Senior Clinical Psychologist
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £61,927.00 to £68,676.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £61927.00 - £68676.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2025 |
| Location: | Kennington, SE11 4JJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9334-25-0551 |
Summary
To provide specialist input to the assessment, formulation and treatment planning of children with complex mental health concerns. This will be based on the post holders specialist and advanced theoretical knowledge of psychological theories, up to date knowledge of literature and evidence-based practice to make formulations about clinical presentation and risk. To contribute to intake assessment clinics for a wide range of children and young people who present with mental health difficulties in Lambeth CAMHS. Service assessment clinics support children across the tiers of intervention To provide specialist clinical psychology skill, therapeutic input and consultation to other staff members to support their assessments and treatment planning. Children will have a range of presentations including anxiety, low mood, developmental and may have suspected or diagnosed neurodevelopmental concerns To be responsible for a specialist caseload for children with complex mental health concerns e.g. anxiety, low mood, self-harm, difficulties with emotional regulation. To provide clinical interventions in line with NICE guidelines and according to treatment pathways in the service. Interventions will typically involve but not limited to CBT, DBT, systemic support. Interventions provided will be according to clinical need and presentation. To undertake standardised cognitive assessments, producing psychometric reports, as and when required, and the provision of culturally appropriate reports of the findings and the implications of these. To supervise junior psychology staff in their administration, scoring and interpretation of cognitive assessments. Conducting occasional observations of children in Use of self-report and other screening measures to assess for comorbid difficulties or aid in differential diagnosis. To support and consult to junior staff to use observational methods and interpret clinically relevant information to support formulation and treatment planning e.g. ADHD diagnostic assessments. Teach and support parents and carers in building skills in managing and coping with behaviour that challenges, child mental health and to improve the parent-child Consulting to other colleagues from other professional backgrounds in relation to children with complex psychological Liaison with schools, nurseries, social care and other professionals involved in childrens care on issues of mental health. To share psychological knowledge and skills. To offer teaching and training sessions to a range of audiences such as parents, allied health professionals, CAMHS colleagues on areas of psychological specialism e.g. clinical interventions to support children with complex mental health presentations. To offer specialist consultations on mental health for the broader River team. To support junior colleagues to implement psychological knowledge and skill to achieve good clinical outcomes. To work in partnership with clinical colleagues in the team, and other agencies, to support integrated practice and service To act as a duty Senior Clinician. To support junior staff on duty when issues of clinical complexity, clinical safety and/or safeguarding needs arise. To partake in the CAMHS duty system when necessary. To support and collaborate with other senior management staff to review and support treatment pathways for new referrals to the service. To contribute to enabling other staff, service users and carers from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment. To take a role of clinical leadership within the service to support service development and enhance the offer for children and young people who attend the service. To agree outcomes/results with clinical/professional lead and to decide how they are best achieved. To undertake service evaluation, audit and To work as an autonomous professional within BPS and HCPC guidelines and codes of conduct and be guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.