Assistant Clinical Psychologist - Child & Family Mental Health

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit a number of Assistant Psychologists to join our Child and Family Mental Health Service which consists of six community teams, a single point of access team, a crisis and psychiatric liaison team and an inpatient team.

Offered on a full time, fixed term basis, there are vacancies across the following community teams: Bournemouth and Christchurch, Poole, North-East, Weymouth & Portland and West Dorset. This post will offer a central source of support for Children, Young People and their families who need longer term help from the community teams. You will offer wellbeing support for CYP as part of the first phase of help provided to ensure that CYP do not wait for any length of time without any help. You will provide focused help to promote self-management, self-awareness and community engagement for families, and support the review process where needs may be escalating. You will work under the close supervision of a Clinical Psychologist and work as a core part of the wider MDT.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Please note that we will close this advert early if high numbers of applications are received. Therefore please ensure that if interested, your application is submitted as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

You will support and enhance the professional psychological care for young people under the supervision of a qualified Clinical Psychologist. You will also work independently according to a plan agreed with a qualified Clinical Psychologist and within the overall framework of the CAMHS Team policies and procedures. You will be actively involved in the wellbeing support offer for CYP and families. You will also assist in clinically related administration and audits.

Opportunities for clinical supervision, training and development are available as well as involvement in CAMHS transformation.

The Service:

It is an exciting time to join our CAMHS services, our community services are rated Good and our inpatient unit is rated as Outstanding and we are in the process of redesign of services! We have been fast tracked by NHSE to deliver New Care Models providing a closer to home crisis home treatment service. We are also part of the national trailblazer to Deliver Mental Health Support Teams in schools across 3 pilot sites in Dorset. NHSE have commissioned Dorset Healthcare to build a new state of the art 8 bed PICU.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots ofways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.