CAMHS Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist(N&S AID-IIT)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 08 Hydref 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £64,156 - £71,148 per annum inclusive of HCAs |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 07 Tachwedd 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Cwmni: | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7488922/334-CLI-7488922 |
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A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Due to service expansion the National and Specialist (N&S) CAMHS Autism and Intellectual Disabilities Intensive Intervention Team (AID-IIT) are seeking another Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. The AID-IIT are an innovative multi-disciplinary team covering the whole of London. We offer specialist multi-disciplinary outpatient support to young people with a diagnosis of Autism or ID who are at high risk of inpatient admission or already admitted to a CAMHS inpatient unit. AID-IIT co-work with inpatient and local CAMHS teams across London to improve care and support for young people with a diagnosis of Autism or ID and high-risk presentations. Staff working in AID-IIT benefit from excellent team support and development opportunities. We have close links with the rest of the Service for Complex Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (SCAAND) and with other N&S CAMHS teams. The team are at the forefront of the development of support, practice and interventions for young people with a diagnosis of Autism or ID. Clinical work in AID-IIT is diverse – including working into both inpatient and outpatient/community settings, offering consultation and training, contributing to complex multi-disciplinary assessments, offering interventions for children, young people, parents and carers, and contributing to research and publication. AID-IIT staff have access to a range of CPD and training opportunities both within and outside of SLAM NHS Trust.
The postholder will work as a Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in AID-IIT to provide specialist psychology input into MDT assessments, psychological interventions to young people and parents/carers and consultation, training and support to multi-agency local networks including staff from local and inpatient CAMHS settings, and supervision, line management and support to other junior staff within AID-IIT. The role includes work across a range of settings - offering outreach work in community settings, in reach work in inpatient settings, working from home, and working from our clinic base, depending on the needs of the young person, family and network. The role will also involve contributing to service developments within AID-IIT and across wider SCAAND.
About our locations:
The Michael Rutter Centre is located on the Maudsley hospital sit and is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2).
The AID-IIT are based at the Michael Rutter Centre (and will be based in the new Pears Maudsley Centre in the near future) with other staff from N&S CAMHS, facilitating close working, academic/learning opportunities and good support for the postholder.
Maudsley Hospital (headquarters)
Our Trust headquarters is 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 postholder will work within the AID-IIT to provide highly specialist psychology assessments, interventions and support within the multi-disciplinary team including:
• Offering assessment (including where needed cognitive/psychometric assessment) and intervention to young people with highly complex presentations, their families/carers and wider networks.
• To provide clinical supervision, consultation and training.
• To contribute to care planning of young people by attending CETRs, CPAs and other professional/network meetings.
• To use routine outcome measures and to contribute to service evaluation, audit and research.
• To oversee good clinical governance.
• To contribute to the leadership of the team including service development/planning, and the supervision and recruitment of more junior staff within AID-IIT.
• To work as an autonomous professional within professional guidelines and codes of conduct and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.
• To work flexibly as needed across settings offering outreach work when needed – for example seeing young people in inpatient settings, family homes, community settings across London as required.
This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Oct 2025
Due to service expansion the National and Specialist (N&S) CAMHS Autism and Intellectual Disabilities Intensive Intervention Team (AID-IIT) are seeking another Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist. The AID-IIT are an innovative multi-disciplinary team covering the whole of London. We offer specialist multi-disciplinary outpatient support to young people with a diagnosis of Autism or ID who are at high risk of inpatient admission or already admitted to a CAMHS inpatient unit. AID-IIT co-work with inpatient and local CAMHS teams across London to improve care and support for young people with a diagnosis of Autism or ID and high-risk presentations. Staff working in AID-IIT benefit from excellent team support and development opportunities. We have close links with the rest of the Service for Complex Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (SCAAND) and with other N&S CAMHS teams. The team are at the forefront of the development of support, practice and interventions for young people with a diagnosis of Autism or ID. Clinical work in AID-IIT is diverse – including working into both inpatient and outpatient/community settings, offering consultation and training, contributing to complex multi-disciplinary assessments, offering interventions for children, young people, parents and carers, and contributing to research and publication. AID-IIT staff have access to a range of CPD and training opportunities both within and outside of SLAM NHS Trust.
The postholder will work as a Highly Specialist Clinical/Counselling Psychologist in AID-IIT to provide specialist psychology input into MDT assessments, psychological interventions to young people and parents/carers and consultation, training and support to multi-agency local networks including staff from local and inpatient CAMHS settings, and supervision, line management and support to other junior staff within AID-IIT. The role includes work across a range of settings - offering outreach work in community settings, in reach work in inpatient settings, working from home, and working from our clinic base, depending on the needs of the young person, family and network. The role will also involve contributing to service developments within AID-IIT and across wider SCAAND.
About our locations:
The Michael Rutter Centre is located on the Maudsley hospital sit and is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2).
The AID-IIT are based at the Michael Rutter Centre (and will be based in the new Pears Maudsley Centre in the near future) with other staff from N&S CAMHS, facilitating close working, academic/learning opportunities and good support for the postholder.
Maudsley Hospital (headquarters)
Our Trust headquarters is 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 postholder will work within the AID-IIT to provide highly specialist psychology assessments, interventions and support within the multi-disciplinary team including:
• Offering assessment (including where needed cognitive/psychometric assessment) and intervention to young people with highly complex presentations, their families/carers and wider networks.
• To provide clinical supervision, consultation and training.
• To contribute to care planning of young people by attending CETRs, CPAs and other professional/network meetings.
• To use routine outcome measures and to contribute to service evaluation, audit and research.
• To oversee good clinical governance.
• To contribute to the leadership of the team including service development/planning, and the supervision and recruitment of more junior staff within AID-IIT.
• To work as an autonomous professional within professional guidelines and codes of conduct and guided by the policies and procedures of the service, taking responsibility for own work including treatment and discharge decisions with support of clinical supervisor.
• To work flexibly as needed across settings offering outreach work when needed – for example seeing young people in inpatient settings, family homes, community settings across London as required.
This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Oct 2025