Clinical Associate Psychologist in CAMHs

Job summary

Are you a Psychology graduate with a 2:1 or 1st Hons Degree who has gone on to complete the MSc in Clinical Associate Psychology training (Child & Adolescent route ?

Do you have a passion for working with young people and supporting them with their mental wellbeing?

Would working for a Trust rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC sound appealing?

Do you want to work in a breath-taking county enjoying access to award-winning beaches and coast line, picture postcard Villages, stunning countryside, great historic and cultural environments with great night life, festivals and events?

If the answer is yes we would like to talk to you!

We have a number of opportunities available for a full time Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAPs) to work on a fixed term 12mth contract to join our CAMHS teams in Poole and Bournemouth.

We are looking for a passionate, enthusiastic, flexible individual who would work within our team to assess, treat and support young people with their mental health.

Main duties of the job

To undertake specialised psychological assessments, treatments and other types of appropriate clinical intervention with individual clients/groups of clients and research activity.

To support the promotion of a psychologically minded service for children and families through delivery of a strong formulation based approach on the nature, causes and maintaining factors of psychological difficulties and strengths. To be informed by a broad range of potentially conflicting clinical, theoretical and conceptual models, the empirical, experimental and clinical literature base and the results of assessment.

To work closely with the team Clinical Psychologists in enhancing the psychological understanding and provision of evidence based psychological interventions for children, young people and families.

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

This is a fixed term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.

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 of ways 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.