Job summary
Job Title: Clinical Psychologist
Grade: Band 7
Trust: South London &
Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Lambeth CAMHS, Mary
Sheridan Centre, Wooden Spoon House, 5 Dugard Way off Renfrew Road, Kennington,
SE11 4TH
Hours: Monday Friday 9.00am
17.00pm
Pay rate: £31.27 an hour
Main duties of the job
The South London & Maudsley NHS Trust provides a full range of
mental health services to people of Southwark, Lewisham, Lambeth, and Croydon
as well as substance misuse services for people in Bexley, Greenwich, and
Bromley. The Trust provides specialist services to people from across the UK.
It has approximately 4,800 staff and a budget of £300 million. The trust
also works closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and
Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health
Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in
the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness.
Their scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and
treatment, science and research, and training.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
provide a specialist psychology service to children, young people and families of
the Lambeth CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Pathway (NDP) including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of
outcomes.
To
provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate. To contribute to service evaluation, audit and research.
To
be responsible for a caseload of
children and families with moderate to severe learning disabilities and/or
neurodevelopmental disorder (including Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD), and additional mental health
needs and/or challenging behaviour.
To
contribute to the multidisciplinary assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders
and additional mental health needs based on a
good theoretical knowledge of psychological theories, up to date knowledge of
literature and evidence
based practice to make formulations about clinical presentation and risk.
To
undertake standardised cognitive assessments, producing psychometric reports,
as and when required, to contribute to the formulation of a child or young person's
difficulties from a neuropsychological perspective. You will take
responsibility for the management of restricted test materials. You will
interpret the findings of neuropsychological assessments and provide culturally
appropriate reports of the findings and the implications of these.
To
manage your own caseload and provide evidence-based assessments and interventions to manage complex cases.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
provide a specialist psychology service to children, young people and families of
the Lambeth CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Pathway (NDP) including specialist assessment, treatment, planning, implementation and monitoring of
outcomes.
To
provide clinical supervision and consultation as appropriate. To contribute to service evaluation, audit and research.
To
be responsible for a caseload of
children and families with moderate to severe learning disabilities and/or
neurodevelopmental disorder (including Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD), and additional mental health
needs and/or challenging behaviour.
To
contribute to the multidisciplinary assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders
and additional mental health needs based on a
good theoretical knowledge of psychological theories, up to date knowledge of
literature and evidence
based practice to make formulations about clinical presentation and risk.
To
undertake standardised cognitive assessments, producing psychometric reports,
as and when required, to contribute to the formulation of a child or young person's
difficulties from a neuropsychological perspective. You will take
responsibility for the management of restricted test materials. You will
interpret the findings of neuropsychological assessments and provide culturally
appropriate reports of the findings and the implications of these.
To
manage your own caseload and provide evidence-based assessments and interventions to manage complex cases.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics.
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.
- Knowledge of the principles underlying confidentiality and information sharing.
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent.
- Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist.
Desirable
- In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of psychological assessment and clinical psychometrics.
- Knowledge of factors affecting acceptability and accessibility of mental health care.
- Knowledge of the principles underlying confidentiality and information sharing.
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent.
- Registered with the HCPC as Practitioner Psychologist.
Desirable
- In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
