Band 8a Clinical Psychologist- East and Central CAMHS - Bristol

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 25 February 2025

Job summary

The East and Central Bristol CAMHS Team is located within a community settlement in a vibrant and culturally diverse area of Central Bristol. Our team is made up of Family Therapy, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Systemic Practitioners, Psychotherapists and Psychiatrists. We are a CYP-IAPT service currently developing the i-Thrive framework.

We are looking to recruit an experienced Clinical Psychologist to provide a specialist clinical psychology assessment/treatment and consultation service to children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties and their families who are referred to CAMHS. To provide clinical skills in a particular area of expertise such as neurodevelopmental disorders including ASC and ADHD, CBT, Trauma or Eating Disorders.

Main duties of the job

To use specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by the various teams in the area and where appropriate outside of the area.

The post holder will work as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team to assess and treat children and young people referred into our service. In addition to offering Specialist Psychological interventions, clinical supervision and leadership in a mutually identified area they will hold a caseload within our assessment and treatment pathway.

They willprovide clinical skills in a particular area of expertise such as neurodevelopmental disorders including ASC and ADHD, CBT, Trauma or Eating Disorders.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Date posted

11 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

342-CAMHS018-0225

Job locations

East and Central CAMHS - Barton Hill

Ducie Road

Bristol

BS5 0AX

Job description

Job responsibilities

To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by the various teams in the area andwhere appropriate outside of the area.
To provide a highly specialist clinical psychology assessment/treatment and consultation service to children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties and their families who are referred to CAMHS. To provide clinical skills in a particular area of expertise such as neurodevelopmental disorders including ASC and ADHD, CBT, Trauma or Eating Disorders.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To use highly specialist psychological knowledge and skills to contribute to the more effective management of patients by the various teams in the area andwhere appropriate outside of the area.
To provide a highly specialist clinical psychology assessment/treatment and consultation service to children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties and their families who are referred to CAMHS. To provide clinical skills in a particular area of expertise such as neurodevelopmental disorders including ASC and ADHD, CBT, Trauma or Eating Disorders.

Person Specification

clinical psychology post

Essential

Doctoral clinical Psychology qualification or equivalent
HCPC Registration
Eligible for Chartered Psychologist status
Significant experience working as a Clinical Psychologist

Desirable

Experience of CAMHS
Experience of offering Clinical Supervision
Passion and experience of working with diversity

Person Specification

clinical psychology post

Essential

Doctoral clinical Psychology qualification or equivalent
HCPC Registration
Eligible for Chartered Psychologist status
Significant experience working as a Clinical Psychologist

Desirable

Experience of CAMHS
Experience of offering Clinical Supervision
Passion and experience of working with diversity

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

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