Job summary
We have an opportunity to join our experienced and established team of Clinical Psychologists within our multidisciplinary Community CAMHS Team.
You will have be qualified and registered as a Clinical Psychologist. You will also have experience of working with children and young people, preferably within a community CAMHS service.
South Bristol CAMHS is within easy commuting distance to Bristol City Centre and is a growing multi-cultural area with numerous amenities, art projects and a thriving community scene. There are a number of open green spaces and plans to increase the cycle routes that connect across the city.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be offering consultation, assessment and treatment to young people with mental and emotional health difficulties alongside theirfamilies The team have a senior psychologist who will support your professional development. There are other professionals with a variety of skills and knowledge from a diverse range of backgrounds.You should be passionate about working within a multi professional team in order to meet he needs of young people.
As a service and team we would be keen to help you develop your areas of clinical interest.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust); a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
CAMHS is a supportive, experienced and progressive multi-disciplinary team. We offer individual, family and group interventions which may be time limited or longer term therapies according to need. We have radically transformed in recent years including improved staff retention; fantastic team skill mix and opportunities for innovative practice. We also strive to provide compassionate leadership as we recognize the importance of staff well-being. You will receive regular clinical, peer and management supervision and access to continued professional development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- To provide a specialist clinical psychology assessment, treatment and consultation service to children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties and their families who are referred to CAMHS
- To provide experience and in working with other agencies around providing appropriate assessment, support and treatment.
- To clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists, less
- experienced psychology staff, and other professionals.
- To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within the areas
- served by the Psychological Therapies Service.
- To develop and deliver training in psychological assessment and therapies for multidisciplinary staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- To provide a specialist clinical psychology assessment, treatment and consultation service to children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties and their families who are referred to CAMHS
- To provide experience and in working with other agencies around providing appropriate assessment, support and treatment.
- To clinically supervise trainee clinical psychologists, assistant psychologists, less
- experienced psychology staff, and other professionals.
- To contribute to audit, research, policy and service development within the areas
- served by the Psychological Therapies Service.
- To develop and deliver training in psychological assessment and therapies for multidisciplinary staff.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral clinical Psychology qualification or equivalent
- Maintenance of appropriate professional registration (HCPC)
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification of delivering evidence based therapies to young people and families in CAMHS
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and ability to contribute to team meetings and processes.
Desirable
- Experience of providing specialist assessments/interventions eg Autism assessments (ADOS), Eating Disorders or specialist CBT
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and minority ethnic backgrounds.
- Ability to work autonomously, and organise and prioritise workload
- .Experience of assessing and managing young people who are suicidal and young people who present a risk to self and others
Desirable
- Experience of Clinical supervision/consultation - junior colleagues or other staff
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Doctoral clinical Psychology qualification or equivalent
- Maintenance of appropriate professional registration (HCPC)
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification of delivering evidence based therapies to young people and families in CAMHS
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team and ability to contribute to team meetings and processes.
Desirable
- Experience of providing specialist assessments/interventions eg Autism assessments (ADOS), Eating Disorders or specialist CBT
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with children, young people and families from a wide range of social, cultural and minority ethnic backgrounds.
- Ability to work autonomously, and organise and prioritise workload
- .Experience of assessing and managing young people who are suicidal and young people who present a risk to self and others
Desirable
- Experience of Clinical supervision/consultation - junior colleagues or other staff
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).
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