Clinical Psychologist / Mental Health Clinician: CWLD

This 12-month fixed-term post sits in the Emotional Health Service at Achieving For Children, within a small team focused on children with learning disabilities and their families. The work centres on consultation, training and psychological interventions, alongside social care, schools and health colleagues. The post was created to cut a waiting list, and the team runs a newly developed family therapy clinic for this client group. Applicants need to be a qualified clinical psychologist registered with the HCPC.

What the job involves

• Provide mental health consultation and advice to social care and education colleagues
• Deliver psychological interventions, including behavioural and ACT interventions and psychoeducation
• Deliver training and reflective practice to the professional network
• Work alongside schools, Mental Health Support Teams and partner agencies
• Deliver family therapy in the newly developed clinic for children with learning disabilities

Qualifications

• Qualified clinical psychologist

Registration & licences

• Current HCPC registration or equivalent UK registration

Experience

• CAMHS experience working with complex and vulnerable families
• Experience working with people with learning disabilities and their networks

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to provide consultation and training to a wide range of professionals

Other

• Putting children and young people first

Nice to have

• Postgraduate mental health qualification, such as a PsychD in clinical or counselling psychology, MSc systemic psychotherapy or MSc art psychotherapy

What’s offered

• HCAS payment in addition to salary
• Local government employment benefits within a not-for-profit social enterprise
• Opportunities for development in a newly created service
• Focus on staff wellbeing

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