Senior Clinical Psychologist

Overview

In this role you will join the Therapeutic Fostering Hub within Portsmouth CAMHS to deliver trauma-informed assessment and intervention for children in care and their families. You will work in a multi-agency context, offering consultation, formulation and targeted therapies to foster carers and children, while providing leadership and supervision to the team. The post sits within the STaRT service, contributing to a broader mission of integrated care for looked-after children and care leavers. You will have opportunities for supervision and professional development across the HIOW CAMHS system, shaping care for vulnerable youth.

Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-informed formulation, consultation, and targeted interventions for Therapeutic Foster Carers and children in care
• Lead and supervise clinical work within the hub and across the team of professionals
• Deliver high-quality therapeutic interventions to children, young people and families/carers with diverse mental health needs
• Offer psychological consultation to multiagency networks and foster placements
• Provide clinical supervision to psychologists, trainees, and other practitioners
• Contribute to core CAMHS duties as required
• Support the transition of children from external homes to community-based settings

Key requirements

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
• HCPC registration
• current UK professional registration
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance

• leadership and supervision
• collaboration and teamwork
• clear communication
• trauma-informed assessment and intervention
• clinical supervision
• formulation and evidence-based therapy

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