West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
Principal CAMHS Clinical Psychologist Hounslow (0.6WTE)
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and innovative CAMHS psychologist to join the Child and Family Team in Hounslow CAMHS. The role offers the chance to combine clinical work within a friendly multidisciplinary team with supporting the Consultant Clinical Psychologist with leadership and supervision within the team and Hounslow CAMHS.
CAMHS has been under pressure, particularly over the past few years as children, young people and families have been impacted by Covid-19. As a CAMHS management team we have expanded our service with the aim of meeting the needs of children, young people and families as well as maintaining our commitments to staff wellbeing, manageable job plans and giving staff the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge further whilst in role. We hope that the successful candidate would join us in this vision for CAMHS and its staff.
Main duties of the job
You will offer a high-quality clinical psychology service to young people, families and carers within the child and family team, and liaise effectively with other CAMHS colleagues and others in the network supporting the young person. You will also enable colleagues to do similarly across the whole of Hounslow CAMHS through high-quality supervision and a compassionate leadership approach.
The needs of young people and families will be at the centre of thinking about the service, and you will work together with service users and colleagues to ensure that the service best meets the needs of its population. Hounslow is a culturally diverse borough and you will be involved in ensuring that the service is accessible and effective.
Psychologists currently working at highly specialist level, and looking to move to an 8b role are very welcome to apply, and the post would be equally suitable for somebody with experience working at 8b level already, but who wishes to take on a new challenge. You will receive regular supervision and line management from the Consultant Clinical Psychologist based in Hounslow. There is a strong network and regular meetings of senior CAMHS psychologists across the three boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith and Fulham), of which you would be a part. There are excellent opportunities for professional development and specialist supervision groups.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Doctoral level training in clinical / counselling psychology, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the British Psychological Society.
* Professional registration with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
* Post-qualification training in supervision / specialist application of formal therapy models.
Desirable criteria
* Post-doctoral training in one or more additional specialised areas of psychological practice.
* Training in CBT
Experience
Essential criteria
* Substantial experience working as a qualified clinical psychologist, including experience working at highly specialist level.
* Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity and across the age range of 0-18, including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse.
* Experience of assessment and intervention with individuals with neurodevelopmental difficulties.
* Experience of exercising full clinical responsibility for clients' psychological care and treatment, both as a professionally qualified care coordinator and also within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.
* Experience of teaching and training.
* Experience of multi-agency working.
* Significant experience of delivering professional, clinical and management supervision to psychologists.
* Experience of and commitment to service development.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
* Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
* Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
* Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
* Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practised within the clinical fields of psychology.
* Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
* Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the HCPC.
Desirable criteria
* High level knowledge of the theory and practice of at least two specialised psychological therapies.
* Knowledge of application of therapeutic models to children who have special educational needs and neurodevelopmental conditions.
* Knowledge and skills in specialist psychological assessment and treatment of specific groups (e.g. looked after children, learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental disorders, adolescent mental health, trauma, anxiety and mood disorders).
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
* Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings.
* Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
* Commitment to provide support to children, their families/carers and linked professionals and maintain high levels of aspiration for the population referred to the service.
* Commitment to working flexibly and collaboratively with team colleagues and to support innovative ways of working.
* To approach clients with empathy and adaptability and to be open to development of new approaches to work with clients.
* Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.
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Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* AD & JD (PDF, 1.2MB)
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