Clinical Psychologist/ Systemic and Family Psychotherapist
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
We are seeking an able and committed Clinical Psychologist/ Systemic and Family Psychotherapist to join a team of Psychologists who deliver psychological services in partnership with the London Borough of Hillingdon working with Children in Need, and children and young people who are Looked After and Adopted children in Hillingdon. This well established and highly regarded service was set up by Hillingdon CAMHS, in partnership with the Local Authority, to better meet the complex needs of vulnerable children and young people and their carers/ families.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings
Main duties of the job
The post offers opportunities for:
- Direct clinical work with children and young people and their families who are Children in Need or Looked After
- Consultation and training for Social Care and Education staff around the mental health needs of vulnerable children
- Initiatives to support and social workers, keyworkers, foster carers, link workers and residential workers
- Developing creative and effective collaborative working with partner agencies
- Supporting the Local Authority's strategy of maintaining children at home and preventing placement breakdown.
- Working effectively to rehabilitate children and young people back into their families where appropriate
The post holder will be supervised and managed within the thriving and supportive Child Therapeutic staff group in Hillingdon CAMHS, which affords opportunities for professional development, training and research. We enjoy close links with the London Clinical Psychology Training Schemes and have trainees from these schemes regularly on placement with us.
About us
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist mental health trusts in England, providing a wide range of mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services for a population of 2 million people across nine London Boroughs. We are a University Teaching Trust with a consistent record of financial stability and an annual turnover of over £210 million with a workforce of approximately 3,400 staff
Date posted
16 June 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£52,093 to £58,186 a year per annum HCAS inclusive
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
333-G-CA-0993
Job locations
Hillingdon CAMHS
Minet Clinic Avondale Drive
Hillingdon
UB3 3NR
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hillingdon CAMHS
Minet Clinic Avondale Drive
Hillingdon
UB3 3NR
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