Clinical Psychologist 8a

Job overview

Clinical Psychologist – CAMHS Crisis and Intensive Community Support Team

Location: Hours: 0.9 WTE (Part-Time)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist to join our CAMHS Crisis and Intensive Community Support Team within the Children’s Care Group. This team plays a critical role in delivering urgent and intensive mental health support to children and young people, contributing to local and national transformation initiatives aimed at increasing access to mental health services.

About the Role As a Clinical Psychologist within the team, you will provide specialist psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions to young people experiencing acute mental health crises.  The role offers the opportunity to work with children and young people presenting with a broad range of mental health and neurodiverse needs. You will also contribute to the development of care pathways that ensure timely and effective support, collaborating with multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver integrated and person-centred care.

Join Us This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to innovative mental health services while making a meaningful impact on the lives of children, young people, and their families. If you are a compassionate and motivated Clinical Psychologist, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver trauma-informed and evidence-based interventions, consultations, and psychological assessments.
• Provide psychological input to multi-agency risk management plans.
• Offer consultation, supervision, and training to colleagues and external agencies to promote psychological understanding.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.

About You We are looking for a compassionate, motivated, and skilled Clinical Psychologist with:

• Post-graduate training in Clinical Psychology (doctoral level or equivalent prior to 1996), accredited by the BPS.
• HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist (or pending registration for 2024 graduates).
• Experience working with children, young people, and families, particularly in crisis or intensive support contexts.
• Excellent clinical skills and a passion for working with children and young people experiencing complex mental health challenges.
• A collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• Effective interpersonal and time management skills.

What We Offer

• You will join a thriving and supportive community of Clinical Psychologists and Psychological Therapists working across our CAMHS pathways.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.

• Opportunities for continued professional development and training.
• A chance to contribute to innovative service transformation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.