We are seeking a Band 8b Lead Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Family Therapist or C& A Psychotherapist 1.0 WTE to join our busy and dynamic outpatient (CAMHS) team in Thurrock on a permanent contract.

We have a growing and supportive therapy team, and we are looking for a psychological practitioner who is passionate about young people's mental health and wellbeing to join us in the delivery of high quality and effective CAMHS interventions.

This role requires a post-graduate qualified Clinical/Counselling Psychologist, Family therapist or Child & Adolescent psychotherapist fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (e.g., HCPC) and have extensive experience in delivering Psychological Therapies in a CAMHS setting.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership, supervision and consultation to junior psychology /therapy colleagues, assistant psychologists and trainee psychologists.

This post involves assessing and treating children and young people who present with moderate to severe mental health difficulties in a community CAMHS setting. The successful candidate will primarily work within an ithrive approach., seeing children and young people presenting with a range of difficulties including (but not limited to), anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, self-harm, and emotion regulation difficulties.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will receive regular clinical supervision from the Strategic Lead, and will be expected to attend and participate in MDT team meetings, facilitate & lead clinical meetings and attend clinical lead strategic meetings. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social care professionals and partnership agencies as we promote trauma informed and culturally informed practices within the service.

We hold the development of people within our team as crucial to delivering key targets for the service and the Trust. We offer clinical placements to Trainee Clinical Psychologists. We persistently encourage our clinicians to broaden their skills via training opportunities and in house CPD and learning events.

Thurrock SET CAMHS is an exciting place to work, where change and creativity are welcomed. Staff wellbeing is paramount to our team, and we aim to prioritise this within the workplace. We take pride in being welcoming and positive, with children's wellbeing centred at the heart of our practice. We have a wellbeing Ambassador within the team that promotes our participation in wellbeing activities.

We have safe easy access to free on-site parking, good train and bus links and access via Crossrail when completed.

About us

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will:

- Routinely measure clinical outcomes and deliver evidence-based clinical interventions in line with the CY-IAPT programme within CAMHS

- Promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people and families in the community through clinical interventions.

- Undertake initial community based assessments and deliver a range of interventions to children and young people with a range of emotional and psychological difficulties where appropriate

- Assess and develop plans of care to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions.

The post holder will support both their peers and team lead and be an effective team member whilst using their own initiative. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social care professionals and agencies as we embed a psychologically informed model of practice within the service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Successful completion of a post-graduate training in psychological practice (e.g. psychologist, family therapist, child and adolescent psychotherapist)

Qualifications

Essential

• To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, BACP, UKCP, AFT, ACP)

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working with moderate to profound learning disabilities, disturbed or challenging children/young people requiring skilled and complex interventions

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people with complex mental health problems

Desirable

• Extensive experience of clinical supervision of post-graduate qualified psychological practitioners

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

SET-CAHMS Thurrock

62 Maidstone Road

Grays, Essex

RM17 6NF

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