Specialist Clinical Psychologist

OverviewDue to a structure review we are extremely pleased to be able to recruit to the following 1.0. The successful candidate will join our friendly Learning Disabilities Team within Hounslow Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.

Responsibilities

Be enthusiastic, skilled and innovative with a broad range of specialist and generic experience; maintain clinical curiosity and engage in reflective practice; advocate for children, young people and families’ needs.

You will be based in the Learning Disabilities Team (LDT) in Hounslow CAMHS. LDT sits alongside Tier 3 neurodevelopmental, specialist adolescent and child and family teams, and works in close collaboration with the Community CAMHS services. The LDT is multi-disciplinary and includes enthusiastic professionals from psychiatry and nursing in addition to psychology.

You will become part of a team of clinicians with a special interest and expertise in working with young people with a learning disability.

The post holder will use specialist and highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and intervention skills with young people and their families/carers presenting with mental health difficulties.

You will also be responsible for line management and supervision of any trainee or assistant psychologists within the team and support further service development when appropriate.

Qualifications and fit

This role would suit a clinical psychologist with some experience of working with children with learning disabilities. You may also be a newly qualified psychologist looking to start your work within this area.

You will be passionate about delivering a high quality psychology service to young people with learning disabilities.

You will receive regular clinical supervision.

Working for our organisationPsychology is a very well established profession in CAMHS services and has a large group of staff who deliver innovative and highly regarded clinical services in many different contexts. Each borough holds regular psychology meetings and there are excellent CPD opportunities with regular whole-service trainings in therapeutic approaches. There are also many opportunities to develop further in role; for example through being part of quality improvement projects, or taking a lead in a particular area of interest.

Team contextHounslow LDT sits alongside neurodevelopmental, specialist adolescent and child and family teams, and works in close collaboration with the Community CAMHS services. The LDT are multi-disciplinary, including psychiatry, nursing, and psychology. The post holder will be part of a growing team of clinicians with a special interest and expertise in working with young people with a learning ..... full job details .....