Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist & MHST Clinical Lead (ASC-LD) | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 22 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,388 - £62,785 pa inclusive of 15% HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2024 |
| Location: | Southall, UB2 4SA |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6333780/222-LS-CAMHS-521 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Psychologist with experience of working with young people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and / or Learning Disabilities and their families to work in West London CAMHS as a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist and team lead (Band 8A – 0.5 WTE).
This role sits within our Mental Health Support Team offer, providing input directly into mainstream schools. The post holder will lead the MHST+ pathway, which provides evidence-based early intervention support for children diagnosed with a learning disability or ASC, or awaiting an assessment for an ASC diagnosis.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, skilled & innovative clinician to join a welcoming psychology team in Ealing and West London, who are committed to service improvement, staff well-being, and who value diversity in our workforce.
We are open to accepting people who meet Band 7 criteria onto a preceptorship that supports them to develop into a Band 8a role upon meeting set criteria upon completion of 8a preceptorship criteria.
The post holder will provide senior leadership for the clinical functioning of the MHST+ team. You will contribute to providing early intervention mental health support for children/young people with Autism and/or LD, or who are on the waiting list for an Autism diagnosis, in mainstream schools.
You will contribute to identifying gaps and generating potential ideas for developing the service. You will develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders to enable joint working to best meet the needs of children and young people with ASC/LD and the systems around them.
You will contribute to developing and implementing a range of interventions and projects within schools and may be invited to contribute to developing borough-wide strategies for young people with ASC/LD.
You will hold a small caseload, offering high quality evidence-based interventions to support children and young people, as well as provide clinical supervision for trainee and qualified staff within the team.
In order to allow applicants to get a sense of the team,we will be holding an information sessionon Microsoft Teams onWednesday 29thMay 2024 at 4pm.https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjJmOTA0NTQtNDQ2MC00NzllLThjOWQtMWUzZTVhMzgyMWJk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2205918193-a81d-4106-9030-d08eb91b9c36%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22c5f2b16e-461e-4ea4-9add-3a55c52fd0ed%22%7d
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Jun 2024