Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 334-CLI-6757825
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Michael Rutter Centre
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inclusive of HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
CAMHS Specialist Practitioner (N&S OPD TAD)
NHS AfC: Band 7
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
The N&S CAMHS Trauma, Anxiety and Depression clinic (TAD) is looking for an enthusiastic and skilled band 7 Clinical/Counselling Psychologist/CBT Therapist/CAMHS Specialist to join our well-renowned team. This is a fantastic and rare opportunity to join us in delivering a high-quality, evidence-based psychological therapy for children and young people with severe and complex emotional difficulties. We have a permanent full-time (1.0wte / 37.5 hours) vacancy and are keen to receive applications from all, including those who would prefer part-time hours/job-share.
We believe diversity is a strength and we particularly welcome applications from those underrepresented in psychological therapies i.e. minoritised racial, ethnic and cultural groups, as well as people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide specialist clinical services including assessment, formulation, treatment and monitoring of outcomes with children and young people with severe and complex emotional difficulties (PTSD, anxiety and depression). They will also provide clinical supervision to junior members of the team, as appropriate. The post holder will also contribute to and support senior colleagues with teaching/training, service evaluation, audit, research and service development projects.
Working for our organisation
Maudsley Hospital (headquarters)
The N&S CAMHS TAD clinic is based at the Michael Rutter Centre, De Crespigny Park, SE5 8AZ on the Maudsley Hospital site. 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. The TAD post holder will work most of their sessions from the Denmark Hill site, but it is possible to negotiate some continued home-working online sessions to provide a good work and home balance.
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 this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 8am to 6pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance. (This may include working early mornings, later evenings or Saturdays as part of the core working hours/working pattern for this post)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· To provide a specialist multi- disciplinary assessment service to the Trauma, Anxiety and Depression Clinic in National and Specialist CAMHS including diagnostic and formulation driven assessments and neuro-developmental assessments when required.
· To deliver psychological therapy to children, young people (and their carers) with anxiety, depression and/or PTSD, using a range of approaches including CBT, EMDR, IPTA and MBCT. This will involve planning treatment and discharge, liaising with relevant people in the system managing risk and safeguarding concerns (under supervision) and monitoring of outcomes.
· To provide clinical supervision to junior practitioners and consultation as appropriate.
· To support more senior staff in delivering teaching to other CAMHS professionals.
· To support relevant service evaluation, audit and research appropriate to a band 7 level.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or MSc PG Diploma or Doctorate in Counselling Psychology or equivalent; (A/I) OR Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Registration (or eligibility for registration) with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist or equivalent professional registration with BABCP, AFT, UKCP, NMC or other professional body (A/I)
Desirable criteria
- Accredited or Accreditable as a BABCP practitioner
- EMDR Training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of psychological assessment and evidence-based treatment of CYP with a range of psychological needs of a complex nature in trauma, anxiety and depression. (A/I)
- Experience of developing and carrying out research projects. (A/I)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering cognitive behavioural therapy for complex and severe anxiety disorders or mood-related disorders. (A/I)
- Experience of delivering trauma focused cognitive therapy for complex and severe post-traumatic stress disorder
Understanding and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Theoretical knowledge of psychopathology and the evidence base for the relevant treatment for young people and their carers with depression, anxiety and PTSD. (A/I)
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- To deliver psychological therapy across diverse client groups. (A/I)
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles. (A/I)
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate. (A/I)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Jessica Richardson
- Job title
- Clinical Psychologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02032283970
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