A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will provide a highly specialised clinical psychology service to Hillingdon
CAMHS. Therapy will be an essential aspect of the post, as will delivering training and clinical supervision for staff working with this type of client-group. Contribution to appropriate clinical policies and procedures will be required, in line with the objectives set for the service and in collaboration with the service’s general management. As Borough Therapy Lead the post holder will be part of the local Senior Management Team (SMT), working closely with Service Manager, Team Manager and Clinical Lead (Psychiatry) and actively lead the service line Care Quality and Performance Group (CQPMG) agenda.
To supervise and support the psychological assessment and therapy provided by other
psychologists and other clinical members of the team who provide psychologically based care
and treatment. In particular to offer specialised CBT expertise and training to local
psychologists and other appropriate professionals. To work autonomously within professional
guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice
within the service/team. To utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development
and research. To contribute to and implement policy changes within the area served by the
team/service.
Working within a highly specialised clinical area, to provide highly developed specialistpsychological assessments of clients based upon the appropriate use, interpretation andintegration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological(andneuropsychological) tests, self-report measures, rating scales direct and indirectstructured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members andothers involved in the client’s care.To provide training to staff,supervision for multi-disciplinary staff, and advise the Team Manager ofthe levels and limits of competency of individual staff.
To enter and retrieve data as required into the clinical system and other patient recordssystems.To develop, prepare and maintain appropriate research databases, as necessary and appropriate.
To take a lead, as a senior clinician, to planning and implementing systems for theevaluation, monitoring and development of the service/sector’s services, through thedeployment of professional skills in research, service evaluation and audit and ensuring
incorporation of psychological frameworks for understanding and provision of high qualitycare.
To ensure the development, maintenance and dissemination of the highest professional standards of practice, through active participation in internal and external CPD training and development programmes.
CNWL CAMHS offers community services across five London Boroughs, we have two inpatient units, Collingham Gardens for under 13-year olds and Lavender Walk, adolescent unit, in inner London and our specialist CYP Eating Disorders Service that sits within our all age Eating Disorders Service. Milton Keynes also provides CAMH services for CNWL.
You will be expected to support the development of all therapy staff in Hillingdon CAMHS and a commitment to meaningful engagement with children & young people, families and other stakeholders to help continuously improve our services is essential as well as ensuring clinicians are encouraged to work in a participatory way so that shared decision making and conversations around formulation/diagnosis and ongoing care are a collaborative endeavour with the people who access our service.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
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Working within a highly specialised clinical area, to provide highly developed specialist
psychological assessments of clients based upon the appropriate use, interpretation andintegration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological(andneuropsychological) tests, self-report measures, rating scales direct and indirectstructured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members andothers involved in the client’s care.
To provide expertise and advice to facilitate the effective and appropriate provision of
psychological care by all members of the team.
This advert closes on Saturday 26 Oct 2024
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