Job summary Supervision of psychological therapies staff including qualified and unqualified psychological therapists and other MDT staff, as appropriate. Consultation/teaching/training/supervision and support in relevant treatment models. Development and implementation of psychological treatment pathways. Caseload management of psychological therapists and other MDT staff as appropriate, to support clinicians to balance service capacity with clinical effectiveness. Management of relevant projects, as appropriate Main duties of the job 1. To provide specialist assessments of children, adolescents and their families/carers referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation, and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources, including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client's care. 2. To formulate and implement plans for the treatment and/or management of the child/young person, and their family's mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the presenting problem(s), and employing methods of proven efficacy, across the full range of care settings. 3. To be responsible for implementing a range of psychological therapies interventions for children, young people, their families/carers, within and across teams employed individually and in synthesis, adjusting and refining formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining several provisional hypotheses. 4. To deliver evidence-based interventions, utilising short-term and goal-oriented approaches to improve service flow and accessibility, alongside longer-term interventions for children, adolescents, and their families with more complex needs, in alignment with the requirements of an NHS CAMHS service. About us North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five-Year Strategy: We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology. In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis. Date posted 13 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8b Salary £67,950 to £78,028 a year Per annum including HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Compressed hours Reference number 455-BEH-0015 Job locations Bay Tree House Christchurch Close Enfield EN2 6NZ Job description Job responsibilities 1. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models, and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual child/young person, family, group, and systems. 2. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children, young people, and families whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans. 3. To provide specialist advice, guidance, and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to formulation, diagnosis, and treatment-planning. This will involve having a lead presence in post-assessment clinics and team meetings; holding an awareness of iThrive and demonstrating a commitment to developing knowledge of/relationships with/supporting the team to hold in mind such partner agencies when treatment-planning; consultation in relation to complex cases where CAMHS intervention is requested from other agencies; and in managing and contributing to the Consultation slots offered by Enfield CAMHS psychologists. 4. To manage and oversee relevant therapeutic waiting lists within Enfield CAMHS. 5. To ensure that all members of the multi-disciplinary team have access to a therapeutically based framework for understanding the care needs of children, young people, and their families, through the provision of advice and consultation and the dissemination of psychological research and theory. 6. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children, young people, and their families and to provide general advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management. 7. To contribute to the CAMHS Duty rota and provide senior consultation to support colleagues in managing same-day urgent referrals, risk assessments, and crisis responses, while prioritising the immediate safety and well-being of young people and their families. All CAMHS clinical staff with a professional qualification, accredited and registered with UKCP, ACP, HCPC, BABCP, BACP, RCN, or RCPsych, will participate in this service. Those who have applied for registration or accreditation may join the Duty system under the supervision of a registered professional. Leads will be rostered to provide senior consultation as part of the rota, while overall oversight of the system is retained by the Clinical Team Lead, supporting shared responsibility and development. Job description Job responsibilities 1. To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options, taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models, and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual child/young person, family, group, and systems. 2. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children, young people, and families whose problems are managed by psychologically based standard care plans. 3. To provide specialist advice, guidance, and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to formulation, diagnosis, and treatment-planning. This will involve having a lead presence in post-assessment clinics and team meetings; holding an awareness of iThrive and demonstrating a commitment to developing knowledge of/relationships with/supporting the team to hold in mind such partner agencies when treatment-planning; consultation in relation to complex cases where CAMHS intervention is requested from other agencies; and in managing and contributing to the Consultation slots offered by Enfield CAMHS psychologists. 4. To manage and oversee relevant therapeutic waiting lists within Enfield CAMHS. 5. To ensure that all members of the multi-disciplinary team have access to a therapeutically based framework for understanding the care needs of children, young people, and their families, through the provision of advice and consultation and the dissemination of psychological research and theory. 6. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children, young people, and their families and to provide general advice to other professionals on psychological aspects of risk assessment and management. 7. To contribute to the CAMHS Duty rota and provide senior consultation to support colleagues in managing same-day urgent referrals, risk assessments, and crisis responses, while prioritising the immediate safety and well-being of young people and their families. All CAMHS clinical staff with a professional qualification, accredited and registered with UKCP, ACP, HCPC, BABCP, BACP, RCN, or RCPsych, will participate in this service. Those who have applied for registration or accreditation may join the Duty system under the supervision of a registered professional. Leads will be rostered to provide senior consultation as part of the rota, while overall oversight of the system is retained by the Clinical Team Lead, supporting shared responsibility and development. Person Specification Education Essential Postgraduate doctoral level training in clinical (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS. Or - postgraduate doctoral level training in counselling psychology - within the remit outlined above. Completed recognised clinical / counselling psychology supervisor training. Registration with the HCPC Substantial experience of working as a qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist in community CAMHS settings. Desirable Post-doctoral qualification in one or more specialised area of psychological practice. Experience Essential Substantial experience of working as a qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist in community CAMHS settings. Extensive experience of providing psychological therapies to children, young people, and their families with a wide range of mental health problems. Desirable Experience of assessing and treating children, young people, and their families across the full range of care settings Experience of administration and interpretation of CAMHS psychometric tests/measures including ADOS 2/3Di Knowlwedge and Skills Essential Skills in the use of complex methods of psychologically based assessment, intervention, and management - frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration Well-developed skills in and the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Desirable Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies, specifically on relation to specialist clinical areas within child and adolescent services (e.g., children with autistic spectrum disorders, the treatment of OCD/PTSD presentations in this population, Person Specification Education Essential Postgraduate doctoral level training in clinical (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996) as accredited by the BPS, including specifically models of psychopathology, clinical psychometrics, and neuropsychology, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology, as accredited by the BPS. Or - postgraduate doctoral level training in counselling psychology - within the remit outlined above. Completed recognised clinical / counselling psychology supervisor training. Registration with the HCPC Substantial experience of working as a qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist in community CAMHS settings. Desirable Post-doctoral qualification in one or more specialised area of psychological practice. Experience Essential Substantial experience of working as a qualified Clinical or Counselling Psychologist in community CAMHS settings. Extensive experience of providing psychological therapies to children, young people, and their families with a wide range of mental health problems. Desirable Experience of assessing and treating children, young people, and their families across the full range of care settings Experience of administration and interpretation of CAMHS psychometric tests/measures including ADOS 2/3Di Knowlwedge and Skills Essential Skills in the use of complex methods of psychologically based assessment, intervention, and management - frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration Well-developed skills in and the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, highly technical, and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers, and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS. Desirable Well-developed knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies and assessment methodologies, specifically on relation to specialist clinical areas within child and adolescent services (e.g., children with autistic spectrum disorders, the treatment of OCD/PTSD presentations in this population, Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). 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 (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). 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 (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name 306 North London NHS Foundation Trust Address Bay Tree House Christchurch Close Enfield EN2 6NZ Employer's website https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)