Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Psychologists to join the Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth CAMHS SPA. The role offers a valuable opportunity for people with a strong first degree in psychology, plus relevant experience, to further progress their career. Supervised by clinical psychologists, the post is highly suitable for candidates who aspire to future training in clinical psychology and other psychological therapy professions.
The main role within the CAMHS SPA will involve completing screenings and telephone assessment for families referred for neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder or ADHD, as well as for referrals to the CAMHS SPA for general mental health difficulties, including conducting basic risk assessments as required, in conjunction with the supervising psychologist. The role will also involve collating and scoring standardized screening measures, writing reports, and completing other general tasks required within the SPA, such as completing audits, literature searches or developing resources within the SPA for referrers, children, young people and their families. There are also opportunities to help facilitate our brief intervention groups for families and there will be scope for shadowing and contributing to assessments and therapeutic work within the wider CAMHS teams within the boroughs. This role also involves regular Mental Health welfare check in calls to families and CYP
Main duties of the job
- To support the development, organization and delivery of a Triage and assessment service
- To contribute to the effective working of the SPA team by creating and maintaining databases to track referrals, assessments, interventions and producing reports from this data.
- To disseminate research and service evaluation findings through presentations or published articles where appropriate.
- To assist in the design and implementation of audit and research projects to inform the Lead Psychologist and others in the development of Trust psychology and other services, training provision and research activities.
- Under guidance to conduct surveys with service users and carers to gather views on service provision
- To receive regular clinical and professional supervision in accordance with professional practice guidelines and undertake personal training relevant to the post in agreement with the supervising psychologist and the manager.
- To respond appropriately and professionally to emotionally distressing situations and to support others involved in such situations.
- Facilitate brief intervention groups for families
- Undertake regular welfare check-in calls to families and CYP, reporting back identified risks to clinical leads
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth CAMHS SPA are based in the locations below:
Sutton CAMHS - SPA: Jubilee Health Centre, East Building 2, 6 Stanley Park Road, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 0EX
Merton CAMHS - SPA: Birches House, Birches Close, Mitcham, CR4 4LQ
Wandsworth CAMHS - SPA:Wandsworth CAMHS, Springfield Hospital, London, SW17 0YF
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Under appropriate supervision from a qualified clinical psychologist.
1. To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological, including neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
2. To undertake telephone-based screening and assessments of children and young people and their families referred to the Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth CAMHS SPA, under the supervision of a HCPC registered practitioner psychologist.
3. To assist in the formulation and delivery of care/safety plans involving the psychological management of a clients problems, including communication of assessments, formulations and clinical advice within written reports, under the supervision of a HCPC registered practitioner psychologist.
4. To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
5. To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
Under appropriate supervision from a qualified clinical psychologist.
1. To undertake protocol based psychological assessments of clients applying psychological, including neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the clients care.
2. To undertake telephone-based screening and assessments of children and young people and their families referred to the Sutton, Merton and Wandsworth CAMHS SPA, under the supervision of a HCPC registered practitioner psychologist.
3. To assist in the formulation and delivery of care/safety plans involving the psychological management of a clients problems, including communication of assessments, formulations and clinical advice within written reports, under the supervision of a HCPC registered practitioner psychologist.
4. To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
5. To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oAn upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology
- oGraduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- oFurther post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
Desirable
- oExperience of paid work in direct care provision
- oExperience of using microcomputers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows
- oExperience of work with CYP with Learning Disabilities and/or Neurodevelopmental (ASD and/or ADHD) presentations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oAn upper second-class honours degree or higher in psychology
- oGraduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable
- oFurther post graduate training in relevant areas of professional psychology, mental health practice and/or research design and analysis
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working with people with mental health problems and/or other disabilities
Desirable
- oExperience of paid work in direct care provision
- oExperience of using microcomputers for databases or data-analysis, especially SPSS for Windows
- oExperience of work with CYP with Learning Disabilities and/or Neurodevelopmental (ASD and/or ADHD) presentations
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
Jubilee Health Centre, Birches House & Springfield Hospital
Wallington, Mitcham & Tooting
SM6 0EX
Employer's website
https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
