Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist / Team Lead

Overview

In this role you will lead the mental health support team in a schools-based CAMHS setting, guiding clinical practice and service development. You will work with schools to promote emotionally healthy environments and deliver high-quality assessments and interventions for CYP with mild-to-moderate difficulties. You will receive regular supervision and contribute to staff development and workforce well-being. This position combines senior clinical leadership with hands-on clinical work in a dynamic, collaborative team.

Pay / Benefits

• CPD opportunities
• regular supervision
• staff well-being focus
• trainee placements
• part of a diverse team
• opportunities for professional development

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day senior operational management and leadership for the MHST’s clinical functioning, partnering with service leaders on interventions and projects with local schools.
• Lead on comprehensive assessment, risk management and interventions for children and young people with emotional and mental health difficulties.
• Collaborate with school staff to create supportive school environments that promote sustainable emotional well-being.
• Contribute to service development initiatives and lead in specific areas for the team.
• Support staff development and provide supervision and reflective practice within the team.

Key requirements

• Doctoral level training in clinical psychology with accredited models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology; eligible to work as a Practitioner Psychologist (Clinical/Counselling) with HCPC.
• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families across care settings (CAMHS).
• Experience in teaching, training and supervision/reflective practice.
• Experience using evidence-based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behavioural problems.

• Effective communication of complex information to diverse stakeholders
• Leadership and team coordination
• Collaborative working with schools and external agencies
• Complex psychological assessment methods
• Delivery of evidence-based therapies (e.g., CBT) to CYP
• Knowledge of child and adolescent mental health legislation

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