We are delighted to be advertising for 4 Band 6 Child Clinical Associates in Psychology (CAPs). These posts are a new initiative to England and join our expanding range of psychological therapists in the Children and Young People's Directorate. We have the following 4 posts available:
Bexley CAMHS Blossom Team: An i-thrive multidisciplinary team (MDT) working with a wide range of children, young people and families with mental health problems including common presentations such as anxiety and depression and including specialist fields such as looked after children or those with neurodevelopmental disorders. This post is based at the Park Crescent Centre at Erith Hospital.
Greenwich CAMHS generic team: An MDT working with children and young people with a wide range of mental health problems and their families. This post is based at Highpoint House at the Memorial Hospital on Shooters Hill and has scope within to provide some input to the Greenwich Integrated Neurodevelopmental Team.
Bromley CAMHS: Two posts available. One is in the generic team and one is in the neurodevelopmental and learning disability (NDLD) team which is an MDT working with children and young people presenting with learning disabilities and/or neurodiversity alongside mental health problems. Both posts are based at Stepping Stones in Bromley.
Main duties of the job
Applicants should either have completed the Child CAP apprenticeship or be on track to do so in the near future. You will practice autonomously within your scope of practice, under the supervision of an HCPC registered clinical psychologist. You will contribute directly to the assessment and treatment of children, young people and their families working in a multidisciplinary team alongside other professionals. You will participate in duty and triage rotas in the service and hold your own caseload of both treatment and care co-ordination cases.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
* We're Kind
* We're Fair
* We Listen
* We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description.
For more information please contact:
Dr Sarah Richards, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Bexley CAMHS (sarah.richards44@nhs.net)
Dr Clare Chivers, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Greenwich CAMHS (clare.chivers2@nhs.net)
Dr Nicole Krokidis, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Bromley CAMHS (nicole.krokidis@nhs.net)
Closing date: 9th February 2025
Interview date: tbc
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The Trust is committed to equal opportunities promoting diversity, developing supporting policies and operates a variety of flexible working arrangements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Undergraduate psychology degree with GBR at 2(ii) or above
* Apprenticeship in Child Clinical Associate Psychology passed (score 2) or in final year (score 1)
Experience
Desirable
* Experience prior to CAP apprenticeship working in CAMHS (over 1 year score 2, less than 1 year score 1)
Skills
Essential
* Demonstrates the ability to appropriately reflect on themselves and the impact they have on others
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Park Crescent Centre
Erith Hospital
Erith
DA8 3EE
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