Clinical/Counselling Psychologist

Job summary

To join the multi-disciplinary CAMH Service in the delivery of mental health care to children and young people and their families, including involvement in the multi-disciplinary assessment pathways.

To provide specialist psychological and / or mental health input to children and young people and their families.

Post holder will provide specialist psychological assessment and therapy.

Experience conducting specialist assessments for neurodevelopmental concerns (e.g. ASD and ADHD) is desirable.

They will also offer advice andconsultation on clients' psychological care to colleagues from alldisciplines and to individuals external to CAMHS working autonomouslywithin professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team'spolicies and procedures. The post holder willsupport the psychologicalassessment and therapy provided by other professionals and might be required to offersupervision to other members of staff.

The Candidatewill utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the areasserved by the services. Also, will work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of one's psychological practice

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary CAMH service forchildren and young people, within the clinical governance structures andprotocols of the service.

To undertake generic and specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments of children and families referred to the service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests (including WISC-V, ADOS-2, 3Di etc.), self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care.

The post holder willformulate and implement plans for the formal psychological treatment and/or management of emotionaland behavioural disorders in children young people and families, basedupon an appropriate conceptual framework of the client's problems, andemploying methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the fullrange of care settings.

To actively participate in CAMHS additional areas of practice (participation, SEND, IPC, Health and Safety, Clinical work discussions etc.). This role will involve leading on one of these areas.

About us

Kensington and Chelsea CAMHS is a well-established team, staffed by caring clinicians and administrative staff. We work very closely with our local partners and third sector agencies. We have access to invaluable community resources to support us in improving mental health outcomes of our patients. We aim to provide an accessible and responsive service using a whole range of therapeutic interventions which includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, behaviour analysis, systemic and family therapies, psychotherapy, GBI among others.

The service consists of 4 main sub-teams: Emotional Disorders Team; Neurodevelopmental Team; Enhanced Treatment Team; and the under 5s Team. We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care in a community setting or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients and colleagues.

Our clinic is opened from 8am to 5pm. Although the standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, we will always consider applications for flexible working and compressed hours. There will be opportunities for home working, but clinicians will be expected to be in the clinic at least 60% of their working hours. The post holder may be required to travel to other parts of the catchment area and / or wider service and trust as necessary.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical, environmental and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

The post holder will be providing care to clients to liaise and work with family members and others involved in the clients care, including CAMHS colleagues, frontline workers in health, education, Social Services, inpatients services and the voluntary sector. The applicant will exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans. You will be expected To provide specialist psychological and / or mental health advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, contributing to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical, environmental and developmental processes that have shaped the individual, family or group.

The post holder will be providing care to clients to liaise and work with family members and others involved in the clients care, including CAMHS colleagues, frontline workers in health, education, Social Services, inpatients services and the voluntary sector. The applicant will exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans. You will be expected To provide specialist psychological and / or mental health advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals, contributing to clients formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuro- psychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• HCPC Registration as Practitioner Psychologist: Clinical Psychologist
• Other training that can be consider equivalent to the above will be considered, including counselling psychology qualifications

Desirable

• Post-qualification training in additional CAMHS related specialized work
• Recent Safeguarding children training
• CYP IAPT Training
• Qualification in core mental health or social welfare profession (e.g. social work, mental health nursing, psychology, occupational therapy) and significant post qualification experience
• Trained in ADOS, 3DI and other specialist assessments

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and preferably CAMHS team
• Experience of Community based clinical work Experience of offering consultation to external agencies in the community.
• Experience of working with complex cases
• Experience of offering consultation to external agencies in the community.
• Experience of delivering CPD & training to non CAMHS professionals
• Able to deliver parent training and groups
• Experience of developing and delivering clinical training to colleagues

Desirable

• Fluent in an additional language
• Experience in supervising as a family therapist

Core Competencies

Essential

• Able to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
• Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly
• Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk
• Understands the elements of effective engagement and can apply these to working practice
• Understanding of and commitment to service user involvement, patient led care and choice
• Understands the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support
• Able to promote self management and recovery by working with service users and their families to understand their condition and identify and reinforce strengths, resources and coping skills
• Able to confidently and safely plan for and manage change and transition

Desirable

• oExperience of running parenting groups (triple p, mellow, Webster Stratton, etc) and other types of group work group such as multi- family group

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in clinical psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuro- psychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology
• HCPC Registration as Practitioner Psychologist: Clinical Psychologist
• Other training that can be consider equivalent to the above will be considered, including counselling psychology qualifications

Desirable

• Post-qualification training in additional CAMHS related specialized work
• Recent Safeguarding children training
• CYP IAPT Training
• Qualification in core mental health or social welfare profession (e.g. social work, mental health nursing, psychology, occupational therapy) and significant post qualification experience
• Trained in ADOS, 3DI and other specialist assessments

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and preferably CAMHS team
• Experience of Community based clinical work Experience of offering consultation to external agencies in the community.
• Experience of working with complex cases
• Experience of offering consultation to external agencies in the community.
• Experience of delivering CPD & training to non CAMHS professionals
• Able to deliver parent training and groups
• Experience of developing and delivering clinical training to colleagues

Desirable

• Fluent in an additional language
• Experience in supervising as a family therapist

Core Competencies

Essential

• Able to confidently and competently undertake generic and emergency CAMHS assessment
• Understands developmental issues for children and able to adapt interventions accordingly
• Understands the need for and able to competently assess risk
• Understands the elements of effective engagement and can apply these to working practice
• Understanding of and commitment to service user involvement, patient led care and choice
• Understands the need for and has experience of undertaking family and parenting work as part of CAMHS support
• Able to promote self management and recovery by working with service users and their families to understand their condition and identify and reinforce strengths, resources and coping skills
• Able to confidently and safely plan for and manage change and transition

Desirable

• oExperience of running parenting groups (triple p, mellow, Webster Stratton, etc) and other types of group work group such as multi- family group

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Kensington and Chelsea CAMHS

1B Beatrice Place, Marloes Road

London

W9 5LP

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