

  • In depth knowledge of safeguarding and Child Protection
  • Advanced observation skills
  • Understanding of non-verbal communication in young children

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Tolworth Hospital

Red Lion Rd

Surbiton

KT6 7QU


Employer's website

https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Tolworth Hospital

Red Lion Rd

Surbiton

KT6 7QU


Employer's website

https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Lead

Dr Federica Alberton, on

Federica.Alberton@swlstg.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

22 April 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£45,024 to £50,806 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

294-CAMHS-4126837-JB

Job locations

Tolworth Hospital

Red Lion Rd

Surbiton

KT6 7QU


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