Clinical Psychologist Mental Health Support Team In Schools

A Band 8a Clinical Psychologist role in Dorset HealthCare’s Mental Health Support Teams, which give early support to young people in schools and colleges. The core of the work is direct psychological assessment and intervention, with consultation to education staff and partners and clinical supervision of MHST practitioners. The post is senior and multidisciplinary, mixing clinical work with training, workforce development and service improvement, and involves travel between settings. A doctorate in clinical psychology and current HCPC registration are needed.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention for children, young people and families with mild to moderate mental health difficulties
• Offer psychological consultation, advice and guidance to MHST practitioners, schools, colleges and partner agencies
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to Team Leads, Counsellors, Senior Clinical Supervisors and other MHST staff
• Support practitioners in assessing and managing complexity, uncertainty and risk
• Deliver training, consultation and reflective practice sessions to MHST staff, education professionals and partner agencies
• Support schools and colleges to develop and sustain Whole School Approaches to emotional wellbeing and mental health
• Contribute to workforce development, clinical governance, service evaluation, audit and quality improvement
• Work with the wider CAMHS Clinical Psychology Service on psychology pathways, professional leadership and service innovation

What’s required

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Registration & licences

• Current HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist

Experience

• Extensive experience of psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions with children, young people and families
• Experience of clinical supervision, consultation and support to practitioners and multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of working with complexity, risk and safeguarding, including supporting others in risk assessment and management
• Experience of working with education settings and partner agencies, and understanding of factors affecting children’s learning, emotional wellbeing and mental health

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to provide clinical leadership and contribute to service development, quality improvement and psychologically informed practice

Other

• Ability to travel independently across Dorset and BCP and work flexibly across community and education settings

Nice to have

• Additional training in the supervision of others
• Training in evidence-based approaches appropriate to BABCP registration requirements
• Evidence of working closely with education settings

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