Specialist Clinical Psychologist

Overview

In this role, you will provide frontline crisis assessments and brief interventions for children and young people with acute mental health needs. You will work within a multi-disciplinary CAMHS Alliance, collaborating with families and professionals to prevent hospital admissions. The post offers skill development in crisis work and outreach via a CAMHS helpline. You will be supported to grow and apply creative, problem-solving approaches in a dynamic, evolving service. This position appeals to clinicians who want to shape crisis pathways across the West London CAMHS network.

Pay / Benefits

• permanent contract
• Band 7 salary
• NHS employment
• opportunity for professional development
• collaborative, supportive work culture
• working within a diverse Trust

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive crisis assessments of children and young people and develop risk management plans
• Deliver brief interventions and outreach to prevent admission to inpatient services
• Support treatment planning and provide consultation to families, carers, and professionals
• Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver specialist mental health services across CAMHS and crisis pathways
• Engage with CAMHS helpline activities to develop clinical skills in frontline settings
• Contribute to service development, training, and governance within the crisis care pathways

Key requirements

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology with accreditation or equivalent
• Eligibility to work as Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling) with HCPC
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment for children, adolescents and families
• Experience across diverse settings and cultures, including handling emotive situations
• Experience working with children/young people and families and collaboration with other agencies

• strong communication skills (oral and written)
• consultation and stakeholder engagement
• flexibility and adaptability
• complex psychological assessment and intervention techniques
• risk assessment and risk management planning
• clinical governance and quality improvement

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