Job summary
Are you looking for a highly varied and rewarding role within mental health? If so apply to join our dedicated inpatient CAMHS team who work with young people with a range of mental health difficulties.
The in-patient service, part of National and Specialist CAMHS, are seeking to recruit a Clinical Psychologist on a ward which ward caters for adolescents aged 12 to 18 years.
This post is based at the Bethlem Adolescent Unit (BAU, Bethlem Hospital Site, Beckenham).
This role offers the opportunity to join a highly experienced specialist psychology team (working across four Child and Adolescent inpatient units), with links across South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation trust. The role includes significant face to face work with young people and the MDT. There is some potential for a small amount of remote working.
There are exciting research and service development opportunities and the service provides placements for several clinical psychology training programmes. Excellent supervision, support and opportunities for Continued Professional Development are available. Clinical and managerial supervision will be provided by the Lead and Deputy Lead Psychologist for inpatient CAMHS. Networking with the wider Child & Adolescent service within SLAM will be encouraged.
Main duties of the job
On the unit you will be part of multi-disciplinary teams, providing psychological assessment and interventions for adolescents who present with a range of severe and complex mental health problems such as eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, psychotic and affective disorders and neuropsychiatric conditions. As well as clinical work, you will provide support, consultation and supervision to other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Flexible working:
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage in order to help people achieve a good work life balance.
About us
You will be joining committed and highly experienced multi-disciplinary team, with a focus on continuing service improvement and supporting the young people to reach their potential. There is a strong emphasis on supporting the parents and carers and close liaison with the community teams working with each young person. There is also a school on site, which offers opportunities for close collaboration.
o About our location:
Maudsley Hospital (headquarters)Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2) and is within walking distance from the beautiful green spaces of Ruskin park and the vibrant high-street that offers great shopping opportunities and with a wide range of restaurants.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a highly specialist psychology service to children and families at BAU including specialist assessment (including neuropsychological assessment), treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes. To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment. To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in psychological assessment and treatment including particular therapeutic models such as CBT and behavioural interventions. To undertake service evaluation, audit and research. To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters. To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.
See full job description for more details.
For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Sophie Browning, Lead Psychologist for inpatient CAMHS on 07711 768309 or Amy Rose Olah (Ward Manager; BAU) on 0203 228 4160
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a highly specialist psychology service to children and families at BAU including specialist assessment (including neuropsychological assessment), treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes. To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment. To provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate, functioning as a lead specialist in psychological assessment and treatment including particular therapeutic models such as CBT and behavioural interventions. To undertake service evaluation, audit and research. To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct, and guided by principles and policies or procedures of the service, taking responsibility for interpreting policies within defined parameters. To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved.
See full job description for more details.
For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Sophie Browning, Lead Psychologist for inpatient CAMHS on 07711 768309 or Amy Rose Olah (Ward Manager; BAU) on 0203 228 4160
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDoctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration
- oAdditional training in a specialised area of psychological practice
- oCompleted training course in clinical supervision.
- oRegistered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
Desirable
- oADI/ADOS Training
- oAdditional training therapeutic skills relevant to working with young people with severe and complex mental health problems.
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in CAMHS and/or within an inpatient setting.
- oExperience of supervising assistant and/or trainee psychologists having completed the relevant training
- oExperience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects.
- oExperience of carrying out complex cognitive and/or neuropsychological assessment
Desirable
- oExperience of training of professionals from a range of mental health and non-mental health professions.
Skills
Essential
- oTo select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources.
- oTo communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
- oTo be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials.
Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oDoctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent accepted by the HCPC for purposes of professional registration
- oAdditional training in a specialised area of psychological practice
- oCompleted training course in clinical supervision.
- oRegistered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist, and evidence of continuing professional development as required by the HCPC.
Desirable
- oADI/ADOS Training
- oAdditional training therapeutic skills relevant to working with young people with severe and complex mental health problems.
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of having worked as a clinical specialist under supervision in CAMHS and/or within an inpatient setting.
- oExperience of supervising assistant and/or trainee psychologists having completed the relevant training
- oExperience of carrying out post-doctoral research, audit or service evaluation projects.
- oExperience of carrying out complex cognitive and/or neuropsychological assessment
Desirable
- oExperience of training of professionals from a range of mental health and non-mental health professions.
Skills
Essential
- oTo select and administer specialist psychological assessments, interpreting and integrating complex data that require analysis, interpretation and comparison, drawn from several sources.
- oTo communicate skilfully and sensitively complex and sensitive information with clients, carers and colleagues overcoming barriers to communication including sensory, and emotional difficulties, cultural differences and hostility to or rejection of information.
- oTo be skilled in the administration of psychometric and neuropsychological tests, including those that require complex manipulation of test materials.
Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles.
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
